Sequim: City Council clears path for Wal-Mart, Home Depot shopping centers

SEQUIM -- It looks as if the controversial "big box" retail development some have sought -- and others have feared -- is on its way… Continue reading

Sequim: Memorial on hold for all-star softball player killed in car crash

SEQUIM -- A memorial service for KayDee Campbell, the 13-year-old Sequim Middle School student killed in a July 19 car accident, will probably have to… Continue reading

Peninsula: First lady keeps low profile during visit

PORT ANGELES -- First lady Laura Bush is continuing a personal vacation to Olympic National Park. Sources say the first lady is spending about a… Continue reading

Peninsula: Paddle Journey to end today

PENINSULA DAILY NEWS With only one leg of the 2003 Paddle Journey to finish, tribal members say they are anxious to complete the journey and… Continue reading

Peninsula: Tribes to double Paddle Journey distance next year

As canoeists launch today from Port Gamble and the Suquamish Reservation to complete the last leg of the 2003 Paddle Journey, many are looking ahead… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Arts in Action draws a crowd

PORT ANGELES -- Sand was the topic of discussion as the two-day Arts in Action festival came to a close Sunday evening. Sand sculptors from… Continue reading

Port Angeles: New Coast Guard dock to improve emergency response

PORT ANGELES -- A new dock planned for the Coast Guard's Ediz Hook station will provide room for more station boats to improve the agency's… Continue reading

Jefferson: Incumbent will seek third term as Port of Port Townsend commissioner

PORT TOWNSEND -- Incumbent Bob Sokol will seek a third term as Port of Port Townsend commissioner, he announced Friday. Sokol joins the race for… Continue reading

Paddle Journey leaves Peninsula, heads toward Puget Sound and Monday finish

PORT TOWNSEND -- As a thick layer of fog lifted Friday over Port Townsend Bay, the sparkling glimmer of oars could be seen in the… Continue reading

PDN exclusive: First lady Laura Bush arrives to vacation in Olympic National Park

PENINSULA DAILY NEWS PORT ANGELES -- It's a popular destination, especially in the summer months, but Lake Crescent Lodge will play host this week to… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Developer hopes to break ground soon on Ocean Shores resort complex

Developer Jerry Ward is planning a condominium complex in Ocean Shores that is similar to plans for his Port Angeles project. While hammering out his… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Resort developer sees “magic”” in his plan for old Rayonier mill site

PENINSULA DAILY NEWS He's a gentle giant of a man who literally views his $120-million-plus proposal for the Rayonier pulp mill site in Port Angeles… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Who is the native Oregonian wanting to build a mega-resort on the waterfront?

Born June 25, 1939, in Prairie City, Ore., to one of the state's oldest farm families, Jerry Ward today has a professional history in large-scale… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Wilder wins two in regional Babe Ruth tournament

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. -- Wilder opened its Babe Ruth Pacific Northwest Regional Tournament with a pair of wins this weekend. The top two teams out… Continue reading

Port Angeles/Forks: Teams split games at regionals

MOSES LAKE -- The Washington State Babe Ruth softball champions Port Angeles 16-and-under and 12-U teams split two games each in the opening rounds of… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Dynamic duos light up Centrum jazz festival

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jazz is synonymous with trios and quartets, but it was jazz duos that held sway at Centrum's 25th Jazz Port Townsend festival… Continue reading

Sequim: Girls win first fastpitch divisional game

PORTLAND -- The Sequim Junior Little League fastpitch team just keeps rolling. Despite losing one of its team members to tragedy last week, Sequim --… Continue reading

Forks: Private collection goes public for scholarships

FORKS -- A private museum collection more than 60 years in the making opens to the public this weekend. Ted Spoelstra will open his collection,… Continue reading

Jamestown: Paddle Journey viewed as resurgence of Indian culture

JAMESTOWN -- For Elaine Grinnell, a tribal elder of the Jamestown S'Klallam tribe, canoes coming ashore on old Jamestown beach Thursday illustrate the resurgence of… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Arts in Action sculptors begin carving

PORT ANGELES -- Five sand sculptors will officially begin carving their creations beginning at 7 a.m. today as part of Arts in Action's fourth annual… Continue reading