Daily Update Newsletter

Contested races form for Port of Port Townsend

Two contested races have shaped up on the Port of Port Townsend commission, with incumbents for both open positions filing for re-election… Continue reading

Rialto Beach access to close starting today as park works on Mora Road repairs

Access to Rialto Beach in Olympic National Park will be temporarily closed for up to six weeks starting today — with… Continue reading

No more holding of phones under new law in Washington

Texting or holding a phone to your ear is already against the law in Washington state,… Continue reading

Gov. Jay Inslee, seated, prepares to sign a bill Tuesday in Olympia that seeks to bring Washington state into compliance with the federal REAL ID Act. (Rachel La Corte/The Associated Press)

Washington becomes latest state to seek ID compliance

People in Washington state likely won’t have to worry next year about the identification they take… Continue reading

Gov. Jay Inslee, seated, prepares to sign a bill Tuesday in Olympia that seeks to bring Washington state into compliance with the federal REAL ID Act. (Rachel La Corte/The Associated Press)
TRACK AND FIELD: PA girls second, Sequim boys third at Sub-Districts

TRACK AND FIELD: PA girls second, Sequim boys third at Sub-Districts

The Sequim boys’ and girls’ track teams qualified individuals and relay teams in 26 events to the 2A West Central District 3 Meet… Continue reading

TRACK AND FIELD: PA girls second, Sequim boys third at Sub-Districts
Henry Hazen, a 2017 Heart of Service Award recipient, stands by the 30-foot-long boat, EPIC, that he helped construct by mentoring students at Community Boat Project in Port Hadlock. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Sterling service: Six Jefferson County heroes to be honored

Six volunteers — one of them a teen — will be honored with the Jefferson County Heart of Service award for 2017… Continue reading

Henry Hazen, a 2017 Heart of Service Award recipient, stands by the 30-foot-long boat, EPIC, that he helped construct by mentoring students at Community Boat Project in Port Hadlock. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
New agreement: Large-scale restoration and renewal planned for 30 miles of Hoh River

New agreement: Large-scale restoration and renewal planned for 30 miles of Hoh River

A new agreement between The Nature Conservancy and Hoh River Trust is a step toward restoration of more than 10,000 acres of habitat… Continue reading

New agreement: Large-scale restoration and renewal planned for 30 miles of Hoh River

Candidates start filing for slew of public offices in Clallam

Candidates began filing Monday for a multitude of general election offices up for grabs throughout Clallam County in the Nov. 7 general… Continue reading

Few contests emerge as filing week begins in Jefferson County

Only two positions are contested so far out of the 54 offices open in Jefferson County for the Nov. 7 general election.… Continue reading

RV destroyed after catching fire on Highway 101 near Sequim

RV destroyed after catching fire on Highway 101 near Sequim

A Winnebago RV caught fire early Sunday evening on U.S. Highway 101 near Sequim with a Tacoma Fire Department firefighter at the wheel.… Continue reading

RV destroyed after catching fire on Highway 101 near Sequim

Clallam County finances faring better than expected

Clallam County is on track to use $775,740 in general fund reserves this year, a significant improvement from the $2.75 million that… Continue reading

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Baroque in Transition to be performed Wednesday in Port Townsend

The final 2017 Salish Sea Early Music Festival performance in Port Townsend, “Baroque in Transition: 1600-1700,” will illuminate the 17th-century musical perspective… Continue reading

Ingrid Matthews
MOUNTAIN BIKING: It was a wet time at Dry Hill’s NW Cup

MOUNTAIN BIKING: It was a wet time at Dry Hill’s NW Cup

Dry Hill was anything but dry for hundreds of mountain bike riders who came from around the world to take on the… Continue reading

MOUNTAIN BIKING: It was a wet time at Dry Hill’s NW Cup
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Cole Baysinger, Forks Track and Field

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Cole Baysinger, Forks Track and Field

Forks’ Cole Baysinger has had a spectacular track and field season this spring. Baysinger has picked up 14 first-place finishes this season in four events,… Continue reading

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Cole Baysinger, Forks Track and Field
An unaccounted-for fiber-optic line on the corner of Landes and 19th streets slows the moving of a two-story apartment complex in Port Townsend on Thursday. (Cydney McFarland/Peninsula Daily News)

Apartment building trucked through Port Townsend to provide low-cost housing

Traffic was detoured Thursday around the route of a two-story apartment building as the structure that was floated on a barge over… Continue reading

An unaccounted-for fiber-optic line on the corner of Landes and 19th streets slows the moving of a two-story apartment complex in Port Townsend on Thursday. (Cydney McFarland/Peninsula Daily News)
O’Brien Meadows residents object to proposed change

O’Brien Meadows residents object to proposed change

Ron and Barbara Carr moved to O’Brien Meadows for the promise that their quiet neighborhood would remain surrounded by open space. About… Continue reading

O’Brien Meadows residents object to proposed change
Women volunteer work building homes in Port Townsend

Women volunteer work building homes in Port Townsend

Nearly 50 local women volunteered their time last week building homes in Port Townsend for the annual Habitat for Humanity National Women… Continue reading

Women volunteer work building homes in Port Townsend
Zach Weins, then 8, admires Sparky the pug at the Rhododendron Festival’s Pet Parade in Port Townsend last year. (Peninsula Daily News)

Port Townsend Rhody Fest begins Monday, culminates in Saturday parade

The 82nd annual Port Townsend Rhododendron Festival will begin with a royal ribbon-cutting Monday and end with a grand parade Saturday. The… Continue reading

Zach Weins, then 8, admires Sparky the pug at the Rhododendron Festival’s Pet Parade in Port Townsend last year. (Peninsula Daily News)
Divers propose building artificial reef with rocks from old jetty at Point Hudson

Divers propose building artificial reef with rocks from old jetty at Point Hudson

Members of the Washington Scuba Alliance want to build an artificial reef to provide marine habitat when the Point Hudson jetties are… Continue reading

Divers propose building artificial reef with rocks from old jetty at Point Hudson
Little activity as lawmakers end third week of special session

Little activity as lawmakers end third week of special session

Washington lawmakers closed out their third week of special session and so far have little… Continue reading

Little activity as lawmakers end third week of special session