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Body found near Shane Park; suicide possible

PORT ANGELES — The body of a 19-year-old man was discovered in a wooded lot Monday morning near Shane Park on the city’s west side,… Continue reading

Dungeness Schoolhouse repainting completed; get ready to party like it’s 1921!

DUNGENESS — The big old schoolhouse that has been a Dungeness Valley icon of history for more than 100 years will be celebrated with its… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles blanks Kingston in boys tennis action; Crescent nips Sequim JV in volleyball

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles boys tennis team blanked Kingston 7-0 in an Olympic League match Monday. The Roughriders (2-1) got off to a… Continue reading

What’s it like to cruise around the world? A video interview with Lin and Larry Pardey

FREELANCE MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST Nina Jurczynski chats with Lin and Larry Pardey on Sunday during the last day of the 2011 Wooden Boat Festival in Port… Continue reading

Body found near Shane Park in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — The body of a 19-year-old man was discovered in a wooded lot Monday morning near Shane Park in west Port Angeles, police… Continue reading

Events celebrating Elwha Dam removals begin Tuesday (schedule)

EDITOR'S NOTE — This schedule is accompanied by two stories today: CELEBRATE ELWHA! — Inspired voices at Elwha Heritage Center reflect on dam removals: http://tinyurl.com/3m25jtr… Continue reading

Update: Bicyclist killed in collision on Highway 112

PORT ANGELES — A woman bicyclist has died of injuries sustained in a collision between the bicycle on which she was riding and a car.… Continue reading

Wooden Boat Festival sail-by today [ *** GALLERY OF PHOTOS and NEW VIDEO *** ]

EDITOR'S NOTE -- This story was updated Sunday, Sept. 11, with new video by by freelance multimedia reporters Nina Jurczynski and Jack Olmsted -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0phl4DNvnw.… Continue reading

Get your guide to this week’s Elwha River dam removal events

The Friday/Weekend (Sept. 9-10) print edition of the Peninsula Daily News included Celebrate Elwha!,a comprehensive guide and schedule of events connected with the start of… Continue reading

9/11: Peninsula ceremonies mark anniversary of terrorist attacks

Observances marking the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States are planned across the North Olympic Peninsula today. In… Continue reading

9/11: Port Angeles monument dedication slated today

PORT ANGELES — A piece of Ground Zero transplanted across the nation from where it fell in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorists attacks will be… Continue reading

GROUND ZERO MEMORIES — Other readers share their stories of tragic day

People from throughout the North Olympic Peninsula wrote the Peninsula Daily News and sent their thoughts and memories of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11,… Continue reading

GROUND ZERO MEMORIES — Plane came within 50 feet of where she was working at Pentagon

EDITOR’S NOTE: Shirley A. Watters — who retired in December 2004 and moved to Port Angeles the following year — was an intelligence officer with… Continue reading

Bella’s birthday cake to be cut today in Forks

FORKS — A three-day celebration of vampires, teen love and everything else related to Twilight will culminate today with the cutting of Bella's birthday cake.… Continue reading

Repair to slide area to slow traffic on Highway 101 for several weeks

BRINNON — A well-known slide area on U.S. Highway 101 south of Brinn­on will be repaired beginning Monday in a project that will slow traffic… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Townsend routs archrival Chimacum in girls soccer; other prep reports

CHIMACUM — Jewel Johnson scored four goals and Irina Lyons had a hat trick to spark Port Townsend to a 12-0 nonleague blowout over archrival… Continue reading

SPORTS: Sequim shocks state powerhouse Meridian; other prep football reports

BELLINGHAM — Sequim defeated Class 1A powerhouse Meridian 29-22 in one of its greatest football victories ever Saturday night. The Wolves were routed 54-16 by… Continue reading

Cliff Robertson, actor who won Oscar for ‘Charly,’ dies at 88

CLIFF ROBERTSON, THE ruggedly handsome actor who won an Oscar for “Charly” and was consistently praised by critics but never quite reached the top echelon… Continue reading

SPORTS: Prep football scores (updated with today’s Sequim and Quilcene scores)

Aberdeen 24, Elma 20 Almira/Coulee-Hartline 46, Liberty Christian 44 Arlington 49, Jackson 42 Auburn 48, Mount Rainier 7 Auburn Mountainview 13, Eatonville 12 Auburn Riverside… Continue reading

New videos from this weekend’s Wooden Boat Festival in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — The biggest festival of the year for Port Townsend, the 35th annual Wooden Boat Festival, is bringing thousands of nautical enthusiasts to… Continue reading