News

Governor calls special legislative session Monday as lawmakers leave budget, McCleary undone

By Rachel La Corte

Peninsula groups highlight Sexual Assault Awareness Month

News

Peninsula groups highlight Sexual Assault Awareness Month

PORT TOWNSEND — April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and organizations across the Peninsula are reaching out to…

Sequim woman pleads guilty in major theft case; crime believed to be among largest in county history

Crime

Sequim woman pleads guilty in major theft case; crime believed to be among largest in county history

PORT ANGELES — A Sequim woman has been sentenced in Clallam County Superior Court for what could be…

Crime

Forks couple indicted on federal charges appear in court today

TACOMA — A Forks couple indicted on federal charges of holding a Guatemalan woman against her will, abusing…

News

NEWS BRIEFS: Sons of Norway to host benefit bake sale Saturday in Port Angeles … and other items

PORT ANGELES — The Sons of Norway will hold a bake sale and luncheon from 10 a.m. to…

Port Angeles woman charged with embezzling from Sequim VFW

Crime

Port Angeles woman charged with embezzling from Sequim VFW

PORT ANGELES — A 29-year-old Port Angeles woman was charged Wednesday with embezzling nearly $10,000 from the Sequim…

Jefferson election season starts with bid for hospital board seat

Politics

Jefferson election season starts with bid for hospital board seat

PORT TOWNSEND — Former midwife Cheri Van Hoover has kicked off the 2017 election season with her announcement…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: We can take control of the country’s future if we have the will

We need to stop being distracted by a narcissistic president and a continuing-to-do-nothing Congress.

Two Seattle officers shot after robbery; 1 suspect dead

News

Two Seattle officers shot after robbery; 1 suspect dead

By Martha Bellisle and Gene Johnson

Alice Derry selected as Peninsula College Writer-in-Residence

Entertainment

Alice Derry selected as Peninsula College Writer-in-Residence

PORT ANGELES — Poet Alice Derry is Peninsula College’s 17th Writer-in-Residence and will be featured in presentations in…

Opinion

PAT NEAL: There’s ‘gold’ in them thar ditches

THEY SAY AMERICA is a country divided and exploited by plundering gangs of panty-grabbing politicians eternally enthroned by…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: U.S. democracy hangs by a thread thanks to Electoral College inequality

It should be apparent that the institution of electoral politics known as the Electoral College is not only…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Let’s keep it civil in those letters to the editor

The two letters to Peninsula Voices in the April 2 Peninsula Daily News, “Ireland critic” and “Fat rats,”…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Rep. Chapman should elaborate on recent comment about ‘voluntary tax’

The April 10 Peninsula Daily News’ “Eye on Olympia” feature, “Progress Slows On State Budget, Schools Funding,” includes…

Landowners, restoration workers aim to improve health of Dungeness River

News

Landowners, restoration workers aim to improve health of Dungeness River

By Erin Hawkins

Port Townsend alters freeze on temporary housing applications, adds bed-and-breakfast inns

News

Port Townsend alters freeze on temporary housing applications, adds bed-and-breakfast inns

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend City Council has amended the city’s 180-day moratorium on applications for tourist…

Politics

Lawyer: Little money involved in Trump sanctuary order

By Sudhin Thanawala

Prosecutor: Suspect in Washington mall shooting found dead

Crime

Prosecutor: Suspect in Washington mall shooting found dead

By Gene Johnson

Mayumi Tsutakawa

Entertainment

Jefferson County Library speaker to tell of Japanese-American internment

PORT HADLOCK — “The Pine and the Cherry,” a tale of one family’s 100-year history and its involvement…

WEST END NEIGHBOR: Rainforest Arts Center celebration in Forks

Opinion

WEST END NEIGHBOR: Rainforest Arts Center celebration in Forks

WHAT DOES AN annual celebration of the arts have to do with a beach cleanup?