Jeremy Schwartz

Family feels void left by teen’s overdose death; suspect’s trial to begin

PORT ANGELES — Seven months after Miranda Cedar lost her 17-year-old son to a fatal heroin overdose, she still feels the hole in her life… Continue reading

One-year sentence for Port Angeles man arrested after car chase

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man who led a Clallam County sheriff's deputy on a brief car chase in October has been sentenced to… Continue reading

A white 2000 Mitsubishi sport utility vehicle and a tan 1988 Honda Accord sit on the north side of Caroline Street

Sequim man in serious condition after collision in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — A Sequim man was in serious condition at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle on Saturday after the car he was driving was… Continue reading

A white 2000 Mitsubishi sport utility vehicle and a tan 1988 Honda Accord sit on the north side of Caroline Street

Sequim man pleads to lesser charge in alleged arson try

PORT ANGELES — A Sequim man initially charged with attempted arson after reportedly trying to burn his mother’s house down has pleaded guilty to a… Continue reading

Wanted Forks man arrested in reportedly stolen car

PORT HADLOCK — A man and woman from Forks were in the Jefferson County jail Saturday after the two were arrested following a brief chase… Continue reading

Port Angeles panel eyes growth of utility bill discount

PORT ANGELES — The city’s electric utility discount program could be expanded to make more families eligible for a break on their electric bills following… Continue reading

Several bales of marijuana seized from a panga sit on the deck of the Coast Guard cutter Edisto before being transferred to the San Diego Marine Task Force at Naval Base Point Loma on Wednesday. The 30-foot panga was intercepted approximately 155 miles south of San Diego. Petty Officer 3rd Class Connie Gawrelli/ U.S. Coast Guard

Port Angeles-based cutter makes second big marijuana bust in two weeks

SAN DIEGO — A Coast Guard helicopter launched from the Port Angeles-based cutter Active used gunfire to stop a suspected smuggling boat carrying 7,100 pounds… Continue reading

Several bales of marijuana seized from a panga sit on the deck of the Coast Guard cutter Edisto before being transferred to the San Diego Marine Task Force at Naval Base Point Loma on Wednesday. The 30-foot panga was intercepted approximately 155 miles south of San Diego. Petty Officer 3rd Class Connie Gawrelli/ U.S. Coast Guard

Glass-smash burglaries hit four Port Angeles-area businesses; some ransacked

PORT ANGELES — Both Clallam County sheriff’s deputies and Port Angeles police are investigating a string of four nighttime burglaries reported within about 90 minutes… Continue reading

One man in hospital, roommate in jail after reported stabbing

JOYCE — A Joyce man was in stable condition at Olympic Medical Center after his roommate allegedly stabbed him multiple times and was subsequently arrested,… Continue reading

Glass-smash burglaries hit four Port Angeles-area businesses; some ransacked

PORT ANGELES — Both Clallam County sheriff’s deputies and Port Angeles police are investigating a string of four nighttime burglaries reported within about 90 minutes… Continue reading

One man in hospital, roommate in jail after reported stabbing

JOYCE — A Joyce man was in stable condition at Olympic Medical Center after his roommate allegedly stabbed him multiple times and was subsequently arrested,… Continue reading

One man in hospital, roommate in jail after reported stabbing

JOYCE — A Joyce man was in stable condition at Olympic Medical Center after his roommate allegedly stabbed him multiple times and was subsequently arrested,… Continue reading

Port Angeles man gets suspended sentence in theft attempt

PORT ANGELES — A man found hiding beneath a motor home after he rummaged through a nearby garage will serve a year’s worth of suspended… Continue reading

Glass-smash burglaries hit four Port Angeles-area businesses; some ransacked

PORT ANGELES — Both Clallam County sheriff’s deputies and Port Angeles police are investigating a string of four nighttime burglaries reported within about 90 minutes… Continue reading

Port Angeles man gets suspended sentence in theft attempt

PORT ANGELES — A man found hiding beneath a motor home after he rummaged through a nearby garage will serve a year’s worth of suspended… Continue reading

Car chase ends in Sequim man’s arrest

PORT ANGELES — A Sequim man was in the Clallam County jail Saturday after he reportedly ditched his car off Deer Park Road on Friday… Continue reading

Christie Johnston

Cold snap poised to end on Peninsula — but that’s midweek; till then, snow?

Mother Nature has not quite released her icy grip on the North Olympic Peninsula just yet. Close-to-freezing temperatures and even the possibility of snow are… Continue reading

Christie Johnston
Former firefighter/paramedic Paul M. Rynearson in the courtroom.  —Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Ex-paramedic pleads not guilty in theft of narcotics from fire station

PORT ANGELES — The former Clallam County Fire District No. 3 employee accused of stealing narcotics from the district’s Sequim fire station has pleaded not… Continue reading

Former firefighter/paramedic Paul M. Rynearson in the courtroom.  —Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Leads being followed on stolen truck recovered in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Police are continuing to follow multiple leads in the theft of a pickup truck owned by Scarsella Bros. Inc. left unlocked and… Continue reading

Outage affects 707 Clallam Public Utility District clients

PORT ANGELES — A 4½-hour power outage just west of Port Angeles affected about 700 Clallam County Public Utility District customers Thursday evening, a PUD… Continue reading