Arwyn Rice

A group of Port Angeles business owners gathers at the Clallam County Courthouse on Monday to express their solidarity and concern about ongoing burglary problems in the area. They are

Business owner takes matters into her own hands after burglary and tracks suspect to apartment

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man arrested for investigation of possession of stolen property was tracked to his home by a burglarized business owner… Continue reading

A group of Port Angeles business owners gathers at the Clallam County Courthouse on Monday to express their solidarity and concern about ongoing burglary problems in the area. They are
Sean V. Della

UPDATE: Business owner takes matters into her own hands after burglary and tracks suspect to apartment

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man arrested for investigation of possession of stolen property was tracked to his home by a burglarized business owner… Continue reading

Sean V. Della

2nd UPDATE — Port Angeles business owners attend burglary suspect’s court hearing to demand more police response

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3rd UPDATE — TWO BREAK-INS ON VIDEO — Two Port Angeles businesses capture burglaries; police in search of evidence

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Roofers assemble scaffolding at the Rainforest Arts Center in Forks on Wednesday. The community arts center is on schedule for its grand opening April 18. A tour of the facility is scheduled for Saturday. — Arwyn Rice/Peninsula Daily News ()

Forks’ Rainforest Arts Center on schedule for April opening; sneak peek set for Saturday

FORKS — The new Rainforest Arts Center is on schedule for a grand opening celebration April 18. And this Saturday at 12:30 p.m., the public… Continue reading

Roofers assemble scaffolding at the Rainforest Arts Center in Forks on Wednesday. The community arts center is on schedule for its grand opening April 18. A tour of the facility is scheduled for Saturday. — Arwyn Rice/Peninsula Daily News ()

Mayor’s State of the City: Forks to focus on staff, finance in 2015

FORKS — With a busy year behind it, the Forks city government has less planned for 2015 and is looking forward to getting back to… Continue reading

Roofers assemble scaffolding at the Rainforest Arts Center in Forks on Wednesday. The community arts center is on schedule for its grand opening April 18. A tour of the facility is scheduled for Saturday. — Arwyn Rice/Peninsula Daily News ()

Forks’ Rainforest Arts Center on schedule for April opening; sneak peek set for Saturday

FORKS — The new Rainforest Arts Center is on schedule for a grand opening celebration April 18. And this Saturday at 12:30 p.m., the public… Continue reading

Roofers assemble scaffolding at the Rainforest Arts Center in Forks on Wednesday. The community arts center is on schedule for its grand opening April 18. A tour of the facility is scheduled for Saturday. — Arwyn Rice/Peninsula Daily News ()

Mayor’s State of the City: Forks to focus on staff, finance in 2015

FORKS — With a busy year behind it, the Forks city government has less planned for 2015 and is looking forward to getting back to… Continue reading

This photo of the Fraikin family was used by California vacationer Randi Keeton to locate the owner of a camera found on the beach at LaPush last September. The family is Phil Fraikin

Long-distance connection: Family photos go home to Canada from camera found on West End beach by California resident

LAPUSH — An unexpected find on a West End beach united a California family with a British Columbia family that never had met but share… Continue reading

This photo of the Fraikin family was used by California vacationer Randi Keeton to locate the owner of a camera found on the beach at LaPush last September. The family is Phil Fraikin

Retiring Sequim city manager gets 1 percent raise

SEQUIM — The Sequim city manager, who is retiring in July, has received a 1 percent raise. After an informal performance review conducted in closed-door… Continue reading

A Kitsap County Sheriff's Office patrol boat motors in the waters of Hood Canal south of Seabeck on Monday while searching for a downed plane. (Chris Tucker/Central Kitsap Reporter)

2ND UPDATE: Investigation of downed plane in Hood Canal handed over to National Transportation Safety Board

SHINE — The Coast Guard and Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office search for the pilot of a small home-built plane that plunged into the Hood Canal… Continue reading

A Kitsap County Sheriff's Office patrol boat motors in the waters of Hood Canal south of Seabeck on Monday while searching for a downed plane. (Chris Tucker/Central Kitsap Reporter)
James Thomas Griffin ()

Body of hiker in Olympic National Park discovered 1,000 feet above where backpack found last month

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — The body of a Port Angeles hiker has been found in Olympic National Park, more than a month after he was… Continue reading

James Thomas Griffin ()
Mary Beth Wegener

Dog adoption prompts $80,000 annuities donation to Olympic Peninsula Humane Society building fund

PORT ANGELES — The adoption of a now-cherished dog has led to a large gift for the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society. The humane society received… Continue reading

Mary Beth Wegener
Chimacum Schools Finance Director Arthur Clark stands in front of the elementary school building that would be demolished and replaced if the school district's $34.8 million bond measure passes Feb. 10. (Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News)

Interest rates will have final say on total cost of Peninsula bond requests before voters [**Gallery**]

The full costs of bonds on Feb. 10 special election ballots in Clallam and Jefferson counties depend on the amount of interest paid during the… Continue reading

Chimacum Schools Finance Director Arthur Clark stands in front of the elementary school building that would be demolished and replaced if the school district's $34.8 million bond measure passes Feb. 10. (Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News)
Mary Beth Wegener

Dog adoption prompts $80,000 annuities donation to Olympic Peninsula Humane Society building fund

PORT ANGELES — The adoption of a now-cherished dog has led to a large gift for the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society. The humane society received… Continue reading

Mary Beth Wegener
Mary Beth Wegener

Dog adoption prompts $80,000 annuities donation to Olympic Peninsula Humane Society building fund

PORT ANGELES — The adoption of a now-cherished dog has led to a large gift for the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society. The humane society received… Continue reading

Mary Beth Wegener

Friends try to help young man after Port Angeles fire leaves him homeless

PORT ANGELES — A young man who was about to move into his own place for the first time this week will instead be homeless… Continue reading

Friends try to help young man after Port Angeles fire leaves him homeless

PORT ANGELES — A young man who was about to move into his own place for the first time this week will instead be homeless… Continue reading

Forks hospital seeking emergency services levy approval

FORKS — Forks Community Hospital officials are asking voters to approve a six-year emergency medical care and services property tax levy during the Feb. 10… Continue reading

Friends try to help young man after Port Angeles fire leaves him homeless

PORT ANGELES — A young man who was about to move into his own place for the first time this week will instead be homeless… Continue reading