Jesse Major

Matt Acker

Port Angeles City Council votes 6-1 in favor of agreement to bring baseball team to Civic Field

PORT ANGELES –– Port Angeles will soon be home to a new West Coast League wood-bat baseball team. The City Council approved in a 6-1… Continue reading

Matt Acker
A beach log fire sends up a plume of smoke Tuesday morning near Place Road west of Port Angeles. (Jay Cline/Clallam County Fire District No. 2)

Responders out in force for fireworks-related fires even as July Fourth complaints remained quiet

Even as North Olympic Peninsula law enforcement officials saw a lull in fireworks-related complaints, Clallam firefighters responded to multiple fires Monday and Tuesday in which… Continue reading

A beach log fire sends up a plume of smoke Tuesday morning near Place Road west of Port Angeles. (Jay Cline/Clallam County Fire District No. 2)
Kevin Davis

New Port Angeles business aims to bring its own brews to the taps

PORT ANGELES — A new fire station-themed taphouse plans on bringing its own craft brews to town in the coming weeks. Station 51 Taphouse, at… Continue reading

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Port Angeles adventurer safe, recovering after storm spoils attempt at rowing from Iceland to Greenland

PORT ANGELES –– Chris Duff, an adventurer from Port Angeles, posted one word to Facebook after waiting more than 10 hours for an Icelandic search-and-rescue… Continue reading

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The Port of Port Angeles selected Karen Goschen of Sequim as the next executive director during a meeting on Monday. (Jesse Major/Peninsula Daily News)

WEEKEND REWIND: Interim leader selected as Port of Port Angeles’ new executive director

PORT ANGELES –– The Port of Port Angeles selected Karen Goschen of Sequim to be its next top administrator during its regular meeting Monday. Port… Continue reading

The Port of Port Angeles selected Karen Goschen of Sequim as the next executive director during a meeting on Monday. (Jesse Major/Peninsula Daily News)
Rod Farlee

WEEKEND REWIND: Some look to save Enchanted Valley chalet in Olympic National Park wilderness as river meanders close again

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK –– A man who moved the historic Enchanted Valley chalet in 2014 says it needs to be moved again. Jeff Monroe, proprietor… Continue reading

Rod Farlee
Lynn Stanley

Merger changes rules for medical marijuana patients, shops

Today marks a major change for Washington state’s marijuana industry. The recreational and medical marijuana markets have now been merged, doing away with largely unregulated… Continue reading

Lynn Stanley

Some look to save Enchanted Valley chalet in Olympic National Park wilderness as river meanders close again

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK –– A man who moved the historic Enchanted Valley chalet in 2014 says it needs to be moved again. Jeff Monroe, proprietor… Continue reading

Suspect in Port Angeles kidnapping, rape case to be arraigned Friday

PORT ANGELES –– A Port Angeles man arrested for investigation of kidnapping and rape charges is scheduled for arraignment at 1:30 p.m. Friday in Clallam… Continue reading

Interim leader selected as Port of Port Angeles’ new executive director

PORT ANGELES –– The Port of Port Angeles selected Karen Goschen of Sequim to be its next top administrator during its regular meeting Monday. Port… Continue reading

Ediz Hook is site of gathering to honor lives lost in Orlando nightclub attack

PORT ANGELES — A group of about 30 people held hands and stood silently in a circle on Ediz Hook on Saturday, taking a moment… Continue reading

Race to Alaska starts second leg as main event kicks off from Victoria

VICTORIA, B.C. –– The second leg of a grueling water race to Ketchikan, Alaska, is now underway. The 38 teams still competing in the second-annual… Continue reading

Candidate to seek advice before considering League of Women Voters forums

George Vrable, a Republican from Port Ludlow seeking a 24th District seat in the state House of Representatives, said he would need to ask advice… Continue reading

WEEKEND REWIND: Clallam, Jefferson and Kitsap counties working together to tackle opioid abuse

PORT ANGELES –– Olympic Community of Health and behavioral health organizations in Clallam, Jefferson and Kitsap counties are working toward a regional plan to address… Continue reading

Tony Braun

WEEKEND REWIND: Olympic Peninsula Humane Society expands its reach with new shelter near Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Now settled into its new facility, the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society already has expanded into helping house animals from shelters around the… Continue reading

Tony Braun
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WEEKEND REWIND: Port Angeles police welcome three new officers to department; force is two shy of full staff

PORT ANGELES –– The Port Angeles Police Department welcomed three new officers to the force this year and is now two officers away from a… Continue reading

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Police: Port Angeles man defends himself with decorative sword against attacker

PORT ANGELES –– A Port Angeles man used a decorative sword to defend his home from an attacker Sunday, police say. Sundray Generome Korsmo, 39,… Continue reading

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Port Angeles police arrest suspect in kidnapping, rape case

PORT ANGELES — Police have arrested a Port Angeles man for investigation of kidnapping and raping a woman June 11. Maxx Edward Johnson, 26, was… Continue reading

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Port Angeles police arrest man in kidnapping, rape case

PORT ANGELES — Police have arrested a Port Angeles man for investigation of kidnapping and raping a woman on June 11. Maxx Edward Johnson, 26,… Continue reading

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Clallam, Jefferson and Kitsap counties working together to tackle opioid abuse

PORT ANGELES –– Olympic Community of Health and behavioral health organizations in Clallam, Jefferson and Kitsap counties are working toward a regional plan to address… Continue reading