Jeremy Schwartz

Hollywood Beach given all-clear sign

PORT ANGELES — An advisory against contact with the waters of Port Angeles Harbor, including the waters off Hollywood Beach, has been lifted following tests… Continue reading

Peter Ripley

Port Angeles council candidates both opposed and unopposed appear at forum

PORT ANGELES — Utility bills, “smart meters” and the trees of Lincoln Park were on the minds of attendees who asked questions during City Council… Continue reading

Peter Ripley

Port Angeles man accused of police assault also charged with witness tampering

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man accused of trying to run over a city police officer also has been charged with witness tampering. Authorities… Continue reading

Proposed Port Angeles utility rate hikes face public comment Tuesday

PORT ANGELES — The first of two public hearings on proposed utility rate hikes in the city will be Tuesday. The proposed increases could raise… Continue reading

This aerial photo by pilot Tom Roorda (http://roordaaerial.com) taken Oct. 1 shows sediment from the Elwha River moving east in the Strait of Juan de Fuca toward Port Angeles and Ediz Hook. Copyright &Copy; 2013

An undammed Elwha River building beaches again: Crab found where it once was too rocky

PORT ANGELES — During a recent survey of sediment that flowed down the Elwha River and accrued along a beach to the east of the… Continue reading

This aerial photo by pilot Tom Roorda (http://roordaaerial.com) taken Oct. 1 shows sediment from the Elwha River moving east in the Strait of Juan de Fuca toward Port Angeles and Ediz Hook. Copyright &Copy; 2013

Port Angeles Harbor effluent advisory lifted

PORT ANGELES — An advisory against contact with the waters of Port Angeles Harbor, including the waters off Hollywood Beach, has been lifted following tests… Continue reading

Proposed Port Angeles utility rate hikes face public comment Tuesday

PORT ANGELES — The first of two public hearings on proposed utility rate hikes in the city will be Tuesday. The proposed increases could raise… Continue reading

Port Angeles man pleads guilty to stolen car possession

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man has been sentenced to just less than four years in prison after he pleaded guilty last week to… Continue reading

Graffiti were found written on the concrete barriers blocking an entrance to the Olympic National Park Visitor Center in Port Angeles.  -- Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

THE SHUTDOWN: DAY 13 — Peninsula businesses feel pinch from Olympic National Park closure

They’ve come from all over. Visitors have hopped flights from as far away as Switzerland and France, and traveled from dozens of states in the… Continue reading

Graffiti were found written on the concrete barriers blocking an entrance to the Olympic National Park Visitor Center in Port Angeles.  -- Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

THE SHUTDOWN: DAY 13 — What do you do when a cruise ship comes calling and your national park is closed?

PORT ANGELES — Tourism promoters had to scramble to organize new tours for cruise ship passengers coming into Port Angeles after the partial shutdown of… Continue reading

Clallam Bay School put on lockdown briefly; man arrested

CLALLAM BAY — A 25-year-old man was in the Clallam County jail Thursday after he was arrested following a disturbance at a home that led… Continue reading

A telephoto lens on Front Street just east of Lincoln Street compresses eight of the light poles eventually to be replaced in downtown Port Angeles. The optical effect makes the log deck west of Valley Creek appear larger.-- Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Light pole replacement project in downtown Port Angeles delayed by production problems

PORT ANGELES — Work on replacement of 25 light poles in downtown Port Angeles that was slated to start Monday has been delayed because of… Continue reading

A telephoto lens on Front Street just east of Lincoln Street compresses eight of the light poles eventually to be replaced in downtown Port Angeles. The optical effect makes the log deck west of Valley Creek appear larger.-- Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Port Angeles man pleads guilty to stolen car possession

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man has been sentenced to just less than four years in prison after he pleaded guilty this week to… Continue reading

Thieves make off with pro-Clallam County Fire District No. 2 tax levy signs

PORT ANGELES — At least 30 signs supporting the Clallam County Fire District No. 2 levy increase posted on private property have gone missing over… Continue reading

Clallam Bay School put on lockdown briefly; man arrested

CLALLAM BAY — A 25-year-old man was in the Clallam County jail Thursday after he was arrested following a disturbance at a home that led… Continue reading

A telephoto lens on Front Street just east of Lincoln Street compresses eight of the light poles eventually to be replaced in downtown Port Angeles. The optical effect makes the log deck west of Valley Creek appear larger.-- Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Light pole replacement project in downtown Port Angeles delayed by production problems

PORT ANGELES — Work on replacement of 25 light poles in downtown Port Angeles that was slated to start Monday has been delayed because of… Continue reading

A telephoto lens on Front Street just east of Lincoln Street compresses eight of the light poles eventually to be replaced in downtown Port Angeles. The optical effect makes the log deck west of Valley Creek appear larger.-- Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Port Angeles calls quits on felony diversions; Port Townsend says not ‘problematic’

Port Angeles officials are the first in Clallam County to say that their attorney’s office can no longer accept minor felony cases referred from the… Continue reading

Port Angeles man charged with eluding, obstructing

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man now charged twice in five months with attempting to elude a pursuing police car is expected to be… Continue reading

Prosecutors reconsidering vehicular homicide for driver in pedestrian fatality

PORT ANGELES — Prosecutors declined to file a charge against a Port Angeles woman arrested for investigation of vehicular homicide and driving under the influence… Continue reading

Thieves make off with pro-Clallam County Fire District No. 2 tax levy signs

PORT ANGELES — At least 30 signs supporting the Clallam County Fire District No. 2 levy increase posted on private property have gone missing over… Continue reading