Jeremy Schwartz

During a Friday afternoon mass casualty drill

Emergency crews polish up skills in Forks

FORKS — At least 100 emergency responders, hospital staff and volunteers participated in a “mass casualty” emergency drill last week that the lead organizer deemed… Continue reading

During a Friday afternoon mass casualty drill
Steven Dean Goodman

Port Angeles man pleads not guilty to July 21 burglary

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man who was arrested after a weeks-long manhunt will next appear in court Sept. 6 after pleading not guilty… Continue reading

Steven Dean Goodman
These two cameras which are constantly pointed at the parking lot and play area at Port Angeles City Pier will be replaced with state-of-the-art digital cameras before the end of this year.  -- Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Port Angeles to install more surveillance cameras along waterfront

PORT ANGELES — Installation of 28 security cameras — 10 of them new additions — set to cover the downtown waterfront could begin within the… Continue reading

These two cameras which are constantly pointed at the parking lot and play area at Port Angeles City Pier will be replaced with state-of-the-art digital cameras before the end of this year.  -- Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Public hearing set on Port Angeles’ plan to exchange property

PORT ANGELES — The public is invited this Tuesday to comment on a city plan to exchange about a half-acre of city-owned land for roughly… Continue reading

U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer

Timber harvesting practices subject of panel organized by local congressman

PORT ANGELES — Olympic National Forest could potentially benefit from a collaborative approach to timber harvesting, the national forest's supervisor said during a discussion panel… Continue reading

U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer
U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer

Timber harvesting practices subject of panel organized by local congressman

PORT ANGELES — Olympic National Forest could potentially benefit from a collaborative approach to timber harvesting, the national forest's supervisor said during a discussion panel… Continue reading

U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer
Steven Dean Goodman

Port Angeles man pleads not guilty to July 21 burglary

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man who was arrested after a weeks-long manhunt will next appear in court Sept. 6 after pleading not guilty… Continue reading

Steven Dean Goodman
Equipment operator Dennis Steckler of Staton Cos. demolition looks over the remains of the Lauridsen Boulevard bridge over Peabody Creek in Port Angeles on Wednesday shortly after the bridge deck was dropped into the creek below. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

UPDATED WITH VIDEO: 44-year-old bridge comes down in Port Angeles

The city of Port Angeles released video of the Lauridsen Street bridge collapsing. See it here. PORT ANGELES — The remaining stretch of the 44-year-old… Continue reading

Equipment operator Dennis Steckler of Staton Cos. demolition looks over the remains of the Lauridsen Boulevard bridge over Peabody Creek in Port Angeles on Wednesday shortly after the bridge deck was dropped into the creek below. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Jay J. Dodaro

Sequim man sentenced to almost six years for string of car thefts, burglaries

PORT ANGELES — A Sequim man has been sentenced to close to six years in prison after pleading guilty to a string of burglaries and… Continue reading

Jay J. Dodaro
Jay J. Dodaro

Sequim man sentenced to six years for car thefts, burglaries

PORT ANGELES — A Sequim man has been sentenced to close to six years in prison after pleading guilty to a string of burglaries and… Continue reading

Jay J. Dodaro
A work crew with Kent-based Scarsella Bros. Inc. works Tuesday to demolish the sidewalks on either side of the bridge that takes Lauridsen Boulevard over Peabody Creek. Jeremy Schwartz/Peninsula Daily News

Lauridsen Boulevard bridge could be demolished by noon today

PORT ANGELES — Most of the 44-year-old bridge carrying East Lauridsen Boulevard over Peabody Creek could be lying in the ravine below by noon today,… Continue reading

A work crew with Kent-based Scarsella Bros. Inc. works Tuesday to demolish the sidewalks on either side of the bridge that takes Lauridsen Boulevard over Peabody Creek. Jeremy Schwartz/Peninsula Daily News

Real estate agent bids for Port Angeles council seat

PORT ANGELES — A second Port Angeles resident has applied to temporarily fill the City Council seat left vacant by former City Council member Max… Continue reading

Man accused in assault on Port Angeles policeman

PORT ANGELES — Formal charges are expected to be filed Tuesday against a 21-year-old man who allegedly struck a Port Angeles police officer in the… Continue reading

Woman receives 70 days for drug possession in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles woman arrested after police investigated a report of a heroin overdose has been sentenced to 70 days in jail… Continue reading

Man accused in assault on Port Angeles policeman

PORT ANGELES — Formal charges are expected to be filed Tuesday against a 21-year-old man who allegedly struck a Port Angeles police officer in the… Continue reading

Woman receives 70 days for drug possession in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles woman arrested after police investigated a report of a heroin overdose has been sentenced to 70 days in jail… Continue reading

Ceremony on Tuesday will start Lauridsen Boulevard bridge demolition

PORT ANGELES — City officials will host a brief ceremony on the west side of the Lauridsen Boulevard bridge Tuesday to mark the start of… Continue reading

Dan Davis

Gales Addition neighborhood rebuilding both physically, emotionally three months after bulldozer rampage

PORT ANGELES — Three months after a man Barbara Porter had known since he was a boy allegedly drove a bulldozer through her backyard, noises… Continue reading

Dan Davis
Steven Dean Goodman

Mental health evaluation set for Port Angeles burglary suspect

PORT ANGELES — The last of three persons arrested after a July 21 home burglary in Port Angeles will undergo a mental evaluation before next… Continue reading

Steven Dean Goodman
Sequim-based supermodified-class Jeepers Creepers sprint boat

Need for speed drives sprint boat racers in Port Angeles [**VIDEO**]

PORT ANGELES — Sequim natives Dillon Brown Cummings and Teri Cummings didn't let a motor of about 200 horsepower less than the rest of Saturday's… Continue reading

Sequim-based supermodified-class Jeepers Creepers sprint boat