Jeremy Schwartz

Jefferson voters turn in almost 58 percent of ballots

More than 57 percent of Jefferson County general election ballots had been returned to the county Auditor’s Office at the end of last week. As… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Council to vote on code of ethical conduct

PORT ANGELES — A code of ethical conduct that would lay out how City Council members are to behave while interacting with each other and… Continue reading

Joe Cammack

Port Angeles pharmacy given statewide Corporations for Communities award

PORT ANGELES — Charity begins at home for Jim's Pharmacy, a locally owned and operated business that has won a state award for its free… Continue reading

Joe Cammack
John David Crow

Timber-products company opens hangar at Port Angeles airport

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles-based timberlands management firm is the owner of the first airplane hangar to be built at William R. Fairchild International… Continue reading

John David Crow

Hadlock crew to help with Sandy recovery

PORT HADLOCK — Loaded with chain saws, water pumps, generators and other emergency equipment, six Washington Conservation Corps members based in Port Hadlock are on… Continue reading

Jefferson County voter turnout at nearly 50 percent

Almost half of the Jefferson County residents registered to vote have returned their ballots for Tuesday’s all-mail general election, and the county auditor hopes the… Continue reading

More than 40 percent of Clallam County voters return ballots

PORT ANGELES — Slightly more than 40 percent of Clallam County voters have returned their ballots for Tuesday’s all-mail general election, the Auditor’s Office said… Continue reading

New York sex offender nabbed on Peninsula, awaits Seattle trial

PORT ANGELES — A convicted sex offender from New York is awaiting a trial date in U.S. District Court in Seattle after being arrested in… Continue reading

Capt. Chris Turner

Three emergency responders to help out Sandy victims

SEQUIM — As newspapers were delivered across the North Olympic Peninsula, three firefighter/paramedics from the Sequim and Carlsborg areas were up early today to help… Continue reading

Capt. Chris Turner
The First Step Family Support Center in Port Angeles

Nonprofits may lose Port Angeles city funding

EDITOR'S NOTE — The headline on this story has been corrected to reflect that local nonprofit organizations, not United Way, could lose city funding. United… Continue reading

The First Step Family Support Center in Port Angeles
Joshua Gershon in a family snapshot.

Missing 13-year-old found in Poulsbo; discovered in library

POULSBO — A 13-year-old boy missing from his Port Angeles home since Oct. 3 has been found safe in Poulsbo. Joshua Gershon, who had been… Continue reading

Joshua Gershon in a family snapshot.
A downed electrical line sparks as police and firefighters arrive on Marine Drive across from the Boat Haven in Port Angeles. Russ Veenema

Sparks fly as downed line causes electrical hiccup in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Blips in the lights and any other electronic equipment felt Friday afternoon in central Port Angeles were the result a downed power… Continue reading

A downed electrical line sparks as police and firefighters arrive on Marine Drive across from the Boat Haven in Port Angeles. Russ Veenema
Joshua Gershon is shown in this family snapshot.

BREAKING NEWS: Missing 13-year-old found in Poulsbo

POULSBO — A 13-year-old boy from Port Angeles who had been missing since Oct. 3 has been found safe in Poulsbo. Joshua Gershon, who had… Continue reading

Joshua Gershon is shown in this family snapshot.
The Hotel Sinclair was where the U.S. Bank branch is located at the corner of Sequim Avenue and Washington Street. Sequim Museum & Arts Center Collection

Sequim kicking off centennial with events today

SEQUIM — Volunteers are putting the finishing touches on a suite of events scheduled for this weekend that will launch a yearlong celebration of Sequim's… Continue reading

The Hotel Sinclair was where the U.S. Bank branch is located at the corner of Sequim Avenue and Washington Street. Sequim Museum & Arts Center Collection

$1,000 offered for Port Angeles fugitive tips

PORT ANGELES — Information leading to the conviction of a Port Angeles man wanted for investigation of multiple domestic-violence-related charges could net someone $1,000, North… Continue reading

The Hotel Sinclair was where the U.S. Bank branch is located at the corner of Sequim Avenue and Washington Street. Sequim Museum & Arts Center Collection

Happy 100th birthday! Sequim kicks off its centennial celebration with events on Saturday

SEQUIM — Volunteers are putting the finishing touches on a suite of events scheduled for this weekend that will launch a yearlong celebration of Sequim's… Continue reading

The Hotel Sinclair was where the U.S. Bank branch is located at the corner of Sequim Avenue and Washington Street. Sequim Museum & Arts Center Collection
Tom Schaafsma Peninsula Daily News

Sequim civic leader Tom Schaafsma heads home

SEQUIM — After two weeks in Seattle's Harborview Medical Center recovering from injuries suffered in a tractor accident, Sequim civic leader Tom Schaafsma is headed… Continue reading

Tom Schaafsma Peninsula Daily News
Joshua Gershon

Still missing! Authorities continue hunt for 13-year-old Port Angeles boy

PORT ANGELES — After following up on more than a dozen tips, the Clallam County Sheriff's Office said it has no confirmed information on the… Continue reading

Joshua Gershon
Here is a picture of live wires sparking alongside Marine Drive in Port Angeles around 3 p.m. today.A large contingent of Port Angeles city fire

UPDATE: Live wires on Marine Drive [photo]

PORT ANGELES — Blips in the lights and any other electronic equipment felt this afternoon in central Port Angeles were the result of a downed… Continue reading

Here is a picture of live wires sparking alongside Marine Drive in Port Angeles around 3 p.m. today.A large contingent of Port Angeles city fire
Port Angeles boy Joshua Gershon was reported as a runaway by his stepfather on Oct. 3.

13-year-old boy still missing. Sheriff asks public’s help in finding him

EDITOR'S NOTE — Joshua Gershon remains missing. Here is our previous story: PORT ANGELES — Clallam County sheriff's deputies are on the lookout for a… Continue reading

Port Angeles boy Joshua Gershon was reported as a runaway by his stepfather on Oct. 3.