Crime & Justice

Fugitive waives right to speedy trial in Clallam court

PORT ANGELES — A fugitive who escaped from an Alabama prison and was caught in Port Angeles on…

Crime & Justice

Woman accused of rape, animal cruelty to have mental health evaluation

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles woman accused of child rape and animal cruelty will have a mental…

Life

HELP LINE: Be thankful for what you know now

WE’RE ALMOST THERE.

Life

BIRD WATCH: Distant travelers can be beckoned with bird seed

THIS IS A good time to sprinkle some mixed bird seed around the yard’s bushes or, where possible,…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Let’s right this ship before it tips too far to the right or left

Contrary to popular opinion, the Founding Fathers did not script the Constitution to be a democracy.

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Trump’s agenda will leave the middle class holding the bag

Sen. Harry Reid nailed it when he reminded the nation that Donald Trump is “a sexual predator who…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Prophect words from David Souter on PBS News Hour

[Retired] Supreme Court Justice David Souter on Sept. 14, 2012, on PBS News Hour spoke on the 225th…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Unite for the common good because we sink or swim together

In the wake of our presidential election, we all need to take a deep breath as we come…

Cami Ortloff of Port Angeles lives and studies in Brooklyn, N.Y., where next month she will dance in the Gelsey Kirkland Academy of Classical Ballet production of “The Nutcracker.” (Diane Urbani de la Paz/For Peninsula Daily News)

Life

Port Angeles dancer rehearses for New York production

By Diane Urbani de la Paz

Life

A GROWING CONCERN: ‘Lucky 13’ list of picture-perfect gifts

AS NOT ONLY an ornamental horticulturalist but as one who tries to stay in vogue, who could I…

Clallam hoarding task force gives neighbors a hand

News

Clallam hoarding task force gives neighbors a hand

PORT ANGELES — Since forming in March, the Clallam County Hoarding Task Force has helped four disabled senior…

News

Trust lands advisory panel says ‘no’ to reconveyance to Clallam County

PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Trust Lands Advisory Committee has reaffirmed its position on the reconveyance of…

Growler airfield open house set in Port Townsend

News

Growler airfield open house set in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — Area residents are invited to attend five open house meetings — with one in Port…

Bicyclists crank up for food bank donations

News

Bicyclists crank up for food bank donations

PORT TOWNSEND — With the pop of a bike tube, a dozen bicyclists took off from the ReCyclery…

News

More to do than feast this holiday weekend

Those who want to do more than eat well on Thanksgiving Day — and the following weekend —…

Port Angeles students mark storm drains with pollution reminders

News

Port Angeles students mark storm drains with pollution reminders

PORT ANGELES — Hamilton Elementary School fifth-grade students took to the streets to spread the word about pollution.

King tide possible wave of the future, according to group

News

King tide possible wave of the future, according to group

PORT TOWNSEND — Naturally occurring king tides, which are unusually high tides, can be a harbinger of normal…

Melinda Smyser, one of Idaho’s four presidential electors, poses for a portrait in Boise, Idaho, last Thursday. Smyser, one of Idaho’s four Republican electors, said they have been flooded with emails, telephone calls and Facebook messages from strangers urging them to reconsider their vote. “It’s just not going to work.” (Otto Kitsinger/The Associated Press)

Politics

Trump opponents try to beat him at the Electoral College

By Kimberlee Kruesi and Bill Barrow

News

Peninsula College seeks monologues for production in spring

PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula College Drama Department is accepting submissions for the 2017 Find Your Voice Play…

News

EYE ON CLALLAM: Commissioners to hold public hearing on transportation plan

The three Clallam County commissioners will conduct a public hearing on the proposed six-year Transportation Improvement Program on…