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Nine charges filed against Port Angeles man in brutal assault

Elderly woman reported threatened, raped, beaten

Videographer Paul Mailman of Santa Monica, Calif.,-based Furlined Commercial Production Co. films building exteriors of the Richard B. Anderson Federal Building in Port Angeles on Friday for an upcoming commercial for a cell phone service provider. The crew spent Friday afternoon taping scenes from around downtown and were scheduled to record a scene with live actors Saturday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Prepping for commercial shoot on Peninsula

Videographer Paul Mailman of Santa Monica, Calif.,-based Furlined Commercial Production Co. films building exteriors of the Richard B. Anderson Federal Building in Port Angeles on… Continue reading

Videographer Paul Mailman of Santa Monica, Calif.,-based Furlined Commercial Production Co. films building exteriors of the Richard B. Anderson Federal Building in Port Angeles on Friday for an upcoming commercial for a cell phone service provider. The crew spent Friday afternoon taping scenes from around downtown and were scheduled to record a scene with live actors Saturday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Six honored for selfless service

Volunteers tell of joy in helping others

Washington State parks to start reopening later this month

Washington State Parks has said that many group camps, day-use rental shelters, interpretive centers and historic facilities will start opening March 22. North… Continue reading

World War II topic at Port Townsend Rotary meet

David Richardson will present “75th Commemoration of the End of World War II” at a meeting of the Port Townsend Rotary Club… Continue reading

Crash prompts vehicular assault arrest

First court appearance likely on Monday

EYE ON CLALLAM: County considers franchise agreement with WaveDivision

Clallam County commissioners will discuss franchise agreements with WaveDivision, LLC. in their work session that begins at 9 a.m. Monday. The meeting will be in… Continue reading

EYE ON JEFFERSON: Hearing to review relief grants in Jefferson, Clallam counties

The three Jefferson County commissioners will conduct a public hearing to review the performance of COVID-19 relief grants to qualifying businesses in Jefferson and Clallam… Continue reading

A Port Angeles man was transported to Olympic Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries after his vehicle reportedly drifted off U.S. Highway 101 and into a building near River Road in Sequim. (Photo courtesy of Washington State Patrol)

Port Angeles man drives off highway, through fence, hits building

A Port Angeles man was transported to Olympic Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries Thursday afternoon after his vehicle drifted off U.S. Highway 101,… Continue reading

A Port Angeles man was transported to Olympic Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries after his vehicle reportedly drifted off U.S. Highway 101 and into a building near River Road in Sequim. (Photo courtesy of Washington State Patrol)

Biola University 2020 dean’s list includes Port Angeles student

Karli Wilder of Port Angeles was named to the fall 2020 dean’s list at Biola University. Students must earn a term… Continue reading

Foster mother accused in rape case delays plea decision

The wife of a Forks man who pleaded guilty Wednesday to child rape delayed deciding on a potential plea deal Thursday in… Continue reading

Grants for Professional Educators available in Clallam and Jefferson counties

The Beta Nu Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma recently announced an April 15 deadline to apply for its Grants for Professional Educators. The… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: Fear is often a double-edged sword

Mahatma Gandhi said, “The enemy is fear. We think it is hate, but it is fear.” Fear can make us do things we normally wouldn’t… Continue reading

FILE - In this June 6, 2014, file photo, Seattle Police SWAT team officers stand behind an armored vehicle in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. Lawmakers are on the cusp of overhauling policing and police accountability in Washington state, acting with unusual urgency to curb bad behavior by officers following last year's turbulent protests for racial justice. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Lawmakers in Olympia on verge of major policing overhaul

Lawmakers are on the cusp of overhauling policing and police accountability in Washington state, acting with unusual… Continue reading

FILE - In this June 6, 2014, file photo, Seattle Police SWAT team officers stand behind an armored vehicle in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. Lawmakers are on the cusp of overhauling policing and police accountability in Washington state, acting with unusual urgency to curb bad behavior by officers following last year's turbulent protests for racial justice. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
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Legislature: Support Trust Land Transfer for state forests

People on the Olympic Peninsula benefit from our state forest lands in many ways, whether it is a job in the timber industry, the revenue… Continue reading

  • Mar 12, 2021
  • By W. Ron Allen, Heidi Eisenhour and Bill Taylor
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LETTER: Fascism history

I was shocked and appalled at the ridiculous revisionist history you printed Feb. 28, “What Exactly is Fascism?” The premise of the piece is that… Continue reading

  • Mar 12, 2021

Navy training in state parks challenged; Day of Action set Saturday

By Jessie Stensland South Whidbey Record and Leah Leach Peninsula Daily News A South Whidbey environmental group is challenging a decision by a state commission… Continue reading

The Noon Rotary Club of Sequim recently donated funds to purchase 32 computer monitors for the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula. 

The monitors have been placed in the computer lab at the clubs’ Port Angeles unit. 

The rotarians also enjoyed a virtual tour of the new facility via Zoom. 

Pictured, from left to right inside the newly completed computer lab, are Mary Budke, Ted Shanks, Ashley Woolsey and Janet Gray.

Noon Rotary Club of Sequim donates to Boys and Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula

The Noon Rotary Club of Sequim recently donated funds to purchase 32 computer monitors for the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula. The… Continue reading

The Noon Rotary Club of Sequim recently donated funds to purchase 32 computer monitors for the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula. 

The monitors have been placed in the computer lab at the clubs’ Port Angeles unit. 

The rotarians also enjoyed a virtual tour of the new facility via Zoom. 

Pictured, from left to right inside the newly completed computer lab, are Mary Budke, Ted Shanks, Ashley Woolsey and Janet Gray.