Listing barge reaches beach, avoids sinking

PORT TOWNSEND -- A 200-foot barge carrying 2,200 pounds of sawdust was beached near the Port Townsend Paper Corp. mill Wednesday afternoon to prevent it… Continue reading

Peninsula: Possible suicide probed in Olympic National Park

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- Officials are investigating the apparent suicide of an unidentified man in the Royal Basin area southwest of Sequim. Two hikers on… Continue reading

Peninsula: Water maintenance planned in park

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- As part of routine maintenance of park facilities, the water tanks at the Heart O" the Hills, Fairholm, Hoh and Mora… Continue reading

Forks: Cable TV subscribers may lose their signal — and more

FORKS -- About 125 cable television subscribers on the West End will find themselves without a cable provider at the end of this month. But… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Candidate replaces campaign treasurer who disrupted School Board meeting

PORT ANGELES -- School Board candidate Pete Peterson changed treasurers Tuesday after police were asked to escort his former treasurer from a School Board meeting… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Construction, equipment delays postpone skills center opening

PORT ANGELES -- The doors to the North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center will not open in November as previously planned. Delays in construction and delivery… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Skills center scrambles to meet enrollment quota for state funding

PORT ANGELES -- While North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center officials wade through construction delays they are also scrambling to increase enrollment numbers to meet state… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Man surprises prosecutors, pleads guilty to murdering Port Hadlock towing firm operator

PORT HADLOCK -- In a surprise move, Ryan Neil Sorensen pleaded guilty on Tuesday to gunning down his former father-in-law, tow truck operator Frank M.… Continue reading

Sequim: City Council candidates attend forum, sparsely attended by public

SEQUIM -- Candidates for two contested City Council races gathered formally for the first time Tuesday night at a forum hosted by the Sequim-Dungeness Valley… Continue reading

Shine: Severed utility lines close Hood Canal Bridge for hour

The Hood Canal Bridge was closed for about an hour Tuesday after a motor home clipped utility lines on the bridge. State Department of Transportation… Continue reading

You’re invited to the first PDN-PNN televised forum tonight in Sequim!

The Peninsula Daily News and Peninsula News Network begin a series of "Meet The Press"' voter forums before live audiences starting at 6 p.m. today… Continue reading

Dog and its Sequim owner get MACH title

SEQUIM -- Robyn Veenema and her dog Cholla, a 5-year-old parti-colored cocker spaniel, have achieved the American Kennel Club's top title of MACH, for Master… Continue reading

Jefferson County Voter Guide in Sunday”s

Are you ready to vote? Mail-in ballots go out Wednesday to registered voters for the Nov. 4 general election. Confused about the issues? And the… Continue reading

Olympic National Park: Recent weather helps, but hasn”t doused Griff Peak fire

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- Cool weather, rainfall and light snow during the past week continue to smother the fire on Griff Peak. But the blaze… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Assistant fire chief, wife escape house fire

PORT TOWNSEND -- Assistant Fire Chief Tom Aumock and his wife were awakened by fire in their home early Sunday morning. "I didn't have much… Continue reading

Port Townsend: One-boat service returns for ferry run

Washington State Ferries will take one ferry out of service on the Port Townsend-Keystone route today. The state Department of Transportation takes one boat out… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Point Hudson the issue between Port candidates

PORT TOWNSEND -- Last week, Dock Street Yachts lost power in its Point Hudson office. As Port of Port Townsend maintenance workers searched to find… Continue reading

Sequim: “Mr. Irrigation Festival” Jim Carl dies at 72

SEQUIM -- One friend called him "Mr. Irrigation Festival." Another said he was and always will be the "voice of the Wolves," Sequim High School's… Continue reading

Voter forum in Sequim on Wednesday

Peninsula Daily News and Peninsula News Network will hold the first of three special TV "meet the press"' election forums Wednesday night. The forum will… Continue reading

West End: 7 spend night on river island, then rescued by Sequim team

FORKS -- Seven people, stranded overnight on a small, wooded island in the middle of Sol Duc River, were taken to safety by a Sequim-based… Continue reading