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Jury selection continues in Pierce double-murder trial

PORT TOWNSEND — While it is possible that opening arguments will begin today in the retrial of Michael J. Pierce on double-murder charges, it is… Continue reading

Port Angeles Pride activities slated this weekend

PORT ANGELES — A potluck Friday evening will start this weekend’s Port Angeles Pride events, all of which are open to the gay-lesbian-transgender community as… Continue reading

SPORTS: ‘High-caliber’ coaches apply for Peninsula men’s basketball position

PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula College men’s basketball program is not a secret. Since head coach Lance Von Vogt stepped down to take the head… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles 11U Cal Ripken team claims second in state; Wilder loses in Firecracker title game

EAST WENATCHEE — The North Olympic 11U Cal Ripken all-star baseball team from Port Angeles captured second place at the state tournament this past week.… Continue reading

Two charged in Olympic Peninsula narcotic cases

PORT ANGELES — Robert Lee Kenney of Forks faces an Aug. 26 trial after he pleaded not guilty to charges of delivery of methamphetamine, possession… Continue reading

Springer

Springer, the orca who made headlines as an orphan 11 years ago, with child

She’s one of the best-known orcas on the West Coast. Her life story was already known as an “unprecedented and unequivocal success” by marine biologists… Continue reading

Springer

Two charged in Olympic Peninsula narcotic cases

PORT ANGELES — Robert Lee Kenney of Forks faces an Aug. 26 trial after he pleaded not guilty to charges of delivery of methamphetamine, possession… Continue reading

SPORTS: Kings rule at Olson’s Resort’s 80th anniversary fish derby

SEKIU — Olson’s Resort celebrated its 80th anniversary in style by giving out more than $10,000 in prizes during its one-day fish derby Saturday. Nearly… Continue reading

SPORTS: Olympic Avalanche captures second at prestigious hoops tourney

NORTH BEND — The Olympic Avalanche premier girls basketball team of the North Olympic Peninsula captured second place at the Seattle Cherry Pick Tournament. This… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles 10U Cal Ripken team claims second in state

MOSES LAKE — The North Olympic 10U Cal Ripken baseball team of Port Angeles finally ran out of gas at the state tournament. North Olympic,… Continue reading

SPORTS: State tournament starts in Port Angeles today

PORT ANGELES — State tournaments for youth baseball teams are in full swing as the Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department and North Olympic Baseball… Continue reading

Firefighters tape off an area around the battery room where a small fire broke out this morning at The Landing mall in Port Angeles.  -- Photo by Arwyn Rice/Peninsula Daily News

Wind-power battery reignites at Port Angeles’ Landing mall

PORT ANGELES — A bank of batteries that burned Wednesday at The Landing mall in Port Angeles caught fire again this morning, but no additional… Continue reading

Firefighters tape off an area around the battery room where a small fire broke out this morning at The Landing mall in Port Angeles.  -- Photo by Arwyn Rice/Peninsula Daily News

Coast Guard medevacs 72-year-old woman from cruise ship Norwegian Pearl off Neah Bay

From the Coast Guard this morning: NEAH BAY — The Coast Guard medically evacuated a 72-year-old woman reportedly suffering stroke-like symptoms from the cruise ship… Continue reading

Police and emergency personnel stand near the remains of a fixed-wing aircraft that was engulfed in flames Sunday at the Soldotna Airport in Soldotna

Click to follow developments in Alaska, San Francisco air crashes and other national-international stories

JETLINER ATTENDANT DESCRIBES dramatic evacuation in San Francisco . . . 40 still missing in deadly Canadian oil train crash . . . All 10… Continue reading

Police and emergency personnel stand near the remains of a fixed-wing aircraft that was engulfed in flames Sunday at the Soldotna Airport in Soldotna

Literary magazine highlights to be read Thursday

PORT TOWNSEND — A free reading of highlights from Tidepools 2013, the new edition of Peninsula College’s art, literature, and music magazine, is set for… Continue reading

Ready, set, action! Enter PDN-PDQ Three-Minute Film Competition!

Ready, set, action! Enter PDN-PDQ Three-Minute Film Competition!

WHETHER YOU ARE a seasoned film veteran, an amateur or a filmmaking team who is just getting started, if you know how to create a… Continue reading

Ready, set, action! Enter PDN-PDQ Three-Minute Film Competition!

SPORTS: North Olympic 10U Cal Ripken baseball team 4-0 at state tournament

MOSES LAKE — The North Olympic 10U Cal Ripken all-star baseball team from Port Angeles reached the semifinals of the state tournament undefeated. North Olympic… Continue reading

SPORTS: Wilder Baseball remains perfect in Firecracker Classic

PORT ANGELES — Wilder Baseball concluded pool play undefeated, beating the Seattle Titans 4-1 in a scrappy cross-over game at the 15th annual Dick Brown… Continue reading

Tickets available for cruises around Protection Island

SEQUIM — Two sunset dinner cruises around Protection Island, both starting from John Wayne Marina, are set for July 19 and 20. The 6:30 p.m.… Continue reading

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POLICE OFFICERS THREW utility knives up to crew members inside the burning wreckage of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 in San Francisco so they could cut… Continue reading

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