Peninsula Daily News

SPORTS: Port Angeles and Sequim volleyball teams and Roughrider girls soccer squad battle for state berths this weekend

TACOMA — Two area volleyball teams and a girls soccer squad will be battling for state berths this weekend. Port Angeles will be trying to… Continue reading

Voter turnout 42 percent in Jefferson County, nearly 30 percent in Clallam County

A total of 9,127, or 42.1 percent, of the 21,679 ballots mailed to eligible voters for Tuesday’s election had been returned as of Thursday to… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Other area events on North Olympic Peninsula

Holiday bazaars, harvest meals, lectures, forums and benefits are offered on the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend. Arts and entertainment events appear in Peninsula Spotlight,… Continue reading

27% of ballots returned in Clallam County; 39% returned in Jefferson County

The Clallam County Auditor’s Office received 685 more election ballots on Wednesday, bringing the total of returned ballots to 12,380, or 27.1 percent, of the… Continue reading

Jury quick to find Port Angeles woman guilty of vehicular assault

PORT ANGELES — A Clallam County jury Tuesday found Vonda V. Pritchard of Port Angeles guilty of vehicular assault for her role in a July… Continue reading

None hurt in tanker truck-car wreck that briefly closed Highway 101 near Gardiner

GARDINER — A tanker truck loaded with fuel remained on its side off U.S. Highway 101 near Gardiner Beach Road this morning after the truck… Continue reading

Watershed institute buys 80 acres near Tarboo Wildlife Preserve

QUILCENE — The Northwest Watershed Institute has purchased 80 acres of forestland that will expand the Tarboo Wildlife Preserve and that is a step toward… Continue reading

‘You Can’t Take It’ preview tonight in Sequim

SEQUIM — Two families — one wacky and happy, the other strait-laced and appalled — collide in “You Can’t Take It with You,” the Pulitzer… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center redesignated as Level 3 trauma center

PORT ANGELES — The state Department of Health has granted Olympic Medical Center a three-year renewal of its status as a Level 3 trauma center,… Continue reading

Two accused of bringing weapons to school plead not guilty

PORT TOWNSEND — Two Chimacum eighth-grade students accused of bringing weapons to school on Monday pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Jefferson County District Court. Each… Continue reading

UPDATE — Car crashes into Sequim Post Office

SEQUIM — The Sequim Post Office will offer no counter service at least through today, said Steve Allen, postmaster. An 11:30 a.m. car crash into… Continue reading

Coins worth $325,000 stolen from Carlsborg-area home

CARLSBORG — Two safes holding coins worth $325,000 have been stolen from a Carlsborg-area home. The home owner discovered the safes, the largest three feet… Continue reading

Park Service sued over fatal Olympic goat goring

The family of a man who was gored to death by a mountain goat in Olympic National Park is suing the Park Service. The lawsuit… Continue reading

Best witches for a happy Halloween! Enter our costume and pumpkin-carving contests!

PENINSULA DAILY NEWS is holding two online photo contests to find the best carved pumpkins and best Halloween costumes on the North Olympic Peninsula. You… Continue reading

SPORTS: Forks football team takes on Elma and Rainier in playoff; Port Townsend sends four runners to state championships

ABERDEEN — The Forks football team will be spending Halloween night trying to get into the Class 1A preliminary playoffs. It could get frightening as… Continue reading

Trick-or-treating, haunted houses set today across the North Olympic Peninsula

Little monsters will turn out in force on Halloween, both in downtowns on the North Olympic Peninsula during the day and in neighborhoods that night.… Continue reading

Book co-authored by Port Angeles man sold to Fox TV network

PORT ANGELES — A book co-authored by Port Angeles resident Matthew Randazzo V has been sold to the Fox TV network for development as an… Continue reading

Laurel Black Design in Port Angeles earns awards

PORT ANGELES — Graphic design firm Laurel Black Design has been honored in national and international competitions for three business logo designs. Two — for… Continue reading

Show us your best jack-o’-lantern! Send us a photo for chance to win prizes

PENINSULA DAILY NEWS is holding two online photo contests to find the best carved pumpkins and best Halloween costumes on the North Olympic Peninsula. You… Continue reading

SPORTS: Chimacum beats archrival Port Townsend 30-0; other prep football reports

PORT TOWNSEND — Mel Thornton came back to haunt his old team just a few days before Halloween. The Chimacum junior ran for 214 yards… Continue reading