Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Recent letter writer on Michelle Malkin stole my thunder

I take issue with the March 20 letter to Peninsula Voices “Open-minded.”

Crime

Sequim man accused of trafficking large amounts of heroin and meth

EDITOR’S NOTE: A photograph published online between 11:38 a.m. and 1:51 p.m. Tuesday in connection with this story…

Politics

House budget proposal seeks $3 billion in new revenue

By Rachel La Corte

Cars make their way around a curve on U.S. Highway 101 at Lake Crescent west of Port Angeles earlier this month. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

News

Contract awarded for Lake Crescent’s Highway 101 rehab project

PORT ANGELES — Construction will get underway in late April under a traffic-disrupting, three-year contract to repave and…

LIHEAP utility funds on the line with Trump budget

News

LIHEAP utility funds on the line with Trump budget

PORT ANGELES — Nearly 3,200 people across the North Olympic Peninsula could lose funding that helps pay utility…

Politics

Washington, Oregon governors vow to fight Trump on environmental protection

The Associated Press

News

Clallam commissioners tackle structural budget deficit; considering tax proposal

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County commissioners are looking for ways to boost revenue to resolve a long-term structural…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: It’s time to return to managing national forests for their multipurpose uses

Statewide in 1990, the U.S. Forest Service harvested 817 million board feet, according to the state Department of…

News

Port Angeles School Board approves action on Monroe School site demolition

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles School District is moving ahead on demolition of the shuttered Monroe School…

News

NEWS BRIEFS: Folk songs and puppet shows slated … and other items

Red Yarn Productions, a Portland, Ore.-based folk music and puppetry company, will offer free musical puppetry performances at…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: ‘Angel,’ friend showed me how kind, generous community is

On Monday, March 20, I was stepping up into a local fast-food restaurant when I heard and felt…

Pennies for Quarters finds property for tiny homes community to help vets

News

Pennies for Quarters finds property for tiny homes community to help vets

PORT ANGELES — An organization aiming to help homeless veterans get back onto their feet has found a…

Politics

EYE ON OLYMPIA: Sen. Van De Wege criticizes Senate GOP budget

OLYMPIA — The Senate has passed a $43 billion two-year budget plan that includes a statewide property tax…

Above-average Olympic snowpack holding firm as spring begins

News

Above-average Olympic snowpack holding firm as spring begins

MOUNT VERNON — An above-average winter snowpack is holding firm in the Olympic Mountains, a water supply specialist…

News

Port Angeles police urge locked doors after Sunday crime spree

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Police Department is urging residents to lock their doors after a woman…

Politics

Sen. Murray among Democrats opposing Gorsuch

By Mary Clare Jalonick

Life

BIRD WATCH: Owls in toilets no laughing matter

HIKING AND TENT camping are not very tempting right now.

News

Officials eye next steps toward Sequim branch expansion

By Michael Dashiell

Port Angeles High School Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets claimed the award of “Overall State Champion” at the recent Northwest Drill & Rifle State Championship at Rogers High School in Puyallup. (Port Angeles School District)

News

Port Angeles High NJROTC wins state championship

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles High School Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets (NJROTC) claimed the award…

Life

When is the time right to enroll in Medicare?

TODAY IS MARCH 26, 2017, and in the interests of “full disclosure” (which almost never happens in the…