Jeremy Schwartz

Port Angeles seeks state loan on sewer outfall project

PORT ANGELES — City public works staff hope to get a $12 million state loan for the second phase of a multimillion-dollar effort to reduce… Continue reading

Targeted patrols for drivers using cell phones to begin today throughout Peninsula, state

An ill-timed cellphone call could end up costing North Olympic Peninsula drivers and others throughout the state $124 as law enforcement officers begin increased patrols… Continue reading

Port Angeles considers shortening utility bill-pay period by 5 days

PORT ANGELES — City residents would have five fewer days to pay their utility bills under proposed changes recommended by the Port Angeles Utility Advisory… Continue reading

Port Angeles still hopes for solid waste law passage

PORT ANGELES — City staff will continue discussions with Clallam County officials on a proposed county ordinance that would require solid waste be taken to… Continue reading

Targeted patrols for drivers using cell phones to begin today throughout Peninsula, state

An ill-timed cellphone call could end up costing North Olympic Peninsula drivers and others throughout the state $124 as law enforcement officers begin increased patrols… Continue reading

Targeted patrols for drivers using cell phones to begin today throughout Peninsula, state

An ill-timed cellphone call could end up costing North Olympic Peninsula drivers and others throughout the state $124 as law enforcement officers begin increased patrols… Continue reading

Port Angeles Garden Club member Mary Flo Bruce

Blue Star Memorial plaque in Port Angeles honors military service [corrected]

Editor's note: This story has been corrected to reflect that the Port Angeles Garden Club raised $1,500 for the Blue Star Memorial plaque. PORT ANGELES… Continue reading

Port Angeles Garden Club member Mary Flo Bruce
An excavator digs the area around the whale bone sculpture by Alex Anderson on Tuesday at Valley Creek Estuary Park in Port Angeles. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Sculpture to be moved by native plants project near Port Angeles’ Valley Creek estuary

PORT ANGELES — A 7-ton concrete sculpture made to recall a whale vertebra will be moved and planted not far from its current home near… Continue reading

An excavator digs the area around the whale bone sculpture by Alex Anderson on Tuesday at Valley Creek Estuary Park in Port Angeles. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Guard rail work on Highway 101 delays Lake Crescent traffic

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Traffic along U.S. Highway 101 is down to one lane this morning (Tuesday) near Lake Crescent as state Department of Transportation… Continue reading

Guilty plea entered to lesser charge in Joyce knife assault

PORT ANGELES — A Joyce man will serve no additional time in jail after pleading guilty to a lesser assault charge in a knife attack… Continue reading

“Top Gear” hosts Adam Ferrara

Picturesque Peninsula attracts yet another TV show [Updated]

FORKS — Ron Davis' log truck had someone new behind the wheel last week as he and two other drivers taught their trade to the… Continue reading

“Top Gear” hosts Adam Ferrara
The 205-foot American Spirit sits docked at City Pier in Port Angeles last year.  — Photo by Jeremy Schwartz/Peninsula Daily News

Small cruise ship puts Port Angeles, Port Townsend back on its itinerary

PORT ANGELES — The American Cruise Lines trip into Port Angeles on April 15 is expected to be just 16 passengers shy of a full… Continue reading

The 205-foot American Spirit sits docked at City Pier in Port Angeles last year.  — Photo by Jeremy Schwartz/Peninsula Daily News
Crews work at the scene where a gold Toyota Sienna minivan crashed off the side of state Highway 20 south of Port Townsend on Saturday. East Jefferson Fire-Rescue

Port Hadlock woman hurt in van crash south of Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — A Port Hadlock woman was airlifted to a Seattle hospital Saturday afternoon after a minivan hit a tree by the side of… Continue reading

Crews work at the scene where a gold Toyota Sienna minivan crashed off the side of state Highway 20 south of Port Townsend on Saturday. East Jefferson Fire-Rescue

State Sen. Hargrove ‘disappointed’ by drone measure’s veto

OLYMPIA — The North Olympic Peninsula's state senator said he was disappointed by Gov. Jay Inslee's decision to veto legislation that would have regulated government… Continue reading

Crews work at the scene where a gold Toyota Sienna minivan crashed off the side of state Highway 20 south of Port Townsend on Saturday. East Jefferson Fire-Rescue

Port Hadlock woman hurt in van crash south of Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — A Port Hadlock woman was airlifted to a Seattle hospital Saturday afternoon after a minivan hit a tree by the side of… Continue reading

Crews work at the scene where a gold Toyota Sienna minivan crashed off the side of state Highway 20 south of Port Townsend on Saturday. East Jefferson Fire-Rescue
Sam Davies and Rebeca Hanson

Money pours in to replace donation funds after robbery at Port Angeles espresso stand

PORT ANGELES — The co-owner of the espresso stand along U.S. Highway 101 that lost $100 in Habitat for Humanity donations in a robbery last… Continue reading

Sam Davies and Rebeca Hanson

Port Angeles to seek public comment on term limits for council members

PORT ANGELES — City staff plan to seek public input on possible changes to City Council term limits after a council member brought up the… Continue reading

Sam Davies and Rebeca Hanson

Money pours in to replace donation funds after robbery at Port Angeles espresso stand

PORT ANGELES — The co-owner of the espresso stand along U.S. Highway 101 that lost $100 in Habitat for Humanity donations in a robbery last… Continue reading

Sam Davies and Rebeca Hanson
Plastic sheeting covers the spot Thursday where a retaining wall at the top of Tumwater Road in Port Angeles is being rebuilt. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Soggy March delays work on Tumwater Road retaining wall in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Following a month's worth of rain delays, crews contracted with the city hope to begin work on an additional retaining wall on… Continue reading

Plastic sheeting covers the spot Thursday where a retaining wall at the top of Tumwater Road in Port Angeles is being rebuilt. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

WEEKEND: Saturday fundraiser dinner in Port Angeles to aid Captain Joseph House

PORT ANGELES — The second annual benefit to make the Captain Joseph House — a first-of-its-kind, expense-paid respite for families of those killed in military… Continue reading