Daily Update Newsletter

Local legislators to host town halls on Peninsula in December

Local legislators to host town halls on Peninsula in December

State Sen. Kevin Van De Wege, Rep. Steve Tharinger and Rep. Mike Chapman will host a town hall tour of the northern 24th District in… Continue reading

Local legislators to host town halls on Peninsula in December

Sequim seeks ornaments created by fourth-grade students

All fourth-grade or 9-year-old students living within the boundaries of the Sequim School District are invited to create an ornament to help decorate… Continue reading

Land trust to share plans, present award at annual meeting

The North Olympic Land Trust’s annual meeting Saturday will provide the community with an opportunity to hear about upcoming projects, recent successes… Continue reading

A bridge too far: Friends urge barriers to stop suicides from Port Angeles spans

A bridge too far: Friends urge barriers to stop suicides from Port Angeles spans

Protesters voiced outrage over the lack of barriers on the Eighth Street bridges as candles flickered along the 4-foot, 6-inch rails of… Continue reading

A bridge too far: Friends urge barriers to stop suicides from Port Angeles spans
Armstrong to expand scope under new owner

Armstrong to expand scope under new owner

The Eastern Washington company that recently purchased Armstrong Marine Inc. will put extra focus on building aluminum-hull catamarans as the boatbuilder continues… Continue reading

Armstrong to expand scope under new owner
Port Angeles man pleads guilty to weapons, drug, assault charges

Port Angeles man pleads guilty to weapons, drug, assault charges

A Port Angeles man who led deputies on a pursuit in April that led to one of Clallam County’s largest methamphetamine and… Continue reading

Port Angeles man pleads guilty to weapons, drug, assault charges
Flowers lean against the rail of the east Eighth Street bridge from which a Port Angeles High School student jumped to her death Monday. (Jesse Major/Peninsula Daily News)

Port Angeles high school student dies following jump from bridge

A 15-year-old Port Angeles High School sophomore jumped to her death at about 8 a.m. Monday from the Eighth Street bridge over… Continue reading

Flowers lean against the rail of the east Eighth Street bridge from which a Port Angeles High School student jumped to her death Monday. (Jesse Major/Peninsula Daily News)
Heroic actions of Medal of Honor recipient recounted

Heroic actions of Medal of Honor recipient recounted

More than 100 community members, local veterans and members of the Army and Navy stationed in the Puget Sound gathered at the Gardiner… Continue reading

Heroic actions of Medal of Honor recipient recounted
Defending freedom: Marine Corps veteran urges telling of military history

Defending freedom: Marine Corps veteran urges telling of military history

The annual regional Veterans Day ceremony in a Port Angeles Coast Guard hangar rarely coaxes crowd interjections. But on Saturday, mumbles of… Continue reading

Defending freedom: Marine Corps veteran urges telling of military history
Sequim Food Bank set to expand with new property

Sequim Food Bank set to expand with new property

Leaders at the Sequim Food Bank look to expand its offerings once again. Andra Smith, executive director for the facility at 144 W.… Continue reading

Sequim Food Bank set to expand with new property
Security staff considered for new system at Jefferson County Courthouse

Security staff considered for new system at Jefferson County Courthouse

Plans to implement tighter security at the Jefferson County Courthouse are moving forward, and with all the equipment ordered, county staff now… Continue reading

Security staff considered for new system at Jefferson County Courthouse
Supreme Court: More work to do on education funding

Supreme Court: More work to do on education funding

The state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that while lawmakers have made progress in a multi-year effort… Continue reading

Supreme Court: More work to do on education funding
Plea nixed in toddler death case; attorney to argue for trial delay

Plea nixed in toddler death case; attorney to argue for trial delay

Accused murderer Ramona Ward rejected a plea offer Wednesday in connection with the blunt-force-trauma death of a 2½-year-old boy, setting the stage… Continue reading

Plea nixed in toddler death case; attorney to argue for trial delay

Port Townsend council OKs loan extension for Homeward Bound

The Port Townsend City Council has approved a payment deadline extension for the Homeward Bound Olympic Housing Trust that gives the organization… Continue reading

Peninsula food banks distributing turkeys for Thanksgiving

Food banks across the North Olympic Peninsula will distribute turkeys and other Thanksgiving trimmings between Friday and Wednesday, or Thanksgiving eve. Sequim Food Bank The… Continue reading

High water closes Highway 112 near Pysht

State Highway 112 was closed near Pysht on Wednesday because of high water from the Pysht River, the state Department of Transportation said.… Continue reading

City of Sequim to discontinue passport service

The city of Sequim will no longer offer passport services beginning Jan. 1. The service is available at Clallam and Jefferson County offices… Continue reading

Port Angeles man gets 100 days for yelling at neighbor

A Port Angeles man has been sentenced to 100 days in jail for yelling at his neighbors, the Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney’s… Continue reading

Prosecuting attorney: Suicide on rise in Clallam County

Prosecuting attorney: Suicide on rise in Clallam County

Suicides have more than doubled in Clallam County so far in 2017 compared to all of 2016, Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney-Coroner Mark… Continue reading

Prosecuting attorney: Suicide on rise in Clallam County

Pre-annexation agreement to be before council next year

The Port Townsend City Council has directed city staff to begin negotiating a pre-annexation memorandum that would change the governance and taxing… Continue reading