Jeremy Schwartz

Joshua Chenoweth

Native plants on a ‘zip line’ in Elwha dam removals’ revegetation project [ *** PHOTO GALLERY *** ]

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Young trees and native plants slated for use in the years-long Elwha River restoration project have traveled on boats, trucks and… Continue reading

Joshua Chenoweth

No charges in stabbing after victim not found

PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office will not charge a Port Angeles man in an alleged stabbing because the purported victim has… Continue reading

Port Angeles landfill-stabilization proposal to be eyed in March

PORT ANGELES — City staff will next come to City Council members in March for direction on proceeding with designs for the city’s landfill-stabilization project,… Continue reading

Some shellfish harvesting restrictions eliminated

A number of beaches on the North Olympic Peninsula are newly reopened to recreational harvesting of most types of shellfish. The state Department of Health… Continue reading

Warrant issued for convicted sex offender after he cuts off ankle monitoring bracelet

Warrant issued for convicted sex offender after he cuts off ankle monitoring bracelet

PORT ANGELES — A convicted sex offender living in Port Angeles still had an active warrant out for his arrest Saturday, after cutting off his… Continue reading

Warrant issued for convicted sex offender after he cuts off ankle monitoring bracelet

Port Angeles students to pit skills in woodwork, machinery

PORT ANGELES — More than two dozen Port Angeles High School students will roll up their sleeves early Saturday morning and put their woodworking, machining… Continue reading

A Clallam County sheriff's deputy and State Patrol trooper respond to a one-car rollover wreck on state Highway 110 west of Forks. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

Sore back reported after car overturns near Forks

FORKS — A 23-year-old Beaver man reported only a sore back after his car drifted off state Highway 110 and overturned on the side of… Continue reading

A Clallam County sheriff's deputy and State Patrol trooper respond to a one-car rollover wreck on state Highway 110 west of Forks. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

Burglar to serve four years, pay $1,300

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man will spend just more than four years in a state prison after pleading guilty to breaking into two… Continue reading

Landfill work may cost Port Angeles up to $20 million

PORT ANGELES — Shifting about 350,000 cubic yards of accumulated garbage from one section of the city’s landfill to another and shoring up a bluff… Continue reading

Balbir Singh

Dilapidated Chinook Motel attracts buyer; fix-up and reopening vowed

PORT ANGELES — The shuttered Chinook Motel on First Street on the city's east side could be ready to receive customers under the new name… Continue reading

Balbir Singh

Elwha manager recognized for dam project

The manager of the Elwha River restoration project for the National Park Service has been named a top newsmaker for 2012 by a national construction… Continue reading

EYE ON OLYMPIA: EMS levy debate begins in House, education reform in Senate

OLYMPIA — A bill sponsored by a 24th Legislative District representative that would allow fire districts and cities across the state to collect more tax… Continue reading

Andrew David Nilsson

Wanted Port Angeles man returned from California

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man will be arraigned this week on multiple domestic-violence charges after being shipped up from a jail in Los… Continue reading

Andrew David Nilsson
Thomas Martin Roberts

Clallam cop killer died in prison of oral cancer, coroner’s report says

MONROE — A Port Angeles man who was serving a life sentence in prison for killing a Clallam County sheriff’s deputy died of a type… Continue reading

Thomas Martin Roberts

Midnight ballot-counting bill: Even prime sponsor Van De Wege says it’s dead

OLYMPIA — A bill sponsored by a 24th Legislative District representative that would have forced county auditors across the state to count and process ballots… Continue reading

Mario Wayne Hackney is arrested last Oct. 17 in west Port Angeles. Hackney’s case was dismissed this week.  -- Peninsula Daily News photo

Ex-fugitive’s attempted-murder case dismissed for lack of witnesses

PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Superior Court case against a Port Angeles man accused of attempted murder has been dismissed, but the prosecuting attorney… Continue reading

Mario Wayne Hackney is arrested last Oct. 17 in west Port Angeles. Hackney’s case was dismissed this week.  -- Peninsula Daily News photo

Peninsula auditors oppose bill on late election night ballot counts

Auditors for both Clallam and Jefferson counties strongly object to legislation proposed by state Rep. Kevin Van De Wege that would require auditors to process… Continue reading

Port Angeles police jail man as they seek alleged stabbing victim

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man has been jailed for investigation of one count of first-degree assault, though police are still looking for a… Continue reading

A concrete girder is hoisted into place across Ennis Creek at the site of the former Rayonier pulp mill in Port Angeles on Tuesday.  -- Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

103-foot girders delivered as part of city’s CSO project

PORT ANGELES — A towering crane braced itself Tuesday morning and lifted each of four 103-foot-long concrete girders into the air to be placed on… Continue reading

A concrete girder is hoisted into place across Ennis Creek at the site of the former Rayonier pulp mill in Port Angeles on Tuesday.  -- Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Irondale Beach Park reopening ceremony set Thursday

IRONDALE — A fourth-grader will cut the ribbon during the grand reopening of Irondale Beach County Park at 1:30 p.m. Thursday. The reopening ceremony at… Continue reading