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Port Angeles man pleads not guilty to charges after standoff

A Port Angeles man involved in a five-hour standoff with police Nov. 19 pleaded not guilty last week to malicious mischief-domestic violence… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles approves changes at terminal; Rite Bros. Aviation to move

Port of Port Angeles approves changes at terminal; Rite Bros. Aviation to move

After three years, it’s time to take down the vacancy sign at William R. Fairchild International Airport’s terminal building, Port of Port… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles approves changes at terminal; Rite Bros. Aviation to move
Port Angeles man jailed after allegedly firing weapon into neighbor’s house

Port Angeles man jailed after allegedly firing weapon into neighbor’s house

Bail was set for Gary Lee Blanton, Sr. at $150,000 Monday jailed after he allegedly fired a .44 Magnum handgun into a… Continue reading

Port Angeles man jailed after allegedly firing weapon into neighbor’s house
Mourners celebrate short life; pastor talks of choices in death of teen who jumped from bridge

Mourners celebrate short life; pastor talks of choices in death of teen who jumped from bridge

A montage of photos and videos depicting Ashley Ann Wishart’s abbreviated life ended Friday night with stark finality at Dungeness Community Church. For… Continue reading

Mourners celebrate short life; pastor talks of choices in death of teen who jumped from bridge
Group on Port Angeles bridges calls for higher fences to prevent suicides

Group on Port Angeles bridges calls for higher fences to prevent suicides

Every night since Monday morning, when 15-year-old Ashley Wishart flung herself off the Valley Creek bridge, Siouxzie Hinton has joined other residents… Continue reading

Group on Port Angeles bridges calls for higher fences to prevent suicides
Hoh Tribe buying property in Forks; feasibility study will help determine uses of buildings

Hoh Tribe buying property in Forks; feasibility study will help determine uses of buildings

The Hoh Tribe is increasing its presence in Forks as a property owner. The tribe recently completed the fourth of four building and… Continue reading

Hoh Tribe buying property in Forks; feasibility study will help determine uses of buildings
Retailers ready for shoppers; today, Saturday promise to be big days for area stores

Retailers ready for shoppers; today, Saturday promise to be big days for area stores

Retailers in Port Angeles, Sequim and Forks had turkey on their mind Wednesday but today and Saturday on their calendars. They were… Continue reading

Retailers ready for shoppers; today, Saturday promise to be big days for area stores

Police investigate reports of possibly suicidal teen on bridge hours before council meeting

A possibly suicidal 15-year-old was reported Tuesday on one of the Eighth Street bridges two hours before the Port Angeles City Council… Continue reading

Several potshots are reported in Port Angeles

Someone in Port Angeles is taking potshots in the city with a BB gun and, in one recent case, a gun that… Continue reading

Five-hour standoff ends with peaceful surrender in Port Angeles

A Port Angeles man who barricaded himself inside his west Port Angeles home was in a five-hour standoff Sunday with police before… Continue reading

Clallam Bay prison easing lockdown after fight

Prison officials continued easing a lockdown Saturday at Clallam Bay Corrections Center after a brief fight broke out at about 3:30 p.m.… Continue reading

Armstrong to expand scope under new owner

Armstrong to expand scope under new owner

The Eastern Washington company that recently purchased Armstrong Marine Inc. will put extra focus on building aluminum-hull catamarans as the boatbuilder continues… Continue reading

Armstrong to expand scope under new owner
Flowers lean against the rail of the east Eighth Street bridge from which a Port Angeles High School student jumped to her death Monday. (Jesse Major/Peninsula Daily News)

Port Angeles high school student dies following jump from bridge

A 15-year-old Port Angeles High School sophomore jumped to her death at about 8 a.m. Monday from the Eighth Street bridge over… Continue reading

Flowers lean against the rail of the east Eighth Street bridge from which a Port Angeles High School student jumped to her death Monday. (Jesse Major/Peninsula Daily News)
Plea nixed in toddler death case; attorney to argue for trial delay

Plea nixed in toddler death case; attorney to argue for trial delay

Accused murderer Ramona Ward rejected a plea offer Wednesday in connection with the blunt-force-trauma death of a 2½-year-old boy, setting the stage… Continue reading

Plea nixed in toddler death case; attorney to argue for trial delay
Prosecuting attorney: Suicide on rise in Clallam County

Prosecuting attorney: Suicide on rise in Clallam County

Suicides have more than doubled in Clallam County so far in 2017 compared to all of 2016, Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney-Coroner Mark… Continue reading

Prosecuting attorney: Suicide on rise in Clallam County
Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office closes investigation into Okumoto death

Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office closes investigation into Okumoto death

The Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office has closed its investigation into the disappearance of Stanley K. Okumoto, whose remains were found floating Nov.… Continue reading

Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office closes investigation into Okumoto death

Port Angeles police investigating report of rape on Waterfront Trail in August

City police are investigating the report of a female victim who said she was raped on a late August afternoon along a… Continue reading

Autopsy to ID body found; authorities suspect person is missing man from Kitsap County

Autopsy to ID body found; authorities suspect person is missing man from Kitsap County

An autopsy will be performed by early next week on a body found Wednesday floating in the Strait of Juan de Fuca… Continue reading

Autopsy to ID body found; authorities suspect person is missing man from Kitsap County
Second-class-city measure resoundingly rejected

Second-class-city measure resoundingly rejected

Voters ensured that the city of Port Angeles would not become the first city in Washington to change from a code city… Continue reading

Second-class-city measure resoundingly rejected
McAleer appears to keep port seat; incumbent takes 64 percent of initial vote to challenger’s 36 percent

McAleer appears to keep port seat; incumbent takes 64 percent of initial vote to challenger’s 36 percent

Colleen McAleer was in a celebratory mood tinged with relief Wednesday. General election voting results as of Tuesday had her swamping opponent… Continue reading

McAleer appears to keep port seat; incumbent takes 64 percent of initial vote to challenger’s 36 percent