Peninsula Daily News

Woman hits log truck while avoiding deer on Highway 112

JOYCE — A Port Angeles woman was in stable condition Thursday after she swerved her pickup truck to avoid a deer and collided with a… Continue reading

Instant waterfall on the Elwha River as water diverted to the west of former dam

PORT ANGELES — The Elwha River runs through a new channel on the west side of the former Elwha Dam after Barnard Construction workers finished… Continue reading

Port Angeles skills center meeting is a first

PORT ANGELES — Superintendents and school board members will brainstorm ideas at the inaugural North Olympic Peninsula Skills Center Board of Directors’ dinner meeting today.… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS: Chimacum volleyball starts slow, loses to Wright

CHIMACUM — A slow start doomed the Chimacum volleyball team in its final home match of the season Wednesday night. The Cowboys dropped their first… Continue reading

Washington state measures to appear on Peninsula ballots

All North Olympic Peninsula voters will receive ballots that contain three proposed initiatives and two proposed amendments to the Washington state Constitution passed as state… Continue reading

Comment being accepted on emissions-reduction plan for Olympic National Park, wilderness areas

OLYMPIA — Public comment is being accepted on a plan to cut emissions from a coal-fired plant near Centralia to reduce haze in Olympic National… Continue reading

Enter our Pumpkin Carving Contest . . . and Halloween Costume Contest!

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

Football fan? Play the PDN’s Football Challenge (and congratulations to Kevin McCarter, our new winner!)

IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY done so, enter the Peninsula Daily News' Pro Football Challenge online contest — with the overall winner getting a trip for… Continue reading

SPORTS: Crescent volleyball team captures North Olympic League title; other prep reports

NEAH BAY — The Crescent volleyball team captured the top spot in the North Olympic League by beating tough Neah Bay in a match that… Continue reading

No new leads on missing woman who was headed from Port Angeles to SeaTac

PORT ANGELES — Authorities say there are no new leads in the case of a developmentally disabled woman missing from Port Angeles since Oct. 10.… Continue reading

Registration remains open for tourism summit at Fort Worden State Park

PORT ANGELES — A few slots are still open for the 2011 Tourism Summit at Fort Worden State Park on Wednesday. The one-day seminar, which… Continue reading

SPORTS: Seattle Christian nips Chimacum in Nisqually League volleyball

SEATAC — Chimacum’s volleyball team played hard and had some impressive stats but couldn’t translate that into a win against Nisqually League’s Seattle Christian on… Continue reading

UPDATED — Hurricane Ridge Road will close briefly for boulder blasting Wednesday morning

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — The road to Hurricane Ridge will be closed for three hours Wednesday (Oct. 19) while crews blast a boulder blocking a… Continue reading

Man arrested in Port Townsend after pickup overturns

PORT TOWNSEND — A 27-year-old Port Townsend man was arrested for investigation of driving while intoxicated and hit-and-run after a pickup he was driving overturned… Continue reading

Photo for a Sunday — Stranger on the Port Townsend ferry

WHILE SEARCHING THROUGH his photo archives for some pictures to print, Barnaby Britton, an editor for Digital Photography Review, uncovered a twilight portrait from 2008… Continue reading

SPORTS: Area boys tennis players advance to district championships

POULSBO — Port Angeles, Sequim and Chimacum/Port Townsend boys tennis teams all have players advancing to the Class 2A West Central District championships next spring.… Continue reading

SPORTS: Charles Wright spoils Chimacum’s homecoming game; other prep football reports

CHIMACUM — Charles Wright spoiled the Chimacum football team’s homecoming with a 34-7 victory on a brisk Friday night at Memorial Field. The Tarriers (4-1… Continue reading

Peninsula College’s Maier Hall receives design award

PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College's new Maier Hall has been awarded a Design Citation in a juried competition by the 2011 American School & University… Continue reading

Football fan? Play Peninsula Daily News’ Pro Football Challenge

If you haven't already done so, now is the time enter the Peninsula Daily News' Pro Football Challenge online contest — with the overall winner… Continue reading

Port Angeles seeks Christmas tree

PORT ANGELES — The city of Port Angeles is looking for just the right tree for display over the Christmas holidays at the Conrad Dyar… Continue reading