Peninsula Daily News

North Olympic Peninsula Christmas closure schedules

Closures for the Christmas holiday in Clallam and Jefferson counties include the following: * Government: All Washington state and Jefferson and Clallam county offices will… Continue reading

Oh, dear! Display deer placed in compromising position

PORT ANGELES -- A naughty elf apparently put Christmas deer decorations at Ambrosia adult specialty shop in Port Angeles in a compromising position Tuesday night.… Continue reading

Man found hanged in tree near Sequim

SEQUIM -- A Mill Creek man was found dead, hanging from a rope Wednesday morning outside the city limit of Sequim. The man, who Clallam… Continue reading

Slain girl’s family plans candlelight vigil

Family members and friends of Melissa Carter will gather at 7 p.m. Friday for a candlelight vigil along the downtown Waterfront Trail in Port Angeles.… Continue reading

Hundreds of foster children getting Christmas gifts

Every child in foster care in Clallam and Jefferson counties will get a measure of Christmas cheer, thanks to an outpouring of money and gifts… Continue reading

Forks: Public pool will reopen today

The Quillayute Valley Aquatics Center will reopen at 6 a.m. today after a week's closure. Patty Brandt, interim director of the swimming pool, said the… Continue reading

Jefferson: Tuesday daytime delays for Hood Canal Bridge motorists

Motorists who use the Hood Canal Bridge should expect delays and single-lane alternating traffic from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday. During this time, state Department… Continue reading

Sequim appoints new campus cop

SEQUIM -- A four-year veteran to the Sequim Police Department and former social worker has been named as the new school resource officer, tasked with… Continue reading

Why woman, 86, veered into fatal crash remains a mystery

State highway investigators still don't know why a car driven by an 86-year-old woman killed in a two-car collision Thursday on U.S. Highway 101 crossed… Continue reading

Corrections officers subdue inmate in Jefferson County jail

A fight erupted between a prisoner and two corrections officers at the Jefferson County jail Wednesday, Undersheriff Tim Perry confirmed Thursday. The prisoner was in… Continue reading

Smoke detectors alert pair to flee fire

CARLSBORG -- Fire tore through a three-car garage at a house southwest of Sequim early Thursday morning, but it stopped short of significantly damaging the… Continue reading

Forks pool temporarily closed

The Quillayute Valley Aquatic Center in Forks has been closed temporarily to retrain and organize its lifeguard staff. A round of training was needed to… Continue reading

Peninsula unemployment rises slightly

Clallam County unemployment rose slightly to 6.1 percent in November, but is still lower than November's rate a year ago. Clallam's jobless rate in October… Continue reading

Sequim extends utility tax to additional functions

Sequim will begin collecting an expanded utility tax on Feb. 10. The city already levies a 3 percent tax on electricity and telephone service. The… Continue reading

Wide loads prohibited from U.S. 101 around Lake Crescent slide area

U.S. Highway 101 around Lake Crescent is now closed to vehicles wider than 12 feet because of a pesky Barnes Point slide that fell Saturday… Continue reading

Port Townsend ferry cancellations this week

Low tides and unfavorable currents are spurring a new round of cancellations of ferry service between Port Townsend and Keystone this week. Today's scheduled 5:15… Continue reading

U.S. 101 still limited to one lane at Lake Crescent stretch

U.S. Highway 101 remains limited to one lane of alternating traffic near the east end of Lack Crescent due to a weekend rockslide. Stabilizing work… Continue reading

Clallam: No smoking rules monitored

Port Angeles and Sequim police rolled out on butt busts Saturday under the state's new no-smoking law, but they could issue no citations. Port Angeles… Continue reading

State wary of rockfall on U.S. 101 near Lake Crescent

LAKE CRESCENT -- U.S. Highway 101 will be limited to one lane of alternating traffic near the east end of Lake Crescent while crews stabilize… Continue reading

Small fire causes $1,000 in damage to K Ply mill

PORT ANGELES -- A small fire broke out in an office at K Ply's plywood processing plant Saturday afternoon, causing about $1,000 in damage, the… Continue reading