Clallam: County to accept $1.36 million in state, federal grants

PORT ANGELES -- Easy come, easy go with $1,361,315. Oh, yeah -- plus 48 cents. That's how much Clallam County commissioners will formally accept in… Continue reading

Olympic National Park: Rangers begin search for missing hiker

PENINSULA DAILY NEWS OLYMPIC HOT SPRINGS -- Olympic National Park rangers will begin searching at 7 a.m. today for a hiker missing since Monday. Brian… Continue reading

Peninsula: Plenty of beach, but limited access, study says

PORT ANGELES -- State residents often put California down. It's a fun, safe sport much of the time. But in one realm, California trumps Washington.… Continue reading

Peninsula: State wary of high-risk

If nothing is done, a portion of U.S. Highway 101 about six miles south of Forks will have to shut down. John Hart, a state… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Final Concert on the Pier tonight

PORT ANGELES -- A popular local bluegrass band plays the last Concert on the Pier tonight. Luck of the Draw will perform from 6 p.m.… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Flouride foes ask judge to rethink ruling

PORT TOWNSEND -- Opponents of fluoridating Port Angeles" public water supply have asked the judge who threw out their lawsuit to rethink his decision. Protect… Continue reading

Sequim’s growth fulfills plan, creates issues

SEQUIM -- Growth in Sequim is fulfilling a plan put forth to guide development in 1996, a city official said Tuesday, but even with a… Continue reading

Bear in road causes log truck to lose load

QUEETS -- A wandering bear in the road has been blamed for a logging truck accident on U.S. Highway 101 just south of the Jefferson… Continue reading

Clallam ballot return: 18 percent

A total of 4,097 primary ballots out 23,110 distributed had been returned to the Clallam County Auditor's Office by Monday, representing a 17.73 percent voter… Continue reading

Jefferson ballot return: 26 percent

Nearly 26 percent of ballots in the all-mail Sept. 20 primary election have been returned to the Jefferson County Auditor's Office. That amounts to 4,655… Continue reading

Jefferson County commissioners urged to create tax for mental health, chemical dependency services

PORT TOWNSEND -- Lives are going to be lost in Jefferson County without additional funding to expand chemical dependency, mental health treatment services and drug… Continue reading

River “pulse” opens way for stranded salmon

SEQUIM -- An emergency shutoff of irrigation withdrawals from the Dungeness River over the weekend appears to have helped hundreds of salmon that had pooled… Continue reading

Strict water measures invoked in area east of Port Angeles

Users in Clallam County Public Utility District's Fairview Water District are now prohibited from watering their lawns or washing their cars. Those are two stipulations… Continue reading

9/11 rites honor heroes, victims

PORT ANGELES -- Emergency first responders aren't in it for the recognition. They don't sign up to be heroes. They start their days expecting them… Continue reading

Jefferson: 9/11 memorial ceremony honors fallen comrades

PENINSULA DAILY NEWS PORT TOWNSEND -- Firefighters, police officers and regular citizens gathered Sunday to observe the fourth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks… Continue reading

Jefferson: Transit planning disaster drill

PENINSULA DAILY NEWS PORT TOWNSEND -- Because of the public's expectation for uninterrupted services and the potential for catastrophic disruption as demonstrated by Hurricane Katrina,… Continue reading

Port Angeles: StreamFest celebrates fifth year

PORT ANGELES -- There was a lot more to chew on than succulent salmon and sweet blackberry cobbler Sunday at the fifth annual StreamFest. In… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Former residents recount struggle to escape flooded home

PORT TOWNSEND -- For the past two decades, William Ayers has focused on creating a solid life for himself and his family. One of his… Continue reading

Sequim: Costco chairman says larger store will open in “06

SEQUIM -- Costco Wholesale's new location should be open by this time next year, but company officials on Friday still wouldn't say exactly where the… Continue reading

Sequim: Rookard’s Hardware to close; Home Depot competition cited

SEQUIM -- Rookard's Hardware, which has been open for more than 30 years and in the same family since 1988, will close soon, forced out… Continue reading