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FIRECRACKER INVITE: Wilder Senior wins tourney

FIRECRACKER INVITE: Wilder Senior wins tourney

EDITOR’S NOTE: Wilder Senior won the Firecracker Invitational Monday night, beating the Centerfield Roosters 14-8 in the early afternoon and Lakeside Recovery 5-4 in the… Continue reading

FIRECRACKER INVITE: Wilder Senior wins tourney
ALL-PENINSULA GOLF: Five Boys make All-Peninsula Golf Team

ALL-PENINSULA GOLF: Five Boys make All-Peninsula Golf Team

The 2017 All-Peninsula Boys Golf Team is headlined by MVP Blake Wiker of Sequim. Wiker’s MVP story can be found here. Fellow team… Continue reading

ALL-PENINSULA GOLF: Five Boys make All-Peninsula Golf Team
Extreme Sports Park land for sale; sprint boat events for this year canceled

Extreme Sports Park land for sale; sprint boat events for this year canceled

The Port Angeles property where Extreme Sports Park has held sprint boat races annually since 2011 is now for sale and all… Continue reading

Extreme Sports Park land for sale; sprint boat events for this year canceled
U.S. Coast Guard Cmdr. Benjamin Berg, left, and Cmdr. Christofer German share a moment of levity during a ceremony Friday shifting command of the cutter Active, in the background, from Berg to German at Air Station/Sector Field Office Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Command changes for Coast Guard’s Active

The cutter Active has a new commander. Coast Guard Cmdr. Christofer German relieved Cmdr. Benjamin Berg as commanding officer of the 210-foot-long… Continue reading

U.S. Coast Guard Cmdr. Benjamin Berg, left, and Cmdr. Christofer German share a moment of levity during a ceremony Friday shifting command of the cutter Active, in the background, from Berg to German at Air Station/Sector Field Office Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Port Townsend start-up tops Silicon Valley business competition

Port Townsend start-up tops Silicon Valley business competition

A Port Townsend start-up that connects local growers to local customers won first place at the Silicon Valley Business Plan Competition. In… Continue reading

Port Townsend start-up tops Silicon Valley business competition

Occupants suffer minor injuries after vehicle strikes three elk; animals killed

A Jeep Grand Cherokee’s occupants were mostly unharmed after the vehicle struck and killed three elk that were in the road late… Continue reading

Port Townsend man unharmed in fire that destroyed home

Port Townsend man unharmed in fire that destroyed home

A Port Townsend man escaped uninjured after his home caught fire early Sunday morning. The man awoke to his home, on the… Continue reading

Port Townsend man unharmed in fire that destroyed home
Ceremony honors longtime firefighters as they retire from Port Angeles department

Ceremony honors longtime firefighters as they retire from Port Angeles department

An unprecedented flag ceremony honored two retiring Port Angeles firefighter paramedics. The Port Angeles Fire Department flew two American flags over the… Continue reading

Ceremony honors longtime firefighters as they retire from Port Angeles department

Port Angeles man arrested amid investigation of string of crimes

A 21-year-old Port Angeles man accused of stealing a van in Sequim and fleeing police last week in Port Angeles awoke to… Continue reading

LEFTIES: Harvard athlete matriculates to the Lefties

LEFTIES: Harvard athlete matriculates to the Lefties

In a whirlwind 15-minute conversation, Port Angeles Lefties pitcher Kieran Shaw, a rising sophomore at Harvard, touches on topics you would expect… Continue reading

LEFTIES: Harvard athlete matriculates to the Lefties
FIRECRACKER INVITE: Wilder Senior guts out win

FIRECRACKER INVITE: Wilder Senior guts out win

Wilder Senior didn’t play its cleanest game, but rallied for three runs in the sixth inning to gut out a hard-fought 9-6… Continue reading

FIRECRACKER INVITE: Wilder Senior guts out win
Neighbors speak at hearing about pot grow plans on Marrowstone Island

Neighbors speak at hearing about pot grow plans on Marrowstone Island

A public hearing on a proposed marijuana growing and processing operation on Marrowstone Island included hours of testimony against the operation by… Continue reading

Neighbors speak at hearing about pot grow plans on Marrowstone Island
Crews finishing Carlsborg sewer project; residents can connect to system starting Wednesday

Crews finishing Carlsborg sewer project; residents can connect to system starting Wednesday

After more than a year under construction, the Carlsborg Sewer Project is wrapping up, Clallam County… Continue reading

Crews finishing Carlsborg sewer project; residents can connect to system starting Wednesday
Command changes at Naval Magazine Indian Island

Command changes at Naval Magazine Indian Island

Cmdr. Nick Vande Griend turned over command of Naval Magazine Indian Island to Cmdr. Rocky Pulley on Thursday. Vande Griend turned over… Continue reading

Command changes at Naval Magazine Indian Island
Port Angeles police searching for man in waterfront area

Port Angeles police searching for man in waterfront area

More than a dozen officers and a canine unit were searching east Port Angeles including along the Olympic Discovery Trail this morning… Continue reading

Port Angeles police searching for man in waterfront area
Dennis Jason Wayne Fisher enters Clallam County Superior Court on Thursday in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Forks man charged after meth found in diaper

A Forks man was charged with possession of a controlled substance and endangerment with a controlled substance Thursday after a Forks police… Continue reading

Dennis Jason Wayne Fisher enters Clallam County Superior Court on Thursday in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Marrowstone Island barn burns

Marrowstone Island barn burns

Engulfed in flames, a large barn on Marrowstone Island was beyond saving when firefighters arrived. No one was injured in the Friday… Continue reading

Marrowstone Island barn burns
Port Townsend workshop takes input on Upper Sims Way, Howard Street subarea

Port Townsend workshop takes input on Upper Sims Way, Howard Street subarea

Community members, city officials and business owners are working together to hone the city’s final plan for the Upper Sims Way and… Continue reading

Port Townsend workshop takes input on Upper Sims Way, Howard Street subarea

State Patrol finds officers acted to protect selves, others in killing

A State Patrol investigation has concluded law enforcement officers were protecting themselves and Beaver mobile home park residents when a Clallam County sheriff’s… Continue reading

Tree-cutting at Lincoln Park an emergency, says Port Angeles port

A plan to cut eight-20 trees at Lincoln Park and leave 10 feet of stump of each tree for an artistic community… Continue reading