Jeremy Schwartz

Friday morning's scene in this photo from Clallam County Fire District No. 2.

Criminal probe unlikely in fireworks-caused brush fire near Lake Sutherland

LAKE SUTHERLAND — Illegal fireworks caused a brush fire that burned about an acre of logging slash Friday morning just west of Lake Sutherland, fire… Continue reading

Friday morning's scene in this photo from Clallam County Fire District No. 2.

One man in critical condition after two are struck in the face with fireworks in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — A 20-year-old man from the Seattle area was in critical condition at Harborview Medical Center on Saturday after a flying fireworks projectile… Continue reading

Jerry Freilich  [Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News]

PENINSULA PROFILE: Love of environment runs through Peninsula man’s life

For Jerry Freilich, it all started when he was a child. The 65-year-old’s love of science and the natural world started at the age of… Continue reading

Jerry Freilich  [Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News]
Waylon Elsbree

Rock crawler gets stuck on Ediz Hook rip-rap in Port Angeles during photoshoot gone awry

PORT ANGELES — What started as photo shoot for Waylon Elsbree's bright green rock crawler turned into a comedy of errors as the Port Angeles… Continue reading

Waylon Elsbree
Bill Berger sits at a table he and friends and family set up at Port Angeles City Pier on Friday afternoon to distribute information about the importance of crisis-intervention training for law enforcement officers. —Photo by Jeremy Schwartz/Peninsula Daily News

Spokane prosecutor decides against charges in death of former Port Angeles man

SPOKANE — The father of a former Port Angeles man who died in Spokane after a confrontation with deputies said Friday he is not surprised… Continue reading

Bill Berger sits at a table he and friends and family set up at Port Angeles City Pier on Friday afternoon to distribute information about the importance of crisis-intervention training for law enforcement officers. —Photo by Jeremy Schwartz/Peninsula Daily News
Joyce Daze Wild Blackberry Festival royalty Princess Caroline Belford

THE FOURTH: Unexpected rain fails to dampen spirits in Port Angeles; no rain on the parade in Forks (go figure) — [**Photo Gallery**]

Spirits were high on the Fourth of July in Port Angeles despite that fact that it did rain on the parade. Initial forecasts predicted no… Continue reading

Joyce Daze Wild Blackberry Festival royalty Princess Caroline Belford

UPDATE — One man in critical condition after two are struck in the face with fireworks in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — A 20-year-old man from the Seattle area was in critical condition at Harborview Medical Center on Saturday after a flying fireworks projectile… Continue reading

Rescue crews pulled Kenneth Mustread

2nd UPDATE — Body of Chimacum girl, 11, swept out to sea by riptide found this morning. Candlelight vigil set for tonight

LONG BEACH — The body of an 11-year-old Chimacum girl swept away with her brother by a riptide was found Saturday morning. A candlelight vigil… Continue reading

Rescue crews pulled Kenneth Mustread
Clallam County Fire District No. 2 firefighters work on a brush fire in logging slash near Lake Sutherland today (Friday). Clallam County Fire District No. 2

UPDATED — Crews battle brush fire at Lake Sutherland; remnants of fireworks found

LAKE SUTHERLAND — Fire crews from several agencies contained a brush fire Friday morning reportedly ignited by fireworks that had burned about an acre of… Continue reading

Clallam County Fire District No. 2 firefighters work on a brush fire in logging slash near Lake Sutherland today (Friday). Clallam County Fire District No. 2

Port Townsend woman treated at hospital after wreck

CHIMACUM — A Port Townsend woman was treated and discharged from Jefferson Healthcare hospital after a two-car wreck Friday morning on state Highway 19 about… Continue reading

2 Sequim women remain hospitalized after this week’s head-on collision on U.S. Highway 101 in Blyn

BLYN — Two Sequim woman remained hospitalized Thursday, one in serious condition at a Seattle hospital, after a two-vehicle, head-on wreck on U.S. Highway 101… Continue reading

Natural wonders are top draws to Peninsula and recreation needs promotion, marketing study says

EDITOR'S REPORT: — The 199-page report is online; click on: http://tinyurl.com/PDN-TourismReport. PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Peninsula's connection to nature is most important to the… Continue reading

Port Townsend woman treated at hospital after wreck

CHIMACUM — A Port Townsend woman had been treated and discharged from Jefferson Healthcare hospital as of this afternoon (Friday) after a two-car wreck this… Continue reading

Clallam County Fire District No. 2 firefighters work on a brush fire in logging slash near Lake Sutherland today (Friday). Clallam County Fire District No. 2

UPDATED — Crews battle brush fire at Lake Sutherland; remnants of fireworks found

LAKE SUTHERLAND — Fire crews from several agencies contained a brush fire Friday morning reportedly ignited by fireworks that had burned about an acre of… Continue reading

Clallam County Fire District No. 2 firefighters work on a brush fire in logging slash near Lake Sutherland today (Friday). Clallam County Fire District No. 2

Natural wonders are top draws to Peninsula and recreation needs promotion, marketing study says

EDITOR'S REPORT: — The 199-page report is online; click on: http://tinyurl.com/PDN-TourismReport. PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Peninsula's connection to nature is most important to the… Continue reading

2 Sequim women remain hospitalized after this week’s head-on collision on U.S. Highway 101 in Blyn

BLYN — Two Sequim woman remained hospitalized Thursday, one in serious condition at a Seattle hospital, after a two-vehicle, head-on wreck on U.S. Highway 101… Continue reading

2 Sequim women remain hospitalized after this week’s head-on collision on U.S. Highway 101 in Blyn

BLYN — Two Sequim woman remained hospitalized Thursday, one in serious condition at a Seattle hospital, after a two-vehicle, head-on wreck on U.S. Highway 101… Continue reading

Port Angeles approves $39,000 more for harbor contamination study

PORT ANGELES — City Council members Tuesday night approved another chunk of funds for the ongoing study of contaminants in the western portion of Port… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Council creates panel to mull funding for Civic Field project

PORT ANGELES — City Council members have formed a committee intent on generating a plan for funding improvements to Civic Field. The idea for the… Continue reading

This wreck on U.S. Highway 101 near Discovery Bay on Tuesday morning left a Sequim man in critical condition. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

Man in critical condition after collision with semi truck on U.S. Highway 101 near Discovery Bay

DISCOVERY BAY — A Sequim man was in critical condition in a Seattle hospital Tuesday after his Honda Civic collided with a semi truck on… Continue reading

This wreck on U.S. Highway 101 near Discovery Bay on Tuesday morning left a Sequim man in critical condition. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News