Jeremy Schwartz

Ordez Eugene Kompkoff

UPDATE: Man sought in connection with RV park assault turns self in

PORT ANGELES — The man city police were looking for after a Tuesday assault and robbery at a west-side RV Park along U.S. Highway 101… Continue reading

Ordez Eugene Kompkoff
An excavator moves a tree to clear a section of the Waterfront Trail in Port Angeles on Thursday after a slide forced the closure of the trail. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Work begins on clearing Waterfront Trail landslide in Port Angeles; expected to reopen today or Saturday

PORT ANGELES — City crews plan to reopen today or Saturday a stretch of Olympic Discovery Trail now blocked by a landslide. Rocks, dirt and… Continue reading

An excavator moves a tree to clear a section of the Waterfront Trail in Port Angeles on Thursday after a slide forced the closure of the trail. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Police believe that Ordez Eugene Kompkoff

Port Angeles police seek man possibly armed

PORT ANGELES — Police are looking for a possibly armed man wanted for being one of three men who allegedly attacked and robbed another at… Continue reading

Police believe that Ordez Eugene Kompkoff
Barry Swegle enters Clallam County Superior Court in Port Angeles for a status hearing in this file photo. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Competency hearing in Port Angeles bulldozer case delayed by request for formal plea offer

PORT ANGELES — The retained attorney for a Port Angeles man accused of driving a bulldozer through a Gales Addition neighborhood in May wants a… Continue reading

Barry Swegle enters Clallam County Superior Court in Port Angeles for a status hearing in this file photo. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Work continues Wednesday on the Lauridsen Boulevard bridge over Peabody Creek in Port Angeles. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Port Angeles caps pay for Lauridsen Bridge project manager

PORT ANGELES — The city will pay no more than an additional $15,000 to its project manager on the Lauridsen Bridge replacement project after various… Continue reading

Work continues Wednesday on the Lauridsen Boulevard bridge over Peabody Creek in Port Angeles. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Linda Crane of Port Angeles holds up a sign against the deployment of “smart” meters during an informational protest outside Port Angeles City Hall. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Protest, petition urges Port Angeles to stop ‘smart’ meter project

PORT ANGELES — Some 20 to 30 people protested installation of wireless “smart” meters in Port Angeles homes before the City Council was given a… Continue reading

Linda Crane of Port Angeles holds up a sign against the deployment of “smart” meters during an informational protest outside Port Angeles City Hall. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Trial dates set for two accused of Sequim-area burglary

SEQUIM — Trial dates in April and May have been set for two men arrested in the case of a March 5 Sequim-area home break-in… Continue reading

Trial dates set for two accused of Sequim-area burglary

SEQUIM — Trial dates in April and May have been set for two men arrested in the case of a March 5 Sequim-area home break-in… Continue reading

Linda Crane of Port Angeles holds up a sign against the deployment of “smart” meters during an informational protest outside Port Angeles City Hall. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Protest, petition urges Port Angeles to stop ‘smart’ meter project

PORT ANGELES — Some 20 to 30 people protested installation of wireless “smart” meters in Port Angeles homes before the City Council was given a… Continue reading

Linda Crane of Port Angeles holds up a sign against the deployment of “smart” meters during an informational protest outside Port Angeles City Hall. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Barry Swegle enters Clallam County Superior Court in Port Angeles for a status hearing in this file photo. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Competency hearing in Port Angeles bulldozer case delayed by request for formal plea offer

PORT ANGELES — The retained attorney for a Port Angeles man accused of driving a bulldozer through a Gales Addition neighborhood in May wants a… Continue reading

Barry Swegle enters Clallam County Superior Court in Port Angeles for a status hearing in this file photo. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Paula Barnes

North Olympic Library System plans candidate interview Thursday in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Members of the North Olympic Library System Board expect to interview the lone candidate for the system's executive director position during a… Continue reading

Paula Barnes

Port Angeles crews expect to start clearing landslide debris from Olympic Discovery Trail on Thursday

PORT ANGELES — City crews expect to begin Thursday clearing trees, rocks and dirt that have blocked a stretch of the Olympic Discovery Trail near… Continue reading

Port Angeles crews expect to start clearing landslide debris from Olympic Discovery Trail on Thursday

PORT ANGELES — City crews expect to begin Thursday clearing trees, rocks and dirt that have blocked a stretch of the Olympic Discovery Trail near… Continue reading

Eye on Olympia: Legislative session ends with wins, setbacks for Peninsula legislators

OLYMPIA — The 60-day legislative session that ended last Thursday at midnight produced both triumphs and disappointments for the North Olympic Peninsula’s three elected leaders.… Continue reading

Man accused of child rape in Sequim booked into jail

SEQUIM — A 21-year-old man described as a transient has been booked into the Clallam County jail and is expected to be charged Tuesday in… Continue reading

Douglas B. Spink is suspected of taking Ghengis

Man linked to alleged bestiality suspected in Peninsula missing dog case

DISCOVERY BAY — Authorities suspect a 42-year-old man living in Jefferson County, an admitted cocaine smuggler who was accused in 2010 of allowing men to… Continue reading

Douglas B. Spink is suspected of taking Ghengis
Andrew Donald Luquette

Search continues for suspected Sequim burglar

SEQUIM — Clallam County sheriff's deputies continued Saturday to look for Andrew Donald Luquette, one of several Sequim-area men suspected in a March 5 home… Continue reading

Andrew Donald Luquette
Douglas B. Spink is suspected of taking Ghengis

Man linked to alleged bestiality suspected in Peninsula missing dog case

DISCOVERY BAY — Authorities suspect a 42-year-old man living in Jefferson County, an admitted cocaine smuggler who was accused in 2010 of allowing men to… Continue reading

Douglas B. Spink is suspected of taking Ghengis

Man accused of child rape in Sequim booked into jail

SEQUIM — A 21-year-old man described as a transient has been booked into the Clallam County jail and is expected to be charged Tuesday in… Continue reading

Barry Swegle enters Clallam County Superior Court in Port Angeles on Wednesday for a status hearing. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Competency hearing set back in Port Angeles bulldozer case

PORT ANGELES — A mental competency hearing originally set Wednesday morning for the Port Angeles man accused of tearing through a Gales Addition neighborhood with… Continue reading

Barry Swegle enters Clallam County Superior Court in Port Angeles on Wednesday for a status hearing. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News