Landmark fire pact approved

PORT TOWNSEND -- A plan to consolidate East Jefferson County fire departments hit a benchmark this week with the passing of a three-year contract to… Continue reading

Port Angeles seeking federal grant to study Rayonier site’s future

PORT ANGELES -- No toxic site in the nation has been cleaned up without a plan to redevelop it afterward, City Manager Mark Madsen says.… Continue reading

Smoke detectors alert pair to flee fire

CARLSBORG -- Fire tore through a three-car garage at a house southwest of Sequim early Thursday morning, but it stopped short of significantly damaging the… Continue reading

U.S. 101 crash kills driver, 86

AGNEW -- An 86-year-old woman was killed Thursday afternoon when the car she was driving crossed the centerline of U.S. Highway 101 and collided with… Continue reading

Artwork at fine arts center vandalized

PORT ANGELES --Everyone's a critic. Apparently even a Crescent High School student, who on a field trip Tuesday to the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center… Continue reading

Forks pool temporarily closed

The Quillayute Valley Aquatic Center in Forks has been closed temporarily to retrain and organize its lifeguard staff. A round of training was needed to… Continue reading

Latest Port Angeles subdivision pushes total to 328 lots since 2003

PORT ANGELES -- A 16-lot preliminary subdivision reviewed by the Planning Commission on Wednesday night could bring the total number of lots in the city… Continue reading

Longtime Port commissioner’s name to be attached to Quilcene marina

PORT TOWNSEND -- Longtime Port of Port Townsend Commissioner Herb Beck was honored with a marina in his name Wednesday by his fellow commissioners. They… Continue reading

Old Port Angeles bridge takes two hits in as many nights

PORT ANGELES -- Within months of being replaced, the 1930s-era Valley Creek bridge has taken a sudden beating from vehicle crashes that have caused significant… Continue reading

Preliminary designs for Port Townsend restaurant fits with Point Hudson future, owners say

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Landfall Restaurant's owners unveiled a preliminary conceptual design for the restaurant they believe would be a good fit with Point Hudson-area… Continue reading

Elimination of subsidized bus rides seen as hindrance to already-declining skills center enrollment

PORT ANGELES -- The planned elimination of subsidized transit bus rides for students to attend the North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center could put the center… Continue reading

Mom gets hand up from Home Fund for a bigger house

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is another in a series of articles on the Peninsula Daily News Peninsula Home Fund. The next article will appear Sunday. FORKS… Continue reading

Move ferry landing out of Port Townsend downtown area, many tell state ferries agency

PORT TOWNSEND -- Washington State Ferries officials, who have received several suggestions to move Port Townsend's terminal out of downtown, are studying such an option.… Continue reading

Peninsula unemployment rises slightly

Clallam County unemployment rose slightly to 6.1 percent in November, but is still lower than November's rate a year ago. Clallam's jobless rate in October… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Pier getting long awaited overhaul

PORT ANGELES -- A 20-year-old city landmark is getting a facelift during the next two months. Beginning Thursday, City Pier will be closed to boats… Continue reading

Sequim extends utility tax to additional functions

Sequim will begin collecting an expanded utility tax on Feb. 10. The city already levies a 3 percent tax on electricity and telephone service. The… Continue reading

Wide loads prohibited from U.S. 101 around Lake Crescent slide area

U.S. Highway 101 around Lake Crescent is now closed to vehicles wider than 12 feet because of a pesky Barnes Point slide that fell Saturday… Continue reading

Beil lauded for Port commission tenure

PORT ANGELES -- Outgoing Port of Port Angeles Commissioner Leonard Beil was recognized Monday for a six-year term that created a more open and accessible… Continue reading

Doherty asks governor to intervene in talks with tribe over floating bridge anchors in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County Commissioner Mike Doherty has asked Gov. Christine Gregoire to involve the state in formal negotiations with the Lower Elwha Klallam… Continue reading

It’s all hands-on for these future homebuilders

PORT ANGELES -- Hammers pounding, blades cutting and sawdust flying. A passer-by might not notice anything special about the construction site of a new home… Continue reading