Jeremy Schwartz

Phone, Internet outages reported in portions of Jefferson County

PORT TOWNSEND — A large dump truck driving with its bed raised severed an overhead CenturyLink phone and Internet line south of Port Townsend this… Continue reading

Teen killed in Alaska crash to be remembered Saturday

PORT ANGELES — The family of a teenager who lived for a time in Port Angeles and attended Port Angeles High School will conduct a… Continue reading

A group of wildlife enthusiasts

Fisher being studied for federal endangered list

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service scientists will begin studying next year whether the fisher, a weasel-like mammal recently reintroduced to Olympic… Continue reading

A group of wildlife enthusiasts

Port Angeles mulls restoring portion of nonprofit funds

PORT ANGELES — Fifteen Port Angeles nonprofits that would lose a total of $56,250 under the city’s preliminary 2013 budget could receive a less-drastic cut… Continue reading

Port Angeles faces bill of up to $65 million for state environmental mandates

PORT ANGELES — The city could have to shell out between $57.5 million and $65.2 million over the next 20 years to deal with five… Continue reading

A pile of debris sits at the Black Ball Ferry Lines terminal in Port Angeles

Razing the roof: Landmark Customs inspection lanes covering demolished

PORT ANGELES — A pile of rubble at the west end of Black Ball Ferry Lines' MV Coho terminal is the first step in a… Continue reading

A pile of debris sits at the Black Ball Ferry Lines terminal in Port Angeles

Founder to hold meeting on how Captain Joseph House works

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles woman on her way to establishing a place of healing for families of fallen military service men and women… Continue reading

Port Angeles to discuss cuts to nonprofits

PORT ANGELES — City Council members are expected to discuss a recommendation to excise about $56,000 historically distributed to 15 Port Angeles nonprofits from the… Continue reading

Emblem3 members

‘The X Factor’: Sequim-bred Emblem3 moves forward in national TV contest

LOS ANGELES — Sequim-bred band Emblem3 had much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving, when the latest round of viewer votes in the televised band… Continue reading

Emblem3 members
Floating down the Elwha River are

Scientists raft down newly freed Elwha River to track sediment flows

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Researchers donned rain gear and climbed into a raft earlier this month to study sediment released from behind the massive dams… Continue reading

Floating down the Elwha River are

Port Angeles City Council upholds 1 percent property tax increase

PORT ANGELES — A 1 percent property tax increase, as allowed by state law, has been unanimously approved by the Port Angeles City Council. The… Continue reading

Don Droz

Clallam merchants ready for busiest shopping weekend

Clallam County businesses plan a number of special offers and one-day-only deals in store for shoppers who want to brave the crowds the day after… Continue reading

Don Droz
Artisans on Taylor owner Anna Nasset decorates her gallery's window on Wednesday

Post-Thanksgiving sales set in Jefferson County

While many Jefferson County businesses are holding back until the weekend sale prices traditionally aimed at the Friday after Thanksgiving, some shops are planning to… Continue reading

Artisans on Taylor owner Anna Nasset decorates her gallery's window on Wednesday

Options presented for Morse Creek power plant

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles city officials aren’t exactly sure what they want to do with the out-of-commission hydroelectric facility straddling Morse Creek, roughly 5… Continue reading

Former state Rep. Lynn Kessler

Keegan Hall ceremony honors former Peninsula College president

PORT ANGELES — Former Peninsula College President Tom Keegan sat beaming, sometimes with tears in his eyes, in the hall named for him as friends… Continue reading

Former state Rep. Lynn Kessler

Lauridsen Boulevard bridge design draws concerns over safety

PORT ANGELES — A lack of guard rails between the sidewalk and the street in the design plans for a new Lauridsen Boulevard bridge, slated… Continue reading

Sarah Creachbaum has taken up her post as superintendent of Olympic National Park. The park headquarters building in Port Angeles is at left. -- Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Meet the new Olympic National Park superintendent: ‘The mountain-sea intersection is something I’ve always loved’

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Most every employee of the National Park Service has an ideal park at which he or she would like to work,… Continue reading

Sarah Creachbaum has taken up her post as superintendent of Olympic National Park. The park headquarters building in Port Angeles is at left. -- Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Representative-elect Kilmer eyes committees at D.C. orientation

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep.-elect Derek Kilmer expressed interest in serving on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the House Armed Services Committee… Continue reading

Clallam court, families celebrate National Adoption Day

FORT ANGELES — Five former foster children woke up this morning with permanent homes after being adopted the day before as part of the first… Continue reading

Port Angeles considers Medic I utility rate hike to cover out-of-towners who don’t pay bills

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles emergency officials blame gaps in ambulance service payments from those living outside the town for a need to seek an… Continue reading