Peninsula College, high school graduations this weekend

Peninsula College will observe its 61st graduation ceremony on Saturday when it awards 420 degrees and certificates to graduates. Two commencement exercises… Continue reading

Members of team We Brake for Whales celebrate their win in the 2023 Race to Alaska in Ketchikan, Alaska, on Wednesday. (Kelsey Brenner via the Northwest Maritime Center)
Members of team We Brake for Whales celebrate their win in the 2023 Race to Alaska in Ketchikan, Alaska, on Wednesday. (Kelsey Brenner via the Northwest Maritime Center)

Fire damages Toad Road storage building

A structure fire in the morning hours of Sunday on Toad Road damaged a detached storage building but did not result in any… Continue reading

Grant aimed at combating hunger

Love Your Neighbor allocation goes to Jefferson County Farmers Markets

High-speed pursuit reported in PA, east

Police continue to search for the driver of a stolen vehicle who led Port Angeles police officers, Clallam County sheriff’s deputies and… Continue reading

OMC Foundation provides $400,000 for scholarships

Shrinking workforce biggest challenge for hospital

U.S. Army veteran Nancy Zimmerman, a member of the Michael Trebert Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, is flanked by fellow DAR members Amira-Lee Salavati, left, and Lindsey Christianson as Zimmerman incinerates a used American Flag during a flag retirement ceremony on Wednesday at the Northwest Veterans Resource Center in Port Angeles. A total of 24 cotton flags were burned during the Flag Day ceremony. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Flag retirement ceremony

U.S. Army veteran Nancy Zimmerman, a member of the Michael Trebert Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, is flanked by fellow DAR members… Continue reading

U.S. Army veteran Nancy Zimmerman, a member of the Michael Trebert Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, is flanked by fellow DAR members Amira-Lee Salavati, left, and Lindsey Christianson as Zimmerman incinerates a used American Flag during a flag retirement ceremony on Wednesday at the Northwest Veterans Resource Center in Port Angeles. A total of 24 cotton flags were burned during the Flag Day ceremony. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Discovery Bay closed to recreational shellfish harvesting

The state Department of Health has closed Discovery Bay to recreational harvest of all shellfish species after clam samples were found to… Continue reading

Clallam County restricts burning

Clallam County burn restrictions took affect Wednesday and will run through Oct. 1 unless conditions warrant a total burn ban. The move… Continue reading

Hood Canal Bridge closure canceled

An overnight closure of the Hood Canal Bridge, originally set for tonight, has been canceled. The overnight closures of the Hood Canal Bridge… Continue reading

Danika Chen

2023 music scholarships awarded to local students

Monday Musicale has announced the recipients of its 2023 music scholarships. Vocalist Danika Chen received the $3,500 first-place scholarship; vocalists Abigail Sanford… Continue reading

Danika Chen
Trooper Daniel J. Menihane Jr.

New State Patrol troopers graduate

The Washington State Patrol has announced the graduation of 43 new state troopers from the 117th Trooper Basic Training Class at a ceremony… Continue reading

Trooper Daniel J. Menihane Jr.

New tsunami siren to cost $45K

Replacing the tsunami siren that was knocked over in an April vehicle wreck will cost about $45,000, but no replacement timeline has… Continue reading

Travis Valenti and Marlene.

Park identifies kayaker who drowned in Lake Crescent

New York man not wearing life jacket

Travis Valenti and Marlene.

Team poised to win Race to Alaska

Finish line close by late Tuesday afternoon in race that began in Port Townsend

Teen bicyclist dies after collision

PORT ANGELES – A 15-year-old boy who was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after his bicycle was struck by a pickup truck on… Continue reading

Visitors examine the marine exhibits at the Feiro Marine Life Center at Port Angeles City Pier on Sunday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Visitors examine the marine exhibits at the Feiro Marine Life Center at Port Angeles City Pier on Sunday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Team We Brake for Whales, currently in first place in the Race to Alaska, pulled into the checkpoint in Bella Bella, British Columbia, on Sunday. The team could reach the finish line in Ketchikan, Alaska, as soon as today. (Peter Geerlofs via Northwest Maritime Center)

8-person sailboat may reach Ketchikan today

Team captain led Sail Like a Girl to 2017 victory

Team We Brake for Whales, currently in first place in the Race to Alaska, pulled into the checkpoint in Bella Bella, British Columbia, on Sunday. The team could reach the finish line in Ketchikan, Alaska, as soon as today. (Peter Geerlofs via Northwest Maritime Center)

Book sale continues through week

The Port Angeles Friends of the Library will host a six-day Bag of Books sale from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday… Continue reading