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Republicans celebrate, hope for brighter future

Republicans in Clallam and Jefferson counties celebrated the inauguration of Donald Trump as president and talked of their hopes for eased business regulations, more freedom… Continue reading

Some 300 protesters march in Port Townsend

Some 300 protesters march in Port Townsend

Hundreds of Peninsula residents came to Port Townsend to march in one of the multitude of women’s marches that occurred across the… Continue reading

Some 300 protesters march in Port Townsend
All lanes of state Highway 19 were closed much of Friday for a multi-vehicle wreck near milepost 3. (Cydney McFarland/Peninsula Daily News)

Man killed in Port Ludlow wreck; four others hospitalized

One person died at the scene of a three car wreck on state Highway 19 between Chimacum and Port Ludlow on Friday… Continue reading

All lanes of state Highway 19 were closed much of Friday for a multi-vehicle wreck near milepost 3. (Cydney McFarland/Peninsula Daily News)
Tape closes off broken windows at businesses in Washington, D.C., after a confrontation with protestors blocks from President Donald Trump’s inauguration. (The Associated Press)

Protesters block entrances to inauguration, set fires, vandalize

Protesters who had promised to shut down the city for the inauguration were successful at several security… Continue reading

Tape closes off broken windows at businesses in Washington, D.C., after a confrontation with protestors blocks from President Donald Trump’s inauguration. (The Associated Press)
Anita and Mike Edwards hold up a Port Townsend sign that will be used in the Seattle Womxn’s March on Saturday. (Annemarie Mende)

Peninsula residents to mark inauguration with protests

Organizers hope to see Water Street rimmed with people “holding the line” today after Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 45th president of… Continue reading

Anita and Mike Edwards hold up a Port Townsend sign that will be used in the Seattle Womxn’s March on Saturday. (Annemarie Mende)
Nippon gives county payment of 2017, 2018 taxes on personal property

Nippon gives county payment of 2017, 2018 taxes on personal property

Clallam County Treasurer Selinda Barkhuis said Wednesday she withdrew the Jan. 9 personal property tax lien she imposed against Nippon Paper Industries… Continue reading

Nippon gives county payment of 2017, 2018 taxes on personal property

Second-degree murder charge filed in shooting death of Port Angeles man

A second-degree murder charge was filed Tuesday against a 27-year-old man accused of killing his father Jan. 12 as prosecutors await a… Continue reading

Marrowstone Island volunteers picked as citizens of the year

Marrowstone Island volunteers picked as citizens of the year

Paula and Greg Lalish have been named Marrowstone Island’s Citizens of the Year, an honor bestowed every year by past Citizen of… Continue reading

Marrowstone Island volunteers picked as citizens of the year
Democrats debate future after Obamacare at Port Angeles health care forum

Democrats debate future after Obamacare at Port Angeles health care forum

Democrats decried Republican efforts to dismantle the Affordable Care Act during a standing-room-only health care forum at the Port Angeles branch of… Continue reading

Democrats debate future after Obamacare at Port Angeles health care forum

Serial arsonist? Investigators follow trail of fires

Law enforcement and fire department authorities have confirmed that two fires this month west of Port Angeles were set by an arsonist… Continue reading

Bridge adds link to Olympic Discovery Trail

Bridge adds link to Olympic Discovery Trail

Crews on Thursday were installing a 210-foot-long modular steel bridge for the Olympic Discovery Trail at Sequim Bay State Park. The 177,000-pound span… Continue reading

Bridge adds link to Olympic Discovery Trail

Kilmer, Cantwell, Murray to attend inauguration

U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer of the 6th Congressional District and U.S. Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell of Washington state plan to attend… Continue reading

Peaceful rally set in Forks this Saturday

West End residents Hope Olson and Berlinda James will host a peaceful rally from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Forks Transit… Continue reading

Gathering for Hope this Saturday in Port Angeles

All are welcome at the Gathering for Hope planned at noon Saturday. “It’s a nonpartisan gathering,” said Dr. Ned Hammar, one of… Continue reading

Peninsula man attends inauguration full of hope

A North Olympic Peninsula resident now in Washington, D.C., for President-elect Donald J. Trump’s inauguration is looking forward to change. Joseph Lujan of… Continue reading

Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Melania Trump looks on during the 58th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (The Associated Press)

America First: Trump sworn in as 45th president

Pledging to empower America’s “forgotten men and women,” Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th… Continue reading

Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Melania Trump looks on during the 58th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (The Associated Press)
UPDATE: Highway 101 reopened after rockslide at Lake Crescent

UPDATE: Highway 101 reopened after rockslide at Lake Crescent

U.S. Highway 101 was reopened at 1:37 p.m. Thursday following a rock slide near mileposts 228-229 at Lake Crescent. The Washington Department… Continue reading

UPDATE: Highway 101 reopened after rockslide at Lake Crescent
Data: All ages, areas affected by opioid addiction in Clallam County

Data: All ages, areas affected by opioid addiction in Clallam County

Newly released data shows Clallam County’s heroin and opioid epidemic affects people of all ages across the entire county. That was the… Continue reading

Data: All ages, areas affected by opioid addiction in Clallam County
Jefferson County Public Utility District works on low-income rates program

Jefferson County Public Utility District works on low-income rates program

Jefferson County Public Utility District commissioners say they are continuing their efforts to work out details for a viable program that would… Continue reading

Jefferson County Public Utility District works on low-income rates program
Clallam offered $39,000 to be used for shooting range

Clallam offered $39,000 to be used for shooting range

The Peninsula Northwest Shooting Park Association has offered Clallam County $39,305 for the future construction of a shooting range. County commissioners Tuesday… Continue reading

Clallam offered $39,000 to be used for shooting range