Jeremy Schwartz

Port Angeles to mull sediment agreement

PORT ANGELES — An agreement that would allow sampling of pollution in western Port Angeles Harbor to begin this June will come before Port Angeles… Continue reading

Drug court ordered for alleged Clallam burglar

PORT ANGELES — A man police said was found walking through a west Port Angeles neighborhood with a wheelbarrow containing stolen property will be released… Continue reading

Pilot cited for landing near tsunami dock on Olympic National Park beach

OLYMPIC NATION­AL PARK — A Forks pilot’s curiosity over the 185-ton concrete dock that had washed up from Japan on a remote stretch of Olympic… Continue reading

Ed Leitz

Farm supply retailer moving to bigger space in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — One of Port Angeles' largest farm stores will be moving to bigger digs in April after the store's owner said the business… Continue reading

Ed Leitz
Clallam County Fire District No. 3 was dispatched at 3:43 p.m. Wednesday to Woodcock Road after a vehicle collided with a power pole. Patrick Young/Clallam County Fire District No. 3

Power pole fixed after wreck on Sequim road

SEQUIM — Clallam County Public Utility District crews repaired a power pole on the eastbound side of Woodcock Road after it was severed in a… Continue reading

Clallam County Fire District No. 3 was dispatched at 3:43 p.m. Wednesday to Woodcock Road after a vehicle collided with a power pole. Patrick Young/Clallam County Fire District No. 3
Port Angeles, National Park Service officials having 'open dialogue' about water problems caused by Elwha dams' sediment

Port Angeles, National Park Service officials having ‘open dialogue’ about water problems caused by Elwha dams’ sediment

EDITOR'S NOTE — See related story today, "Glines Canyon Dam removal postponed by water plant woes," https://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20130328/NEWS/303289987 PORT ANGELES — Communication is progressing between city… Continue reading

Port Angeles, National Park Service officials having 'open dialogue' about water problems caused by Elwha dams' sediment
Crews with Macnak Construction dredge debris as part of replacing fish screens on the instakes to the Elwha Water Treatment Plant on Wednesday west of Port Angeles. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Glines Canyon Dam removal postponed by water plant woes

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — The remaining 60 feet of Glines Canyon Dam will linger until at least July because of sediment clogging a water treatment… Continue reading

Crews with Macnak Construction dredge debris as part of replacing fish screens on the instakes to the Elwha Water Treatment Plant on Wednesday west of Port Angeles. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Investigation continues after high-speed chase in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Law enforcement officers continued to investigate Wednesday after two Port Angeles men were arrested following a high-speed car chase that ended in… Continue reading

Bogey

Rookie shows his mettle: Newest police dog helps capture pair in forest

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — With his training almost finished, the Port Angeles Police Department’s newest police dog, Bogey, helped apprehend two Port Angeles men early… Continue reading

Bogey

Sequim man pleads not guilty to thefts

PORT ANGELES — A Sequim man captured last week after a nearly weeklong law enforcement search pleaded not guilty Monday to eight charges. Jay J.… Continue reading

EYE ON OLYMPIA: Legislature briefed on revenue forecast

OLYMPIA — The 24th Legislative District’s elected voices in Olympia say the next few weeks of the 2013 session will be focused on the state… Continue reading

Port Angeles takes next step for landfill bluff work

PORT ANGELES — The city’s consultant on the effort to prevent decades of accumulated trash in the city’s shuttered landfill from tumbling into the Strait… Continue reading

Port Angeles city frets over possibility of muck in water; no current danger, official says

PORT ANGELES — Elwha River sediment released by dam removal that is overwhelming the Elwha River Treatment Plant could create an “extremely serious” situation for… Continue reading

An artist's rendering shows the western portion of the total proposed waterfront improvement project in Port Angeles. City of Port Angeles

Port Angeles waterfront project labor chock-full of local contractors

PORT ANGELES — Though still under construction, Port Angeles' esplanade project along the downtown waterfront is having a positive effect on the local economy through… Continue reading

An artist's rendering shows the western portion of the total proposed waterfront improvement project in Port Angeles. City of Port Angeles
Jay J. Dodaro

Sequim ex-fugitive to be charged Monday

PORT ANGELES — A Sequim man who had been sought by law enforcement for a little less than a week will be formally charged in… Continue reading

Jay J. Dodaro
Port Angeles Police Cpl. Tom Kuch peers over the edge of the bridge over U.S. Highway 101 from the Tumwater Truck Route — state Highway 117 — after a log truck overturned negotiating the turn. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Log truck overturns on Port Angeles overpass; driver injured

PORT ANGELES — A log truck driver was transported to Olympic Medical Center this morning with moderate injuries after the truck he was driving overturned… Continue reading

Port Angeles Police Cpl. Tom Kuch peers over the edge of the bridge over U.S. Highway 101 from the Tumwater Truck Route — state Highway 117 — after a log truck overturned negotiating the turn. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Port Angeles Police Cpl. Tom Kuch peers over the edge of the bridge over U.S. Highway 101 from the Tumwater Truck Route — state Highway 117 — after a log truck overturned negotiating the turn. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Log truck overturns on Port Angeles overpass; driver injured

PORT ANGELES — A log truck driver was transported to Olympic Medical Center this morning with moderate injuries after the truck he was driving overturned… Continue reading

Port Angeles Police Cpl. Tom Kuch peers over the edge of the bridge over U.S. Highway 101 from the Tumwater Truck Route — state Highway 117 — after a log truck overturned negotiating the turn. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Port Angeles City Council OKs raise for 90 city workers

PORT ANGELES — Ninety employees working in four city departments will receive a 2 percent raise for 2013 and 2014 but will have to pay… Continue reading

Wayne Fitzwater/Washington Department of Natural Resources

Vandalism closes Lyre River campground west of Joyce

JOYCE — The Lyre River campground just west of Joyce has been closed temporarily after vandals made off with $800 worth of wood from the… Continue reading

Wayne Fitzwater/Washington Department of Natural Resources

Open house set next week on Port Angeles Harbor cleanup study

PORT ANGELES — Officials from the state Department of Ecology will be on hand to explain the next steps in determining how best to clean… Continue reading