Peninsula Daily News

Woman suspect flees after attempted burglary, striking building, sheriff’s car and tree

NEWS RELEASE FROM from the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office (written by Capt. Ben Stamper): PORT TOWNSEND — On May 10, 2013, at about 0851 AM,… Continue reading

Stolen car careens over embankment in Jefferson County — with woman screaming inside the vehicle

NEWS RELEASE FROM from the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office (written by Capt. Ben Stamper): PORT HADLOCK — On May 09, 2013, at about 0205 AM,… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles golfer Joe Barnes named Olympic League MVP; other high school golf news

KINGSTON — Joe Barnes earned his second consecutive boys golf Olympic League MVP honor on the same day he led Port Angeles to an undefeated… Continue reading

Albert Haller Foundation seeks grant applicants

The Albert Haller Foundation is accepting applications for funding of area nonprofit agencies providing services to the poor and needy in Clallam County. Applications are… Continue reading

Port Townsend’s AAUW to award scholarships

PORT TOWNSEND — The American Association of University Women Foundation in Port Townsend will present scholarships and awards Saturday, May 18. The AAUW Foundation branch… Continue reading

Tickets for Duck Derby on sale today

PORT ANGELES — Volunteers will be quacking up their efforts for the 24th annual Duck Derby today as tickets go on sale for the benefit… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Peninsula postal carriers to make special food drive pickups

Postal carriers across the North Olympic Peninsula — with the exception of Sequim — will participate in the 21st annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Port Angeles’ Lunch in the Garden program kicks off today

PORT ANGELES — Lunch in the Garden, a new educational series in which home gardeners can get timely advice on vegetable gardening, will kick off… Continue reading

Banner to protest ‘corporate personhood’ on Friday

SEQUIM — People from Clallam and Jefferson counties are expected to join a protest of “corporate personhood” Friday. Protestors are expected to display a banner… Continue reading

Six Port Townsend High School Future Business Leaders of America students qualified for the national FBLA conference in Anaheim

Port Townsend Future Business Leaders of America students qualify for national contest

PORT TOWNSEND — Six Port Townsend High School students qualified for the National Future Business Leaders of America Conference in Anaheim, Calif., after placing recently… Continue reading

Six Port Townsend High School Future Business Leaders of America students qualified for the national FBLA conference in Anaheim

SPORTS: Lindbergh bounces Port Angeles from 2A district baseball tourney by one run; Quilcene softball wins doubleheader

TACOMA — The Port Angeles baseball team came up just a run short of advancing in the 2A West Central District playoffs. Lindbergh shaded the… Continue reading

Woman treated and discharged after rollover wreck near Port Ludlow

PORT LUDLOW — A 27-year-old woman was treated for neck pain and discharged from Jefferson Healthcare hospital after a single-car rollover wreck on state Highway… Continue reading

Woman treated and discharged after rollover wreck near Port Ludlow

PORT LUDLOW — A 27-year-old woman was treated for neck pain and discharged from Jefferson Healthcare hospital after a single-car rollover wreck on state Highway… Continue reading

Charges filed in Port Angeles drug cases

PORT ANGELES — A 49-year-old Sequim man was charged Thursday with two counts of witness intimidation and one count of bribing a witness for allegedly… Continue reading

GiveBIG donations to help nonprofits across Peninsula

Next Wednesday, donors can click a button online to donate to their favorites nonprofits on the North Olympic Peninsula. From 12:01 a.m. to midnight Wednesday,… Continue reading

Port Angeles High School teacher Jamie Valadez

Port Angeles High School teacher wins award from state association

PORT ANGELES — Teacher Jamie Valadez has been honored by the Washington Education Association as one of its 2013 WEA Human and Civil Rights Honorees.… Continue reading

Port Angeles High School teacher Jamie Valadez
Port Ludlow firefighters fight a roof blaze at a home on Condon Lane on Tuesday. Sheila L. George

Port Ludlow roof fire contained with minimal damage

PORT LUDLOW — Firefighters contained a chimney fire before it could spread to the rest of the home Tuesday afternoon. Just before noon, Peg Williams… Continue reading

Port Ludlow firefighters fight a roof blaze at a home on Condon Lane on Tuesday. Sheila L. George

SPORTS: Sequim soccer finishes fourth in league with loss to North Kitsap; other prep reports

SEQUIM — The Sequim soccer team had a big obstacle between it and a third-place Olympic League finish. North Kitsap, which was playing for first… Continue reading

Drug Take Back event nets 130 pounds of pharmaceuticals

Law enforcement agencies across the North Olympic Peninsula collected more than 130 pounds of expired, unused and unwanted over-the-counter and prescription drugs during the annual… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles baseball team opens district play Tuesday; other prep reports

TACOMA — The Port Angeles baseball team tries to continue its season today in a loser-out West Central District 2A playoff game at Franklin Pierce… Continue reading