Clallam County

Navy flare found west of the Elwha River mouth

Navy flare found west of the Elwha River mouth

Army personnel disposed of a Navy flare found west of the Elwha River mouth Friday, the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies… Continue reading

Navy flare found west of the Elwha River mouth

NEWS BRIEFS: Field carrier landing practice scheduled this week in Coupeville … and other items

Field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island are scheduled to occur at the outlying field in… Continue reading

A Puget Sound Pilots boat pulls alongside the SS Pacific Tracker as it sails into the Salish Sea on Thursday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

ON THE WATERFRONT: Waterfront Day sails in to Port Angeles today

THE SECOND ANNUAL Waterfront Day in Port Angeles is today from noon until 4 p.m. There have been some changes to the original venues because… Continue reading

A Puget Sound Pilots boat pulls alongside the SS Pacific Tracker as it sails into the Salish Sea on Thursday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Peninsula College to celebrate grand opening of new building on Monday

Peninsula College to celebrate grand opening of new building on Monday

Peninsula College will celebrate the grand opening of its new $25.6 million Allied Health and Early Childhood Education Building, located on the… Continue reading

Peninsula College to celebrate grand opening of new building on Monday
TRACK: Area athletes qualify for state

TRACK: Area athletes qualify for state

Forks’ Cole Baysinger won the discus at the District 4 Track and Field Championships and will be going to the State 1A meet… Continue reading

TRACK: Area athletes qualify for state

EYE ON CLALLAM: County to revisit vacation rental/B&B regulations

The three Clallam County commissioners will review a draft ordinance regulating vacation rentals and bed-and-breakfast inns Monday. The work session will begin at 9 a.m.… Continue reading

Port Angeles police search for armed robber

Port Angeles police search for armed robber

Police on Saturday were searching for an armed man who reportedly robbed The Daily Grind espresso stand Friday afternoon and fled into… Continue reading

Port Angeles police search for armed robber

Port Angeles police search for hit-and-run driver

Police are searching for the driver of a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run collision at Pine and W. 16th streets Friday night.… Continue reading

North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center in Port Angeles likely to close

North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center in Port Angeles likely to close

This is likely to be the North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center’s last year, leaving staff and students distraught and not knowing what… Continue reading

North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center in Port Angeles likely to close
Quacking up: Rubber ducks to float to victory on Sunday

Quacking up: Rubber ducks to float to victory on Sunday

Volunteers are preparing for the 28th annual North Olympic Peninsula Duck Derby on Sunday. During the derby, some 30,000 rubber ducks will… Continue reading

Quacking up: Rubber ducks to float to victory on Sunday

Brazilian concert, ‘plow-in’ among upcoming week’s offerings

A Brazilian violin concert, a “plow-in,” a trail-sharing event and several square dances are among upcoming activities on the North Olympic Peninsula. Information also is… Continue reading

Dave Edwards of Port Angeles, left, and Vic Whitehead of Forks burn rubber to the starting line during a West End Thunder race last season. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)

West End Thunder revs up for season opener in Forks this weekend

West End Thunder’s annual season opener will roar at Forks Municipal Airport on Saturday and Sunday. A Show and Shine of rebuilt vehicles,… Continue reading

Dave Edwards of Port Angeles, left, and Vic Whitehead of Forks burn rubber to the starting line during a West End Thunder race last season. (Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News)
Joyce native plans to move business to Port Angeles; predicts 100 local jobs over 5 years

Joyce native plans to move business to Port Angeles; predicts 100 local jobs over 5 years

A Joyce native plans to bring his business — which designs advanced cooling systems for military sensors and lasers — to Port… Continue reading

Joyce native plans to move business to Port Angeles; predicts 100 local jobs over 5 years

Clallam deputies seek man suspected of posing as officer

The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office is seeking a man suspected of posing as a law enforcement officer after a Sequim-area resident said she… Continue reading

Port Angeles center offers Aging Options Senior Fair

The Port Angeles Senior &Community Center will host a free Aging Options Senior Fair on Saturday. The fair will be from 10… Continue reading

Second Port Angeles council contest forms

A second contested Port Angeles City Council race surfaced Thursday as candidate filing week for the Nov. 7 general election heads into… Continue reading

Sequim woman awarded posthumous WSU veterinary doctorate

Sequim woman awarded posthumous WSU veterinary doctorate

Classmates and professors with Washington State University’s School of Veterinary Medicine recently honored a Sequim woman’s… Continue reading

Sequim woman awarded posthumous WSU veterinary doctorate

State politicians to get raises

A citizen commission that sets elected officials’ salaries has voted to increase pay for Washington lawmakers by 2 percent annually… Continue reading

Fungi, forests talk tonight in Forks

Researcher Korena Mafune will talk about the relationships between fungi and old-growth forests at 7 tonight at the Olympic Natural Resources Center. Mafune… Continue reading