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Barb Frederick and Bob Lumens Peninsula Daily News

Port Angeles Downtown Association board to discuss its future after executive director’s layoff

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Downtown Association's uncertain future will be discussed at the group's board meeting Monday in the wake of the announcement… Continue reading

Barb Frederick and Bob Lumens Peninsula Daily News
Jan Butler fears for the health of her rescued blue-and-gold macaw

Port Angeles City Council urged to limit or ban fireworks; proposal to be considered in January

PORT ANGELES — The City Council will consider limiting or banning the personal use of fireworks for 2016 after reviewing a proposal in January. Council… Continue reading

Jan Butler fears for the health of her rescued blue-and-gold macaw
The Port Angeles Lodging Tax Committee discusses budget requests during its meeting Tuesday at Port Angeles City Hall. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News The Port Angeles Lodging Tax Committee discusses budget requests during its meeting Tuesday at Port Angeles City Hall.

Lodging tax money urged for Port Angeles parks, fine arts center

PORT ANGELES — The city Lodging Tax Committee unanimously recommended approval Tuesday of $86,300 in 2015 funding for the city Parks & Recreation Department and… Continue reading

The Port Angeles Lodging Tax Committee discusses budget requests during its meeting Tuesday at Port Angeles City Hall. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News The Port Angeles Lodging Tax Committee discusses budget requests during its meeting Tuesday at Port Angeles City Hall.
Jan Butler fears for the health of her rescued blue-and-gold macaw

Port Angeles City Council urged to limit or ban fireworks; proposal to be considered in January

PORT ANGELES — The City Council will consider limiting or banning the personal use of fireworks for 2016 after reviewing a proposal in January. Council… Continue reading

Jan Butler fears for the health of her rescued blue-and-gold macaw

Vehicular assault charges filed against Sequim man following 2013 wreck that left two passengers injured

SEQUIM — A 19-year-old Sequim man is facing two counts of vehicular assault more than a year after a wreck in which his vehicle was… Continue reading

Port Townsend man charged with second-degree rape, released on $5,000 bond

PORT TOWNSEND — An 18-year-old Port Townsend man posted $5,000 bond Monday morning on a charge of second-degree rape of a 17-year-old girl. Tanner O.… Continue reading

Vehicular assault charges filed against Sequim man following 2013 wreck that left two passengers injured

SEQUIM — A 19-year-old Sequim man is facing two counts of vehicular assault more than a year after a wreck in which his vehicle was… Continue reading

Traffic makes its way across the Eighth Street bridge over Tumwater Creek in Port Angeles. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Port Angeles City Council hesitates on funding suicide-prevention railings for bridges

PORT ANGELES — City Council members have expressed little support for building suicide-prevention railings on the Eighth Street bridges. They discussed raising the height of… Continue reading

Traffic makes its way across the Eighth Street bridge over Tumwater Creek in Port Angeles. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Port Townsend man charged with second-degree rape

PORT TOWNSEND — An 18-year-old Port Townsend man posted $5,000 bond this morning on a charge of second-degree rape of a 17-year-old girl. Tanner O.… Continue reading

Abraham Pacheco of Sequim gets a 6 a.m. ride from his father

Many Peninsula merchants sense slight uptick in economy with brisk weekend shopping

RETAILERS ACROSS THE North Olympic Peninsula reported brisk sales the weekend after Thanksgiving, traditionally a time of shopping splurges. Some reported better sales and a… Continue reading

Abraham Pacheco of Sequim gets a 6 a.m. ride from his father
Alan Turner

North Olympic Peninsula merchants gear up for shopping with approach of Black Friday, Small Business Saturday

Merchants are slowly backing off a recent trend of opening their stores extra-early on the day after Thanksgiving as they attempt to lure shoppers with… Continue reading

Alan Turner

Logger treated after being hit by falling tree near Lake Ozette; Forks man killed earlier by swinging log identified by authorities

FORKS — Nicholas Rodriguez, 25, was identified Tuesday afternoon by a state Department Labor and Industries official as the Forks man who died Monday in… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles approves status-quo spending plan for 2015

PORT ANGELES — Port of Port Angeles commissioners approved a status-quo 2015 spending plan Tuesday by two split votes. Commissioners also doubled the taxing district’s… Continue reading

2nd UPDATE — Logger injured by falling tree near Lake Ozette; Forks man killed in earlier logging accident identified by authorities

FORKS — Nicholas Rodriguez, 25, was identified Tuesday afternoon by a state Department Labor and Industries official as the Forks man who died Monday in… Continue reading

Man wanted on vehicular homicide warrants from Puget area finds he can’t stay in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — A former King County man wanted on four counts of alcohol-related vehicular homicide is in custody in the King County jail after… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Council on Tuesday to discuss higher fences on bridges in light of suicides

PORT ANGELES — Installation of suicide-prevention fences on the Eighth Street bridges would cost the city between $800,000 and $850,000, according to Craig Fulton, city… Continue reading

UPDATED — Forks man killed in logging accident

FORKS — A 25-year-old Forks man died early Monday in an industrial logging accident. The fatality occurred 25 miles south of Forks in the remote… Continue reading

Moxie Boutique owner Sanda Hart says she takes her store refuse to the alley behind her Laurel Street store rather than have an employee do it because she has seen drug activity in the alley.  —Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Crime, vagrancy rates in downtown Port Angeles declining, but some merchants still feel uneasy

PORT ANGELES — Many downtown storeowners fear for their safety, citing the presence of transients, Police Chief Terry Gallagher said last week. “I hear that… Continue reading

Moxie Boutique owner Sanda Hart says she takes her store refuse to the alley behind her Laurel Street store rather than have an employee do it because she has seen drug activity in the alley.  —Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Kenmore Air Express’ final scheduled flight takes off from William R. Fairchild International Airport on Nov. 14. —Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Kenmore Air to hear proposals as Peninsula officials try to get airline to resume service

PORT ANGELES — City, Port of Port Angeles and Clallam County officials will meet with representatives of Kenmore Air on Dec. 4 in a last-ditch… Continue reading

Kenmore Air Express’ final scheduled flight takes off from William R. Fairchild International Airport on Nov. 14. —Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Ari Lee King in Clallam County Superior Court on Friday.  —Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Man accused of bludgeoning death in Joyce pleads not guilty; trial set for January

PORT ANGELES — Ari Lee King faces a Jan. 5 trial for second-degree murder in the beating death of a 65-year-old Joyce woman who authorities… Continue reading

Ari Lee King in Clallam County Superior Court on Friday.  —Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News