Jeremy Schwartz

UPDATED: Motorcyclist found dead in ditch near Port Angeles identified

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County sheriff’s deputies were investigating this morning (Friday) a single-motorcycle wreck that took the life of a 25-year-old Port Angeles man… Continue reading

Port Angeles garbage flow control proposal raises county concerns

By Jeremy Schwartz Peninsula Daily News PORT ANGELES — A city effort to ensure a consistent flow of garbage, and therefore revenue, to the Port… Continue reading

Port Angeles council approves further funds for landfill project consultant

PORT ANGELES — The city will pay up to $156,731 more to its consultant working on a way to keep a failing bluff from releasing… Continue reading

Clallam County Fire District No. 2 responds to a single-car accident Monday on state Highway 112. Clallam County Fire District No. 2

Port Angeles woman arrested for possible DUI after state Highway 112 wreck

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles woman was arrested for investigation of driving under the influence after her car clipped a roadside sign, drove through… Continue reading

Clallam County Fire District No. 2 responds to a single-car accident Monday on state Highway 112. Clallam County Fire District No. 2
Clallam County Fire District No. 2 responds to a single-car accident Monday on state Highway 112. Clallam County Fire District No. 2

Port Angeles woman arrested for possible DUI after state Highway 112 wreck

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles woman was arrested for investigation of driving under the influence after her car clipped a roadside sign, drove through… Continue reading

Clallam County Fire District No. 2 responds to a single-car accident Monday on state Highway 112. Clallam County Fire District No. 2

March 3 trial date set for man accused of deputy assault, hit-and-run in Sequim

SEQUIM — A Sequim man accused of driving into a building with a van and assaulting two deputies before he was subdued with a stun… Continue reading

Trial date set for man accused of deputy assault, hit-and-run in Sequim

SEQUIM — A Sequim man accused of driving into a building with a van and assaulting two deputies before he was subdued with a stun… Continue reading

Eye on Olympia: State Sen. Hargrove’s bill would govern use of drone aircraft by state agencies

OLYMPIA — State law enforcement agencies would need a court order to use unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, to collect information that could be used… Continue reading

Craig Fulton

Port Angeles claims smart meter company is in breach of contract

PORT ANGELES — City officials have declared Port Angeles' “smart meter” installer in breach of contract after sending a letter detailing a litany of software… Continue reading

Craig Fulton
An idled fuel delivery truck sits next to the shuttered Pettit Oil tank truck fuel depot on Marine Drive in Port Angeles on Friday after the company closed for business the day before.  —Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Pettit Oil shuts down; familiar business millions in debt

Pettit Oil, a Lakewood-based petroleum distribution company with facilities in Port Angeles, Forks and Port Townsend, among others, has closed its doors after filing for… Continue reading

An idled fuel delivery truck sits next to the shuttered Pettit Oil tank truck fuel depot on Marine Drive in Port Angeles on Friday after the company closed for business the day before.  —Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
U.S. Marine Corps veteran Cpl. Ammon Lang

Crowd welcomes double-amputee veteran, family to their new Port Angeles [**VIDEO**]

PORT ANGELES — A crowd of about 80 people welcomed former Marine Cpl. Ammon Lang, a double amputee, and his family to their new home… Continue reading

U.S. Marine Corps veteran Cpl. Ammon Lang

Fire investigators probe fire in Port Hadlock commercial building

PORT HADLOCK — Fire crews were investigating the cause of a blaze that gutted a small office building off Rhody Drive in Port Hadlock on… Continue reading

Paula Barnes

North Olympic Library System director to retire in July

PORT ANGELES — Seven years to the month after she took the reigns of the North Olympic Library System, Paula Barnes will close another chapter… Continue reading

Paula Barnes
U.S. Marine Corps veteran Cpl. Ammon Lang

Crowd welcomes double-amputee veteran, family to their new Port Angeles [**VIDEO**]

PORT ANGELES — A crowd of about 80 people welcomed former Marine Cpl. Ammon Lang, a double amputee, and his family to their new home… Continue reading

U.S. Marine Corps veteran Cpl. Ammon Lang

Fire investigators probe fire in Port Hadlock commercial building

PORT HADLOCK — Fire crews were investigating the cause of a blaze that gutted a small office building off Rhody Drive in Port Hadlock this… Continue reading

EDC panel to finalize details, communications plan for upcoming regional business summit

PORT ANGELES — The executive committee of the Clallam County Economic Development Council will finalize plans and develop a communications plan for summit meetings expected… Continue reading

Pettit Oil shuts down

Pettit Oil, a Lakewood-based petroleum distribution company with facilities in Port Angeles, Forks and Port Townsend, has closed its doors. Calls to the company's main… Continue reading

EDC panel to finalize details, communications plan for upcoming regional business summit

PORT ANGELES — The executive committee of the Clallam County Economic Development Council will finalize plans and develop a communications plan for summit meetings expected… Continue reading

Port Angeles man in alleged burning, stabbing assault of woman to see Feb. 19 trial

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man accused of strangling a woman until she almost lost consciousness and burning her leg with a curling iron… Continue reading

Port Angeles Utility Advisory Committee suggests up to $156,731 more for landfill bluff consultant

PORT ANGELES — An advisory panel has recommended the City Council approve up to $156,731 more for the city’s consultant working on how to shore… Continue reading