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FILE - Trainer Marcia Hinton pets Lolita, a captive orca whale, during a performance at the Miami Seaquarium in Miami, March 9, 1995. Lolita, an orca whale held captive for more than a half-century, died Friday, Aug. 18, 2023, at the Miami Seaquarium as caregivers prepared to move her from the theme park in the near future. (Nuri Vallbona/Miami Herald via AP, File)

Lolita dies before move from Miami to her home

Orca known as Toki lived in captivity for more than five decades

FILE - Trainer Marcia Hinton pets Lolita, a captive orca whale, during a performance at the Miami Seaquarium in Miami, March 9, 1995. Lolita, an orca whale held captive for more than a half-century, died Friday, Aug. 18, 2023, at the Miami Seaquarium as caregivers prepared to move her from the theme park in the near future. (Nuri Vallbona/Miami Herald via AP, File)

National park, forest issue campfire ban

Olympic National Park and Olympic National Forest have announced a complete ban on campfires. The Stage 2 fire restrictions that came into… Continue reading

OMC financial woes continue

Agency gets distressed hospital grant

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Visitors to Union Wharf in downtown Port Townsend read information about a North Pacific gray whale that was stranded on a beach in Port Ludlow and died in 2019 as they look at a display of the 42-foot whale’s skeleton on Union Wharf in Port Townsend. The skeleton, which was dedicated on Tuesday after it had been put together in July, “is attracting a lot of attention,” said Liesl Slabaugh, development and marketing director for the Port Townsend Marine Life Center. She said personnel at the center hoped the exhibit would inspire awareness and curiosity ”about this whole world that is under the water and our interdependence with it… We need to respect their home.”
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Skeleton makes whale of a statement

Visitors to Union Wharf in downtown Port Townsend read information about a North Pacific gray whale that was stranded on a beach in Port Ludlow… Continue reading

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Visitors to Union Wharf in downtown Port Townsend read information about a North Pacific gray whale that was stranded on a beach in Port Ludlow and died in 2019 as they look at a display of the 42-foot whale’s skeleton on Union Wharf in Port Townsend. The skeleton, which was dedicated on Tuesday after it had been put together in July, “is attracting a lot of attention,” said Liesl Slabaugh, development and marketing director for the Port Townsend Marine Life Center. She said personnel at the center hoped the exhibit would inspire awareness and curiosity ”about this whole world that is under the water and our interdependence with it… We need to respect their home.”

Two youths charged in unhoused man assault

$100,000 bond set for juveniles

EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Counties to view Sekiu sewer line contract, South Couty projects

Government meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula

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Sequim graduate loses home in Maui fire

‘Lahaina’s just not there anymore’

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Demolition of a derelict building at 204 E. Front St. in downtown Port Angeles is slated to begin next Monday, prompting temporary lane closures on Front Street leading into the downtown area. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Building demolition to disrupt Port Angeles traffic

Site to be taken down beginning Monday

Demolition of a derelict building at 204 E. Front St. in downtown Port Angeles is slated to begin next Monday, prompting temporary lane closures on Front Street leading into the downtown area. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Maui: How to help

A wildfire on the Hawaiian island of Maui has killed dozens of people and wounded dozens more, destroying communities such as the historic town of… Continue reading

Eric Coufal signs a letter urging Olympic National Park officials to ensure access to Hurricane Ridge this winter. Locals have been concerned about winter access after the ridge’s day lodge burned down in May. A local coalition held a meeting at the Red Lion Hotel in Port Angeles on Wednesday to discuss the situation. (Peter Segall/Peninsula Daily News)

The Ridge in winter concern of group

Coalition hopes to aid efforts to maintain access

Eric Coufal signs a letter urging Olympic National Park officials to ensure access to Hurricane Ridge this winter. Locals have been concerned about winter access after the ridge’s day lodge burned down in May. A local coalition held a meeting at the Red Lion Hotel in Port Angeles on Wednesday to discuss the situation. (Peter Segall/Peninsula Daily News)
Christy E. Nelson is set to graduate, with honors, from Centralia College

Christy Nelson, PAHS class of 1979, has graduated from Centralia College.

Nelson graduates Christy E. Nelson has graduated, with honors, from Centralia College in Centralia with an Associate in Applied Science degree in nursing. The former… Continue reading

Christy E. Nelson is set to graduate, with honors, from Centralia College
“Jammers” Cindy Kelly, left, and Shelly Romero prepare freshly baked scones for distribution on Wednesday in the scone kitchen at the Clallam County Fairgrounds. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Dry Creek Grange celebrates 60 years of scones

Sales are primary fundraiser, help with scholarships

“Jammers” Cindy Kelly, left, and Shelly Romero prepare freshly baked scones for distribution on Wednesday in the scone kitchen at the Clallam County Fairgrounds. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Drivers delayed near Gardiner

The commuting delays on U.S. Highway 101 east of Sequim are expected to be over after Friday. The week-long one-way, alternating traffic near… Continue reading

Clallam 2 Fire-Rescue firefighters battle a car fire on Lower Elwha Road.

Hornet removal attempt causes car fire

A man attempting to smoke out hornets from his Jeep SUV started a fire that was extinguished by Clallam 2 Fire-Rescue personnel… Continue reading

Clallam 2 Fire-Rescue firefighters battle a car fire on Lower Elwha Road.

Port Angeles city policy draws criticism

Short-term rental owners bristle at moratorium

Serenity Thrift Store personnel tell of vandalism, theft

For the last couple of years, Serenity Thrift Store has experienced break-ins into dumpsters, illegal dumping, vandalism and theft. Serenity stores director Belicia… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Clallam County Public Utility District crews erect a broken power pole along U.S. Highway 101 at Wildcat Road west of Port Angeles on Wednesday.

State Patrol says log truck felled power lines

Power knocked out to Clallam PUD customers

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Clallam County Public Utility District crews erect a broken power pole along U.S. Highway 101 at Wildcat Road west of Port Angeles on Wednesday.
Sen. Patty Murray, center, listens to Olympic National Park Superintendent Sula Jacobs, right, explain the ongoing investigation into the cause of the fire that destroyed the Hurricane Ridge Day Lodge on May 7 and the park’s efforts to maintain visitor access this summer and possibly into the winter. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

Murray vows for help in rebuilding lodge

Senator tours sites in Olympic National Park

Sen. Patty Murray, center, listens to Olympic National Park Superintendent Sula Jacobs, right, explain the ongoing investigation into the cause of the fire that destroyed the Hurricane Ridge Day Lodge on May 7 and the park’s efforts to maintain visitor access this summer and possibly into the winter. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)
Attached is photo from Murray visit of cabins at edge of bluff at Kalaloch -- could perhaps run online.

Coastal erosion threatens Kalaloch cabins

Mother Nature is encroaching on the cabins at Kalaloch Lodge, clawing away at the bluff and sending large chunks of sediment… Continue reading

Attached is photo from Murray visit of cabins at edge of bluff at Kalaloch -- could perhaps run online.

Cool off indoors on Peninsula

Havens from the heat are open on the North Olympic Peninsula. The Brinnon Community Center, 306144 U.S. Highway 101, has extended its hours to 5… Continue reading