Jefferson County

Six-hour closure around Lake Crescent canceled

A six-hour overnight closure of U.S. Highway 101 around Lake Crescent scheduled for this coming Tuesday has been canceled. The closure, which… Continue reading

Warm waters off West Coast has lingering effects for salmon

Warm waters off West Coast has lingering effects for salmon

The mass of warm water known as “the blob” that heated up the north Pacific Ocean has… Continue reading

Warm waters off West Coast has lingering effects for salmon
Kween Caption: Reigning Kinetic Kween and first year sculpture racer Lisa Doray of Port Townsend dances in the Uptown Street Fair with her team IPA. (Cydney McFarland/Peninsula Daily News)

Kontestants ready for kinetic skulpture race this weekend

The annual Kinetic Skulpture Race brings in teams from Oregon, California and Washington, with some of them representing Port Townsend as they… Continue reading

Kween Caption: Reigning Kinetic Kween and first year sculpture racer Lisa Doray of Port Townsend dances in the Uptown Street Fair with her team IPA. (Cydney McFarland/Peninsula Daily News)

LETTER: 2016 election was attack on our homeland

Pearl Harbor, 9/11 and now the 2016 election. These were all attacks on the American homeland by foreign entities. The first two were overt and… Continue reading

LETTER: No disrespect for flag or national anthem

During World War II, soldiers of color were segregated. Having distingushing themselves in war, Japanese-American soldiers came home only to find their relatives returning from… Continue reading

Washington, other states, now in REAL ID ‘grace period’

The more than two dozen states and U.S. territories that currently have a temporary extension from… Continue reading

Passenger in plane crash that killed pilot listed in satisfactory condition

The passenger who survived a plane crash near Quilcene on Friday has been identified by authorities while the investigation into the cause of… Continue reading

Company behind farmed fish escape to move more salmon

The company whose collapsed net pens released thousands of farmed Atlantic salmon into Puget Sound is planning… Continue reading

DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: Seeing new worlds via college program

I TOOK A seat beside John Lennon. As I marveled at my arrival here at last, he just smiled. The trip to Parque John Lennon… Continue reading

LETTER: Trump shouldn’t lecture anyone on patriotism

President Donald Trump was talking patriotism in his most recent pet tweets. His target was Colin Kaepernick, an African-American NFL player who’s been silently displaying… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: PT hospital meeting set for Friday … and other items

The Swedish Health Network annual symposium will convene in Port Townsend at 9 a.m. Friday. The gathering for Swedish Health Network affiliates… Continue reading

PAT NEAL: Blue tarp campers shun motorized comforts

OF COURSE IT’S wrong to compare the plight of the Syrian, Sudanese and Rohingya refugees with the blue-tarp campers that survived the sudden deluge that… Continue reading

LETTER: No authority for football players to talk about flag

I find it ironic that while those who show the most disrespect for our flag and national anthem are the ones who understand them the… Continue reading

LETTER: Disrespect of our anthem and flag must have consequences

Legend is, singing the national anthem became an important part of sporting events in 1918 at the World Series. Apparently starting in 2011, the National… Continue reading

Jefferson commissioners approve deal with Ecology to monitor algae in Anderson Lake

Jefferson commissioners approve deal with Ecology to monitor algae in Anderson Lake

The Jefferson County commissioners approved an agreement with the state Department of Ecology to help monitor the toxic algae bloom in Anderson… Continue reading

Jefferson commissioners approve deal with Ecology to monitor algae in Anderson Lake

Port Angeles native takes refuge in hotel after Vegas shooting

A woman who grew up in Port Angeles said she was safe after being on the Las Vegas Strip during the deadliest… Continue reading

Hood Canal Bridge construction closure set tonight

The Hood Canal Bridge will be closed intermittently between 11 p.m. tonight and 4 a.m. Wednesday for construction work. Crews working for the… Continue reading

Lieutenant governor to visit Port Angeles on Wednesday

Lieutenant governor to visit Port Angeles on Wednesday

Washington’s Lt. Gov. Cyrus Habib plans to visit Port Angeles on Wednesday in an effort to promote regional job growth. Habib will… Continue reading

Lieutenant governor to visit Port Angeles on Wednesday
Jefferson Chamber director to head Port Townsend School of the Arts

Jefferson Chamber director to head Port Townsend School of the Arts

Teresa Verraes, who has announced she will leave her position as the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce executive director, will join the… Continue reading

Jefferson Chamber director to head Port Townsend School of the Arts
Clallam Sheriff’s Office looking for leads on missing Kitsap man; car found near Neah Bay

Clallam Sheriff’s Office looking for leads on missing Kitsap man; car found near Neah Bay

The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office continues to search for leads in the disappearance of a Kitsap County man whose car was found… Continue reading

Clallam Sheriff’s Office looking for leads on missing Kitsap man; car found near Neah Bay