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Clallam County nursing assistant has license suspended for holding patient’s mouth shut

PORT ANGELES — A Clallam County nursing assistant has had her license suspended for allegedly holding a patient's mouth shut while he resisted swallowing his… Continue reading

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CONSUMER ALERT — ‘Phony utility bill’ email scam heating up in Washington state

FROM THE STATE attorney general's office: SEATTLE — A new email phishing scam making the rounds nationwide has hit Washington state, and this one is… Continue reading

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Man beaten to death was chef at Idaho resort

KELLOGG, Idaho — A man beaten to death allegedly by a Port Angeles man charged with voluntary manslaughter was a chef at a Silver Mountain… Continue reading

East Jefferson Fire-Rescue firefighters gather to wish 6-year-old Tyler Seddon of Rhode Island a happy birthday.

NEWS BRIEFS — New Peninsula veterans clinic updates phone number . . . and other items

PORT ANGELES — Those who are trying to reach the new North Olympic Peninsula Clinic by the old clinic's number aren't getting through. An expanded… Continue reading

East Jefferson Fire-Rescue firefighters gather to wish 6-year-old Tyler Seddon of Rhode Island a happy birthday.
Hoh River in Olympic National Park

Olympic National Park proposes minor changes to recreation fishing regulations. Public comment invited.

NEWS RELEASE from Olympic National Park: PORT ANGELES — Olympic National Park is proposing minor changes to recreational fishing regulations within the park. These proposed… Continue reading

Hoh River in Olympic National Park
Wanted: A few good Clallam County heroes for Community Service Award (HURRY — Deadline is March 3)

Wanted: A few good Clallam County heroes for Community Service Award (HURRY — Deadline is March 3)

NOW IS THE time to nominate your local hero. We are looking for people who make a difference in Clallam County, individuals who have made… Continue reading

Wanted: A few good Clallam County heroes for Community Service Award (HURRY — Deadline is March 3)
Wanted: A few good Jefferson County heroes for Heart of Service award

Wanted: A few good Jefferson County heroes for Heart of Service award

NOW IS THE time to nominate your local hero. We are looking for people who make a difference in Jefferson County, individuals who have made… Continue reading

Wanted: A few good Jefferson County heroes for Heart of Service award

Clallam County nursing assistant has license suspended for holding patient’s mouth shut

PORT ANGELES — A Clallam County nursing assistant has had her license suspended for allegedly holding a patient's mouth shut while he resisted swallowing his… Continue reading

BUSINESS BRIEFS — Women in Agriculture Conference slated . . . and other local business news

PORT TOWNSEND — The third annual Women in Agriculture Conference will take place at the Washington State University Jefferson County Extension, 380 Jefferson St., from… Continue reading

Peninsula's Gabi Fenumiai

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Five Peninsula Pirates earn NWAACC all-region honors

PORT ANGELES — Five Peninsula College basketball players received NWAACC all-region recognition Tuesday. The women's team, which opens the postseason against Columbia Basin on Saturday,… Continue reading

Peninsula's Gabi Fenumiai

NEWS BRIEFS — LARC Gallery to host open mic event Thursday in Sequim . . . and other items

SEQUIM — A fiction reading open mic night is slated for the LARC Gallery, 425 E. Washington St., from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday.… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS — Poetry lecture Thursday . . . and other items

PORT ANGELES — Bridging cultures with poetry will be the topic of Peninsula College’s Studium Generale program at 12:35 p.m. Thursday. Peninsula College English instructors… Continue reading

PDN speakers available to address clubs, organizations and other gatherings

PDN speakers available to address clubs, organizations and other gatherings

PORT ANGELES — Representatives of the Peninsula Daily News are available to speak to clubs, organizations and at other gatherings across the North Olympic Peninsula.… Continue reading

PDN speakers available to address clubs, organizations and other gatherings
John Kerrigan

Port Angeles police search for 73-year-old man missing since Sunday

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles police Tuesday were searching for John Kerrigan, a dementia patient who was last seen Sunday. Kerrigan, 73, was last seen… Continue reading

John Kerrigan

PREP SPORTS: Olympic League finalizes two-division format

SEQUIM — The new, two-division Olympic League is finally official. In an email this week, Sequim High School athletic director Dave Ditlefsen welcomed Chimacum and… Continue reading

Wanted: A few good Clallam County heroes for Community Service Award (HURRY — Deadline is March 3)

Wanted: A few good Clallam County heroes for Community Service Award (HURRY — Deadline is March 3)

NOW IS THE time to nominate your local hero. We are looking for people who make a difference in Clallam County, individuals who have made… Continue reading

Wanted: A few good Clallam County heroes for Community Service Award (HURRY — Deadline is March 3)
Wanted: A few good Jefferson County heroes for Heart of Service award

Wanted: A few good Jefferson County heroes for Heart of Service award

NOW IS THE time to nominate your local hero. We are looking for people who make a difference in Jefferson County, individuals who have made… Continue reading

Wanted: A few good Jefferson County heroes for Heart of Service award
John Kerrigan

Port Angeles police search for 73-year-old man missing since Sunday

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles police Tuesday were searching for John Kerrigan, a dementia patient who was last seen Sunday. Kerrigan, 73, was last seen… Continue reading

John Kerrigan
Emergency responders treat a male patient that was in this vehicle when it left U.S. Highway 101 at Whitefeather Way in Sequim on Monday. Patrick Young/Clallam County Fire District No. 3

2 hurt when car goes over U.S. Highway 101 embankment in Sequim

SEQUIM — Two people were injured after the vehicle they were in went over an embankment along U.S. Highway 101 at Whitefeather Way in Sequim… Continue reading

Emergency responders treat a male patient that was in this vehicle when it left U.S. Highway 101 at Whitefeather Way in Sequim on Monday. Patrick Young/Clallam County Fire District No. 3
The auto/passenger ferry MV Coho approaches Port Angeles on its return trip from Victoria. The ship and its owner

Black Ball Ferry Line, Coho topic of history lecture Sunday in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Rian Anderson and Ryan Malane, two of the partners of Black Ball Ferry Line, will talk about the history of their company… Continue reading

The auto/passenger ferry MV Coho approaches Port Angeles on its return trip from Victoria. The ship and its owner