Jesse Major

Port Angeles police urge locked doors after Sunday crime spree

The Port Angeles Police Department is urging residents to lock their doors after a woman allegedly walked into several unlocked homes early… Continue reading

LIHEAP utility funds on the line with Trump budget

LIHEAP utility funds on the line with Trump budget

Nearly 3,200 people across the North Olympic Peninsula could lose funding that helps pay utility bills if Congress adopts President Donald J.… Continue reading

LIHEAP utility funds on the line with Trump budget
Two escape injury when truck loses wheel, strikes tree and overturns

Two escape injury when truck loses wheel, strikes tree and overturns

The driver and passenger of a Chevrolet Silverado were uninjured after the truck lost a wheel and rolled over Saturday afternoon. Port… Continue reading

Two escape injury when truck loses wheel, strikes tree and overturns
Heroin accidentally shipped to Olympic Medical Center, OPNET says

Heroin accidentally shipped to Olympic Medical Center, OPNET says

An ounce of heroin found in Olympic Medical Center’s laundry room last week might have been sent to the hospital by mistake.… Continue reading

Heroin accidentally shipped to Olympic Medical Center, OPNET says
Officials hope sand cap layer works as project restoration option at Ediz Hook

Officials hope sand cap layer works as project restoration option at Ediz Hook

Officials are preparing to apply a 6-inch layer of sand to an inside portion of Ediz Hook to test whether a sand… Continue reading

Officials hope sand cap layer works as project restoration option at Ediz Hook

Port to build laundry facility in Port Angeles Boat Haven

The Port of Port Angeles is adding a laundry facility to the Port Angeles Boat Haven. Commissioners on Tuesday told port staff… Continue reading

Bail set for Port Angeles man charged with second-degree rape

An 18-year-old Port Angeles man charged with raping a 13-year-old girl was in tears when he appeared in Clallam County Superior Court… Continue reading

Project to test forest management techniques in Olympic Experimental State Forest

Project to test forest management techniques in Olympic Experimental State Forest

Researchers are preparing for a large-scale forest management experiment in the Olympic Experimental State Forest with hopes of benefiting the environment, economy… Continue reading

Project to test forest management techniques in Olympic Experimental State Forest
Deputy Chief Jason Viada told those who attended the Port Angeles Business Association meeting Tuesday that the Port Angeles Police Department is looking into using body cameras, but public records laws are an obstacle. (Jesse Major/Peninsula Daily News)

Port Angeles police consider body cameras

The Port Angeles Police Department is exploring using body cameras, though state public records laws remain an obstacle for the effort, said… Continue reading

Deputy Chief Jason Viada told those who attended the Port Angeles Business Association meeting Tuesday that the Port Angeles Police Department is looking into using body cameras, but public records laws are an obstacle. (Jesse Major/Peninsula Daily News)
Metamorphic mysteries: Rockhounds get pieces identified at Port Angeles show

Metamorphic mysteries: Rockhounds get pieces identified at Port Angeles show

John Usher, who has been a rockhound for years, was stumped with a few pieces in his collection. He was among several… Continue reading

Metamorphic mysteries: Rockhounds get pieces identified at Port Angeles show
Soroptimist Gala Garden Show gets locals geared up for season

Soroptimist Gala Garden Show gets locals geared up for season

Today marks the first day of spring and for many who attended the 19th annual Soroptimist Gala Garden Show in Sequim, it’s also… Continue reading

Soroptimist Gala Garden Show gets locals geared up for season
Donations pour in after scholarship fund stolen from Joyce cafe

Donations pour in after scholarship fund stolen from Joyce cafe

The owner of Joyce’s Blackberry Cafe was brought to tears after customers from across the North Olympic Peninsula more than doubled a scholarship… Continue reading

Donations pour in after scholarship fund stolen from Joyce cafe

Agreement expands potential for Composite Recycling Technology Center, COO says

The Composite Recycling Technology Center announced an agreement with a European company that will allow the Port Angeles nonprofit to expand the… Continue reading

Looming Forks police administrator’s retirement raises thoughts of hiring uniformed chief

As Forks Police Department Administrator Rick Bart sets his sights on retirement at the end of the year, city officials are looking at… Continue reading

Three Peninsula men keep woman from leaping off Hood Canal Bridge

Three Peninsula men keep woman from leaping off Hood Canal Bridge

A Sequim man credited with stopping a woman from jumping off the Hood Canal Bridge earlier this month said he couldn’t have done… Continue reading

Three Peninsula men keep woman from leaping off Hood Canal Bridge
Friends remember Hoh pioneer Elsa Schmidt

Friends remember Hoh pioneer Elsa Schmidt

Friends of Hoh pioneer Elsa Schmidt are remembering her love of the outdoors and self-reliance on what would have been her 98th birthday… Continue reading

Friends remember Hoh pioneer Elsa Schmidt
Gem show to rock the house this weekend in Port Angeles

Gem show to rock the house this weekend in Port Angeles

Rock enthusiasts from across Clallam County are preparing for the seventh annual Rock, Gem &Jewelry Show this weekend. The free show will… Continue reading

Gem show to rock the house this weekend in Port Angeles

Peninsula school chiefs celebrate passage of bill on ‘levy cliff’

Public school district superintendents on the North Olympic Peninsula are celebrating the passage of legislation delaying what has been termed the “levy cliff.”… Continue reading

Donations pour in after scholarship fund stolen from Joyce cafe

Donations pour in after scholarship fund stolen from Joyce cafe

The owner of Joyce’s Blackberry Cafe was brought to tears after customers from across the North Olympic Peninsula more than doubled a scholarship… Continue reading

Donations pour in after scholarship fund stolen from Joyce cafe
Peninsula firefighters tackle Columbia Center for cause

Peninsula firefighters tackle Columbia Center for cause

Firefighters from across the North Olympic Peninsula have trekked up the 1,356 steps of the Columbia Center in Seattle to fight leukemia and… Continue reading

Peninsula firefighters tackle Columbia Center for cause