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The electronic edition of Monday’s Peninsula Daily News is now available. It had been delayed due to a technical issue. To access… Continue reading

Festival-goers, from left, Cara Saunto, Shelby Damiani and Adrienne Bohannon, all of Seattle, crack into their crab dinners on Saturday at the Dungeness Crab Festival on the Port Angeles waterfront. The annual event drew thousands of visitors to downtown Port Angeles for a variety of seafood delights, music, cooking demonstrations, a craft fair and other activities. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Dinner is served

Festival-goers, from left, Cara Saunto, Shelby Damiani and Adrienne Bohannon, all of Seattle, crack into their crab dinners on Saturday at the Dungeness Crab Festival… Continue reading

Festival-goers, from left, Cara Saunto, Shelby Damiani and Adrienne Bohannon, all of Seattle, crack into their crab dinners on Saturday at the Dungeness Crab Festival on the Port Angeles waterfront. The annual event drew thousands of visitors to downtown Port Angeles for a variety of seafood delights, music, cooking demonstrations, a craft fair and other activities. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Nichols has recommended community service hours, written apologies and some restitution for 45 students allegedly involved in a senior prank in June inside Sequim High School’s H-Building. Students were not charged with any felonies and will appear in District Court, Juvenile Court, Diversion Program and in an informal Diversion Program through the prosecuting attorney’s office. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Charges filed in senior prank

Community service, letters recommended

Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Nichols has recommended community service hours, written apologies and some restitution for 45 students allegedly involved in a senior prank in June inside Sequim High School’s H-Building. Students were not charged with any felonies and will appear in District Court, Juvenile Court, Diversion Program and in an informal Diversion Program through the prosecuting attorney’s office. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)
Two new fire engines will go into daily use in Sequim and Carlsborg for Clallam County Fire District 3 in early November. A third new fire engine will arrive in early 2026 for Blyn’s fire station. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

New fire engines to roll out in Sequim next month

Two set for Carlsborg and Sequim; Blyn engine to arrive in 2026

Two new fire engines will go into daily use in Sequim and Carlsborg for Clallam County Fire District 3 in early November. A third new fire engine will arrive in early 2026 for Blyn’s fire station. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

Port Angeles joins lawsuit against federal government for grant funding

City manager says existing language should be upheld

Olympic Medical Center back in compliance with CMS

Acceptance comes after several visits this year

Krab Krew members Jernando Juarez, left, and Julie Myers crack open freshly cooked whole crabs destined for consumption by visitors at the Dungeness Crab Festival on Friday on the Port Angeles waterfront. Thousands of fresh crabs have been brought in for hungry festival-goers at the three-day event, which also features a variety of other seafood delights as well as live music, demonstrations, a craft fair and a crab derby. The festival will continue through Sunday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Crackin’ Crab

Krab Krew members Jernando Juarez, left, and Julie Myers crack open freshly cooked whole crabs destined for consumption by visitors at the Dungeness Crab Festival… Continue reading

Krab Krew members Jernando Juarez, left, and Julie Myers crack open freshly cooked whole crabs destined for consumption by visitors at the Dungeness Crab Festival on Friday on the Port Angeles waterfront. Thousands of fresh crabs have been brought in for hungry festival-goers at the three-day event, which also features a variety of other seafood delights as well as live music, demonstrations, a craft fair and a crab derby. The festival will continue through Sunday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

East Jefferson to host Fire Rescue Fest today

Historical and modern demonstrations, hands-on training slated

Port Angeles School District enrollment figures get boost

Online academy also sees more students in first four months

Three juveniles arrested after high-speed chase

Two juveniles are in their parents’ custody and one is at Clallam County’s Youth Center following a high-speed car chase on Thursday.… Continue reading

Saul and Suzanna Martinez of Monroe take in the view over the Salish Sea from Fort Worden State Park on Thursday. The couple enjoyed a quick trip to Port Townsend to celebrate their 37th wedding anniversary. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Anniversary visit

Saul and Suzanna Martinez of Monroe take in the view over the Salish Sea from Fort Worden State Park on Thursday. The couple enjoyed a… Continue reading

Saul and Suzanna Martinez of Monroe take in the view over the Salish Sea from Fort Worden State Park on Thursday. The couple enjoyed a quick trip to Port Townsend to celebrate their 37th wedding anniversary. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Workers set up the main tent for the Dungeness Crab Festival in downtown Port Angeles on Wednesday evening. (Kelley Lane/Peninsula Daily News)

Dungeness Crab Festival opens three-day run

Food, music and vendors highlight annual event

Workers set up the main tent for the Dungeness Crab Festival in downtown Port Angeles on Wednesday evening. (Kelley Lane/Peninsula Daily News)

Jefferson County department asks for funding for employee training

Six staff members bolstered by several volunteer organizations

Port of Port Townsend capital projects examined

Development funds to expire in 2027

A dog walker, lower right, stops to read a sign while strolling along among the autumn colors at Kai Tai Lagoon in Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Autumn colors

A dog walker, lower right, stops to read a sign while strolling along among the autumn colors at Kai Tai Lagoon in Port Townsend.… Continue reading

A dog walker, lower right, stops to read a sign while strolling along among the autumn colors at Kai Tai Lagoon in Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Group adds features to Port Townsend park

City leaders praise organization’s progress

Guest soloist Colin Davin, rehearsing with the Port Angeles Symphony in 2023, will return to the Peninsula for solo recitals in Port Angeles on Friday and in Sequim on Saturday. (Diane Urbani de la Paz)

Guitarist to play recitals in Port Angeles, Sequim

Performances will be first chamber concerts in symphony’s season

  • Oct 9, 2025
  • By Diane Urbani de la Paz For Peninsula Daily News
  • Clallam County
Guest soloist Colin Davin, rehearsing with the Port Angeles Symphony in 2023, will return to the Peninsula for solo recitals in Port Angeles on Friday and in Sequim on Saturday. (Diane Urbani de la Paz)

Legislative session may focus on backfilling Medicaid cuts

Rep. Bernbaum: State anticipates drop in enrollees

Man arrested following investigation into fraudulent vehicle purchase

A Port Angeles man has been arrested on investigation of vehicle theft and forgery and booked on an extraditable warrant on 57… Continue reading

Sabrina Mudd, left, and Michele Stafford of Port Angeles push and wiggle the four largest pumpkins to try and guess their weights just before the official weigh-in during the 18th Evergreen Country Estate pumpkin contest on Goss Road south of Port Angeles. The four pumpkins, from left to right, weighed 151 pounds, 166 pounds, 84 pounds and 115 pounds. Dawna Krause grew the 166-pounder and was declared this year’s champion. The winner of the weight-guessing contest won a coho salmon or two Dungeness crabs. A dozen smaller pumpkins also were entered for fun. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Pumpkin contest

Sabrina Mudd, left, and Michele Stafford of Port Angeles push and wiggle the four largest pumpkins to try and guess their weights just before the… Continue reading

Sabrina Mudd, left, and Michele Stafford of Port Angeles push and wiggle the four largest pumpkins to try and guess their weights just before the official weigh-in during the 18th Evergreen Country Estate pumpkin contest on Goss Road south of Port Angeles. The four pumpkins, from left to right, weighed 151 pounds, 166 pounds, 84 pounds and 115 pounds. Dawna Krause grew the 166-pounder and was declared this year’s champion. The winner of the weight-guessing contest won a coho salmon or two Dungeness crabs. A dozen smaller pumpkins also were entered for fun. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)