Peninsula Daily News

Trial of driver in fatal river plunge moved to October

TACOMA - The federal trial of Sela Anne Kalama, a Quinault 19-year-old who was indicted on two counts of involuntary manslaughter, has been pushed to… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center to consider Eighth Street clinic pact

PORT ANGELES - Olympic Medical Center commissioners hope to award a bid on Wednesday to remodel OMC's Eighth Street clinic. They will meet at 6… Continue reading

‘Nothing definitive’ on PA bank robber

PORT ANGELES - The man who robbed the Port Angeles branch of Westsound Bank while wearing a paintball mask on Friday is still at large.… Continue reading

‘Not So Fast’: Sculpture wins first place in sand contest

PORT ANGELES - Vern Cooley's sculpture of two circus clowns crammed into a tiny clown car, titled, "Not So Fast," was awarded first place in… Continue reading

Free concerts this week start with TapWater at Sequim bandstand tonight

SEQUIM - Get out there and dance, or just tap your toes! TapWater will play "American jam rock" - part country and jazz, part blues… Continue reading

‘Inspirations from the Forest’ on Sunday

LAKE QUINAULT - Lake Quinault Lodge has been chosen by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage as one of 45 destinations to display… Continue reading

Paddle Journey reaches Neah Bay, heading east along Strait for Port Angeles on Saturday

NEAH BAY - The Makah ceremonially greeted about 30 Quileute pullers as they came to shore at Neah Bay on Thursday during the 2007 Paddle… Continue reading

What time do canoes arrive in Port Angeles on Saturday?

PORT ANGELES - Tides, wind, waves, currents and weather will slow or speed the pullers on their journey, and although canoes in the 2007 Paddle… Continue reading

Breaking news: Driver of runaway RV dies of crash injuries

PORT ANGELES -- The driver of the runaway recreational vehicle that crashed into two cars on Race Street before overturning in Peabody Creek ravine on… Continue reading

One injured in collision near Neah Bay

NEAH BAY - One person was injured in a collision of two pickups 1.9 miles east of Neah Bay on Wednesday. Edward F. Duffy, 52,… Continue reading

Top tennis to grace Fort Worden

PORT TOWNSEND — Fort Worden State Park will break in its freshly renovated digs in style on Saturday, July 28, with a free professional tennis… Continue reading

Marine Science Center celebrates 25 years

PORT TOWNSEND - The Port Townsend Marine Science Center celebrated its 25th anniversary on Saturday at Fort Worden State Park with a "family reunion." The… Continue reading

Mysterious package causes post office evacuation, road closure

THE PACKAGE IN the Port Angeles post office lobby looked suspicious - no address on the outside, or any markings on the box, for that… Continue reading

Tuesday’s Music in the Park features Manteca

SEQUIM - The Latin vibes of Manteca will resonate at the free outdoor Music in the Park concert in Sequim on Tuesday. The popular group… Continue reading

It was all in the family while hiker was missing in Olympic National Park

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK - Mary O'Brien's relatives, three of whom joined the search for her, never gave up hope that she was safe. Earlier Saturday,… Continue reading

Celebrate Independence Day on the North Olympic Peninsula on Wednesday

Independence Day across the North Olympic Peninsula will ring out in parades, stage shows, picnics and fireworks on Wednesday. Parades in Forks and Port Angeles,… Continue reading

Dungeness River rescue alert

OLYMPIC NATIONAL FOREST - Clallam rescue teams responded to a distress call Sunday night on the Dungeness River off Palo Alto Road after a boating… Continue reading

High bacteria at Elwha River climbs, recedes

PORT ANGELES - Enterococcus bacteria in marine water samples from the mouth of the Elwha River spiked Tuesday but returned to non-detectable levels on Thursday,… Continue reading

Olympic Medical Center rebuts Medicare report on cardiac deaths

PORT ANGELES - More than half of the 25 patients at Olympic Medical Center who died within 30 days of being hospitalized for cardiac failure… Continue reading

Lake Leland closed to swimming because of toxic algae

QUILCENE — Lake Leland was closed to swimming Friday — although not to fishing and boating — and the public is advised against people or… Continue reading