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Port Angeles apartment catches fire in 23-unit complex

Ashes for smudge art blamed

Pedestrians walk along a section of the Waterfront Trail east of downtown Port Angeles on Wednesday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Port Angeles council backs existing ODT

City to prioritze section of trail

Pedestrians walk along a section of the Waterfront Trail east of downtown Port Angeles on Wednesday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Housing project seeking a name

Groundbreaking expected later this month

Scores of gulls fly off the roof of the lighthouse keeper’s residence at Point Wilson on Wednesday at Fort Worden State Park. Pleasant temperatures are expected to continue thorugh the weekend. (Steve Mullensky/For Peninsula Daily News)
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On the flight path

Steve Mullensky For Peninsula Daily News Scores of gulls fly off the roof of the lighthouse keeper’s residence at Point Wilson on Wednesday at Fort… Continue reading

Scores of gulls fly off the roof of the lighthouse keeper’s residence at Point Wilson on Wednesday at Fort Worden State Park. Pleasant temperatures are expected to continue thorugh the weekend. (Steve Mullensky/For Peninsula Daily News)
Portions of the Generation II Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles remain unfinished on Wednesday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Volunteers needed for Dream Playground

Second round slated this weekend

Portions of the Generation II Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles remain unfinished on Wednesday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Lost hiker found safe near Lake Aldwell

A lost hiker was found safe by the Clallam County Search and Rescue team. Deputies investigated a report of a hiker lost… Continue reading

Coronavirus

Health officer: Large church COVID outbreak over

Three more cases reported on Peninsula

Best of the Peninsula 2021.

Best of the Peninsula voting ends Sunday

Ballots close at midnight July 11

Best of the Peninsula 2021.

Fort Worden PDA board to resign as restructuring continues

Port Townsend City Council expected to appoint members

Free virtual legal clinic set

The Clallam-Jefferson County Pro Bono Lawyers will present a virtual legal aid clinic, a free program offering legal advice for members of the public from… Continue reading

Neah Bay woman dies in wreck near Lake Ozette

Boy passenger unhurt in single-car crash

Restaurants such as Waterfront Pizza and Nifty Fifties on Water Street had lines stretching out of their buildings as large crowds of tourists packed the street Tuesday afternoon. The crowds were in sharp contrast to the sparse tourist season the community saw last summer after the COVID-19 pandemic began. The nice weather is expected to continue through the end of next week with temperatures ranging from the mid-60s to mid-70s. (Zach Jablonski/Peninsula Daily News)
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Open for business

Restaurants such as Waterfront Pizza and Nifty Fifties on Water Street had lines stretching out of their buildings as large crowds of tourists packed the… Continue reading

Restaurants such as Waterfront Pizza and Nifty Fifties on Water Street had lines stretching out of their buildings as large crowds of tourists packed the street Tuesday afternoon. The crowds were in sharp contrast to the sparse tourist season the community saw last summer after the COVID-19 pandemic began. The nice weather is expected to continue through the end of next week with temperatures ranging from the mid-60s to mid-70s. (Zach Jablonski/Peninsula Daily News)

Two injured in single-car wreck

Two people were hurt when the driver failed to negotiate a curve and the car left the roadway, traveled down a 30-foot embankment… Continue reading

The state Depaartment of Natural Resources is investigating the cause of a fire near Lake Sutherlind. The blaze has been extinguished. (Clallam County Fire District No. 2)

2-acre blaze contained near Lake Sutherland

Heavy smoke may remain in area for ‘significant’ period

The state Depaartment of Natural Resources is investigating the cause of a fire near Lake Sutherlind. The blaze has been extinguished. (Clallam County Fire District No. 2)
Coronavirus

Clallam County reports 14th death due to COVID-19

Second death connected to church outbreak

EYE ON JEFFERSON: Sustainable forestry program topic at county meeting

The three Jefferson County commissioners will hear a presentation on the sustainable forestry program from Malloree J.Weinheimer, of Chickadee Forestry, when they meet at 9… Continue reading

Fire crews extinguish several grass fires

Three were started by lawnmowers

Tony Genovese, center, holding his dog Cleo, enjoys meeting his friends at Sunrise Coffee in Port Townsend on Monday morning. Genovese is a member of the Port Townsend New Friendships Meetup group and has been meeting for coffee and a walk every Monday for the past four years. “It’s wonderful to see the faces of my friends without masks once again,” he said. Seated, from left, are Betty Peterson-Wheeler, Norman Christie and Norma Bishop, all members of the group. (Steve Mullensky/For Peninsula Daily News)
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Friendship group

Steve Mullensky For Peninsula Daily News Tony Genovese, center, holding his dog Cleo, enjoys meeting his friends at Sunrise Coffee in Port Townsend on Monday… Continue reading

Tony Genovese, center, holding his dog Cleo, enjoys meeting his friends at Sunrise Coffee in Port Townsend on Monday morning. Genovese is a member of the Port Townsend New Friendships Meetup group and has been meeting for coffee and a walk every Monday for the past four years. “It’s wonderful to see the faces of my friends without masks once again,” he said. Seated, from left, are Betty Peterson-Wheeler, Norman Christie and Norma Bishop, all members of the group. (Steve Mullensky/For Peninsula Daily News)

Port Townsend bicyclist airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after collision with trailer

A 76-year-old Port Townsend man was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle with serious injuries after he was struck by a… Continue reading

Two new Washington State Patrol troopers assigned to Olympic Peninsula

The Washington State Patrol has announced the graduation of 28 new state troopers from the 114th Trooper Basic Training Class. Cadets complete more… Continue reading