Jeremy Schwartz

The Port Angeles electrical transformer station earlier this year. -- Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

New Port Angeles transformer up after lightning strike, copper theft

PORT ANGELES — A city power transformer near Civic Field is fully operational after the theft of the unit’s copper grounding wire delayed its start-up… Continue reading

The Port Angeles electrical transformer station earlier this year. -- Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Port Angeles man pleads not guilty to burglary charge

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man found hiding under a motor home by a city police dog after allegedly burglarizing a garage has pleaded… Continue reading

CLALLAM: More than 27 percent return their ballots

PORT ANGELES — Slightly more than 27 percent of Clallam County voters had returned their ballots by Friday to the county Auditor’s Office, the start… Continue reading

Forks Fire Chief Bill Paul of Fire District No. 1 blocks one lane of Merchant Road in Forks where a tree came across both power and telephone lines Saturday morning at about 9:05. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

Gusts blamed for scattered power outages across Peninsula

Windy conditions, with gusts of more than 50 mph in some places on the North Olympic Peninsula, resulted in power outages affecting about a 1,000… Continue reading

Forks Fire Chief Bill Paul of Fire District No. 1 blocks one lane of Merchant Road in Forks where a tree came across both power and telephone lines Saturday morning at about 9:05. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

Injured Sekiu woman’s condition upgraded; tribal elder’s services set Tuesday

NEAH BAY — A Sekiu woman injured in a Wednesday head-on collision on state Highway 112 had been upgraded from critical to serious condition at… Continue reading

JEFFERSON: More than 34 percent return their ballots in Jefferson

PORT TOWNSEND — More than 34 percent of Jefferson County voters had returned their ballots by Friday to the county Auditor’s Office, the start of… Continue reading

Barry Swegle

Man accused of bulldozer rampage deemed incompetent for trial, must go to state hospital

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles man accused of carving a swath of destruction through a small neighborhood east of the city with a bulldozer… Continue reading

Barry Swegle
Sketch of suspect.

Plenty of tips, no solid leads in Port Townsend child-luring case

PORT TOWNSEND — So far, the many tips from the public received after two child-luring attempts in Port Townsend have produced no leads, a Port… Continue reading

Sketch of suspect.

Port Angeles man pleads not guilty to burglary charge

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man found hiding under a motor home by a city police dog after allegedly burglarizing a garage has pleaded… Continue reading

Port Angeles woman pleads guilty to break-ins

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles woman arrested in several home break-ins has pleaded guilty to burglary and forgery charges. Addison Gale-Romack, 20, pleaded guilty… Continue reading

Body found on bluff below Port Townsend city park

PORT TOWNSEND — Port Townsend police officers and a search-and-rescue team with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office are working to recover the body of a… Continue reading

Crews from 3 Kings Environmental

Crews flatten former 3 Crabs restaurant

DUNGENESS — Nothing but a concrete foundation surrounded by a chain-link fence now sits where the former 3 Crabs Restaurant building had stood since 1958.… Continue reading

Crews from 3 Kings Environmental

Injured Sekiu woman’s condition upgraded; tribal elder’s services set Tuesday

NEAH BAY — A Sekiu woman injured in a Wednesday head-on collision on state Highway 112 had been upgraded from critical to serious condition at… Continue reading

The former Port Angeles fire hall on South Lincoln Street would cost about $2.2 million to restore

Offer for historic Port Angeles fire hall withdrawn; bids sought

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles woman last week withdrew her offer to buy the historic former fire hall on Lincoln Street property. City officials… Continue reading

The former Port Angeles fire hall on South Lincoln Street would cost about $2.2 million to restore
Sketch of suspect.

Plenty of tips, no solid leads in Port Townsend child-luring case

PORT TOWNSEND — So far, the many tips from the public received after two child-luring attempts in Port Townsend have produced no leads, a Port… Continue reading

Sketch of suspect.

Port Angeles woman pleads guilty to break-ins

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles woman arrested in several home break-ins has pleaded guilty to burglary and forgery charges. Addison Gale-Romack, 20, pleaded guilty… Continue reading

Sequim police investigating two reports of missing narcotics from fire station

SEQUIM — Detectives are investigating two reports of narcotics used by paramedics that went missing from the Clallam County Fire District No. 3 station in… Continue reading

CLALLAM: Voters return nearly 25 percent of ballots

PORT ANGELES — Nearly a quarter of Clallam County registered voters had returned their ballots by Thursday to the county Auditor’s office for the all-mail… Continue reading

Crews from 3 Kings Environmental

Crews flatten former 3 Crabs restaurant

DUNGENESS — Nothing but a concrete foundation surrounded by a chain-link fence now sits where the former 3 Crabs Restaurant building had stood since 1958.… Continue reading

Crews from 3 Kings Environmental

JEFFERSON: Voters return 30 percent of ballots

PORT TOWNSEND — More than 30 percent of Jefferson County voters had returned their ballots by Tuesday to the county Auditor’s Office for the all-mail… Continue reading