Jeremy Schwartz

Rick Fletcher (holding rope) of the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary shows how to collect water samples during a Peninsula College class trip into Port Angeles Harbor and the surrounding waters during which the basics of oceanographic research were demonstrated. From left are Peninsula College staff member Brad Stone and students Calvin Sha

Peninsula College class trip studies waters off Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — A recent bright and cold fall day was one of the few times Corey White has been out in open water on… Continue reading

Rick Fletcher (holding rope) of the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary shows how to collect water samples during a Peninsula College class trip into Port Angeles Harbor and the surrounding waters during which the basics of oceanographic research were demonstrated. From left are Peninsula College staff member Brad Stone and students Calvin Sha
Bales of marijuana that were seized during a smuggling interdiction are stacked on the deck of Coast Guard cutter Active on Dec. 2. U.S. Coast Guard

Port Angeles-based cutter aids in seizure of 5,000 pounds of pot

SAN DIEGO — The crew of the Coast Guard cutter Active, based in Port Angeles, helped chase down a 30-foot fishing boat found to be… Continue reading

Bales of marijuana that were seized during a smuggling interdiction are stacked on the deck of Coast Guard cutter Active on Dec. 2. U.S. Coast Guard
Map by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Unusual 3.5 quake followed by even smaller temblors in Dabob Bay area

QUILCENE — A small, 3.4-magnitude earthquake felt by about 60 people in the Quilcene-Brinnon area Thursday night is relatively rare, though not necessarily a portend… Continue reading

Map by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

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

Police seek man who stole from Jack in the Box in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — A man wearing a black trench coat walked into the Jack in the Box restaurant and stole cash from a cash register… Continue reading

Bales of marijuana that were seized during a smuggling interdiction are stacked on the deck of Coast Guard cutter Active on Dec. 2. U.S. Coast Guard

Port Angeles-based cutter aids in seizure of 5,000 pounds of pot

SAN DIEGO — The crew of the Coast Guard cutter Active, based in Port Angeles, helped chase down a 30-foot fishing boat found to be… Continue reading

Bales of marijuana that were seized during a smuggling interdiction are stacked on the deck of Coast Guard cutter Active on Dec. 2. U.S. Coast Guard

Port Angeles Downtown Association uncertain of funding loss impact

PORT ANGELES — The board of the Port Angeles Downtown Association likely will not have a firm idea on how $20,000 less from the city… Continue reading

Port Angeles hopes to receive $12 million state loan

PORT ANGELES — City public works officials are hoping to get $12 million from a state low-interest loan program to help pay for the second… Continue reading

Charges in Sequim rollover wreck to be delayed pending blood test results

SEQUIM — The filing of criminal charges against a Sequim teenager driving a sedan that overturned in a Nov. 24 wreck, injuring the car’s two… Continue reading

New Port Angeles City Councilman Lee Whetham

Humane Society, Port Angeles Downtown Association get funding cuts as Port Angeles City Council OKs 2014 budget.

PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Peninsula Humane Society will go without $12,350 from Port Angeles city coffers next year after City Council members unanimously approved… Continue reading

New Port Angeles City Councilman Lee Whetham

Police seek man who stole from Jack in the Box in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — A man wearing a black trench coat walked into the Jack in the Box restaurant and stole cash from a cash register… Continue reading

Port Angeles Downtown Association uncertain of funding loss impact

PORT ANGELES — The board of the Port Angeles Downtown Association likely will not have a firm idea on how $20,000 less from the city… Continue reading

Port Angeles hopes to receive $12 million state loan

PORT ANGELES — City public works officials are hoping to get $12 million from a state low-interest loan program to help pay for the second… Continue reading

Charges in Sequim rollover wreck to be delayed pending blood test results

SEQUIM — The filing of criminal charges against a Sequim teenager driving a sedan that overturned in a Nov. 24 wreck, injuring the car’s two… Continue reading

Pettit Oil with Peninsula facilities files for bankruptcy protection; customers likely not affected

A Lakewood-based petroleum distributor seeking bankruptcy reorganization will likely not affect the company's ability to supply its customers and distribution centers, which include facilities in… Continue reading

Police seek man who stole from Jack in the Box in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — A man wearing a black trench coat walked into the Jack in the Box restaurant and stole cash from a cash register… Continue reading

Pettit Oil with Peninsula facilities files for bankruptcy protection; customers likely not affected

A Lakewood-based petroleum distributor seeking bankruptcy reorganization will likely not affect the company's ability to supply its customers and distribution centers, which include facilities in… Continue reading