Clallam leaders move forward on hiring interim sheriff; selection process may take up to 2 months

Clallam County commissioners voiced support Monday for hiring a short-term interim sheriff to give them more time to hire a longer-term replacement for resigning Sheriff… Continue reading

Election candidates on TV tonight

The PDN and Peninsula News Network will team up tonight for a special televised campaign forum. "Questions for Candidates"' will bring together political hopefuls in… Continue reading

Jefferson: Election ballots go out Wednesday for two races

PORT TOWNSEND -- Mail-in ballots go out Wednesday to registered voters in the appropriate voting districts for the Sept. 16 primary election. The two contested… Continue reading

Jefferson: Old farm envisioned to be center of education for youth

PORT HADLOCK -- Right now, it's a dry grass field dotted with a rundown barn, some shacks and old fenceposts. Fast forward to a few… Continue reading

Miller Peninsula: Wildfire contained, but crews monitor hot spots

A wildfire that blackened 20 acres of Miller Peninsula between Sequim Bay and Discovery Bay on Sunday continued to smolder Monday. The blaze, which was… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Another election candidate withdraws

Kathy Anita Gonzales has dropped out of the three-way primary election race for Port Angeles School Board Position No. 1. Gonzales said Monday that she… Continue reading

Port Angeles: East-side sewer supporters to begin petition drive

PORT ANGELES -- Supporters of extending sewer service to the unincorporated commercial area east of Port Angeles will begin gathering petition signatures to judge the… Continue reading

Sequim: City Council awards $3.76 downtown improvement project contract

SEQUIM -- Construction of one of the city's largest-ever transportation and revitalization projects could begin as soon as next month. The City Council voted Monday… Continue reading

Blyn: Wildfire sparked by truck blazes in undeveloped state park

BLYN -- A wildfire that sent a plume of smoke visible across much of the North Olympic Peninsula appeared contained late Sunday. But the blaze… Continue reading

Carlsborg: Man killed in collision

CARLSBORG -- A man was killed and a woman seriously injured in a two-car collision Sunday afternoon at Cays Road and Old Olympic Highway. Clallam… Continue reading

Clallam: Meet the candidates on Tuesday

Mail-in ballots go out Wednesday to registered voters in the appropriate voting districts for the Sept. 16 primary election. Elections in Clallam County are conducted… Continue reading

Olympic National Park: Administrative building construction for park institute to start next month

Construction of a new administrative building on the Olympic Park Institute campus is scheduled to begin in mid-September. The Anders Administrative Building will be constructed… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Masons dedicate skills center cornerstone

Clallam County business operators, community leaders and educators joined members of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Washington on Sunday to dedicate… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Peninsula residents recall their day in New York when the power went out

PORT ANGELES -- For two small groups of North Olympic Peninsula residents, the blackout in New York was not something happening thousands of miles away… Continue reading

Clallam: Candidates to debate on TV, hosted by PDN and PNN

and Peninsula News Network will team up for a special televised campaign forum this week. "Questions for Candidates"' will bring together political hopefuls in the… Continue reading

Clallam: County officials getting plenty of advice on picking interim sheriff

Clallam County commissioners have not yet decided how they will appoint an interim sheriff, or even who is in the running, but phone calls of… Continue reading

Ex-Port Townsend aviator to be featured speaker at Port Angeles Airport Day

Summer Goodwin could fly before she learned how to drive. At age 16, secured in the open cockpit of her father's rare, 1931 Student Prince… Continue reading

Olympic National Park: Rescued hikers look back at what went wrong

Poor navigational skills turned a five-day, 60-mile excursion across Olympic National Park into a survival test for two Seattle-area women. Laurie Rich, 49, and Debbie… Continue reading

Pair in court this week in connection with alleged crime spree in Clallam, Jefferson counties

PORT ANGELES -- Two men who allegedly stole a van, shopped with a stolen credit card and confronted an employee at a Discovery Bay business… Continue reading

Pro-animal group doffs clothes for fund-raising calendar

PORT ANGELES -- Raising money for a good cause often takes sacrifice and creativity. Peninsula Friends of Animals members bared their souls and nearly everything… Continue reading