Peninsula Daily News

Port Angeles, Sequim calm thanks to fabled rain shadow

The rain shadow that protects Port Angeles and Sequim from storms that blow in off the Pacific lived up to its billing Monday. As the… Continue reading

Marine imposter sentenced to four months of home confinement

A Joyce man who had falsely claimed to be a wounded Marine veteran with a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star was sentenced to four… Continue reading

Olympic National Park landscape architect’s ornament hangs on White House tree

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK - Jack Galloway's three-dimensional, hand-painted depiction of the park he has worked in for 17 years is hanging on the official White… Continue reading

Light it up! Tell us about your holiday lights and displays

Homeowners and businesses in Jefferson and Clallam counties: Now is the time for the Peninsula Daily News' 2007 Great North Olympic Holiday Lights Roundup! From… Continue reading

‘Tis the weekend of more North Olympic Peninsula holiday festivities

Santa Claus is walking in Forks' Twinkle Light Holiday Parade and arriving in Port Townsend by boat this weekend. The holiday season also will be… Continue reading

4.0 quake felt on Peninsula

BRINNON - A minor earthquake registering 4.0 magnitude struck between Quilcene and Brinnon on Monday night. A Port Angeles resident said he felt the temblor,… Continue reading

Ferry to coordinate schedule with island buses

PORT TOWNSEND - An interim passenger ferry from Port Townsend to Keystone on Whidbey Island begins its first full day today. The 350-seat MV Snohomish… Continue reading

Port Angeles water leak fixed; service resumes

PORT ANGELES - A water main leak discovered Monday afternoon at the northwest corner of Front and Lincoln streets was fixed Monday night, and water… Continue reading

Sequim pilot, two others OK after midair crash

TACOMA - A Sequim pilot landed safely after his Cessna 182 was clipped in midair by another plane that splashed into Commencement Bay on Tuesday.… Continue reading

Santa to arrive in Sequim

SEQUIM - Santa will arrive on a Harley Davidson motorcycle at Bank of American Park at noon Nov. 24. Santa's arrival at the park at… Continue reading

Jefferson fire district election still undecided

PORT TOWNSEND - Another count of 25 more Nov. 6 general election ballots Friday left the Jefferson County Fire Protection District 1 commissioner race still… Continue reading

PA property revaluations in mail today

PORT ANGELES - Owners of 30,000 homes and businesses in Clallam County soon will receive change of value notices from Assessor Pam Rushton. Most of… Continue reading

Shelter, clinic overrun with cats

PORT ANGELES - Treating and housing cats and kittens once owned by Julie Yu are straining the finances of the Clallam County Humane Society and… Continue reading

Trial set for Feb. 4 in animal cruelty case

PORT ANGELES - Julie Yu will go on trial Feb. 4 on eight counts of animal cruelty, three of them felonies. Yu, 52, pleaded not… Continue reading

Whale killed by Makah hunters took 10 hours to die

A gray whale illegally killed in September by five members of the Makah tribe took nearly 10 hours to die because the hunters shot it… Continue reading

Clallam Sheriff’s Department seeks robber

PORT ANGLES - An armed robber who held up a Gales Street business at about 7:30 p.m. Monday remained at large on Tuesday. The man,… Continue reading

Wind gusts noted

Wind gusts on Monday were recorded at automated stations of the National Weather Service, which measure the speed of the wind at about half-hour intervals:… Continue reading

Overnight shelter for the homeless to open in church

PORT ANGELES - St. Andrew's Episcopal Church will offer emergency shelter to homeless persons starting Friday. The church will open a door on the north… Continue reading

New results due Friday in Clallam County

PORT ANGELES -Between 7,000 and 8,000 last-minute ballots will be counted at about 4:30 p.m. Friday, Clallam County Auditor Patty Rosand says. There are two… Continue reading

Mysterious sheen not harmful, wonÂ’t be tested

PORT ANGELES — Samples of a substance that created a sheen on the harbor east of Hollywood Beach in Port Angeles on Saturday will not… Continue reading