Jeremy Schwartz

Vern Burton Center gym roof to be replaced in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Work is expected to begin within the next two weeks to replace the aging roof of the Vern Burton Community Center now… Continue reading

Cody Jilg

Enough sirens to last a century: Sequim parade celebrates 100 years of fire protection

SEQUIM — Fire engine sirens echoed off Sequim’s downtown storefronts Saturday morning in celebration rather than emergency. Twenty-two fire engines, both antique and modern, rolled… Continue reading

Cody Jilg
Olympic National Park staff members Steve Yuncevich

Fishers making a comeback on North Olympic Peninsula

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — The weasel-like fisher, which was reintroduced onto the North Olympic Peninsula from 2008-10, appears to be getting around. Photos and hair… Continue reading

Olympic National Park staff members Steve Yuncevich
This National Park Service's webcam view from Wednesday afternoon shows a canyon back at the site of the former 210-foot-tall Glines Canyon Dam on the Elwha River. For a real-time view of the site

Freed Elwha River’s water level falling enough to allow dam removal to finish

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — The Elwha River is finally beginning to cooperate with efforts to remove the last bit of dam blocking it. The volume… Continue reading

This National Park Service's webcam view from Wednesday afternoon shows a canyon back at the site of the former 210-foot-tall Glines Canyon Dam on the Elwha River. For a real-time view of the site

Man arrested after reportedly threatening Clallam County deputies with a sword

PORT ANGELES — A man reportedly living in a motor home in the east Port Angeles Walmart parking lot is set to be arraigned Friday… Continue reading

Olympic National Park issues mountain goat warnings

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Park officials are reminding visitors to stay safe around mountain goats after hearing of sightings of the large ungulates along some… Continue reading

n this July 2008 photo

Olympic National Park issues mountain goat warnings

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Park officials are reminding visitors to stay safe around mountain goats after hearing of sightings of the large animals along some… Continue reading

n this July 2008 photo
Police photos of Tyler James Wickersham

Police seek Port Angeles man suspected in wooden bat, stun gun assault

PORT ANGELES — Police are seeking a Port Angeles man they say was involved in an assault and burglary in which another man was struck… Continue reading

Police photos of Tyler James Wickersham
This National Park Service's webcam view from Wednesday afternoon shows a canyon back at the site of the former 210-foot-tall Glines Canyon Dam on the Elwha River. For a real-time view of the site

Freed Elwha River’s water level falling enough to allow dam removal to finish

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — The Elwha River is finally beginning to cooperate with efforts to remove the last bit of dam blocking it. The volume… Continue reading

This National Park Service's webcam view from Wednesday afternoon shows a canyon back at the site of the former 210-foot-tall Glines Canyon Dam on the Elwha River. For a real-time view of the site
Police photos of Tyler James Wickersham

Police seek Port Angeles man suspected in wooden bat, stun gun assault

PORT ANGELES — Police are seeking a Port Angeles man they say was involved in a Saturday assault and burglary in which another man was… Continue reading

Police photos of Tyler James Wickersham

Olympic National Park issues mountain goat warnings

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Park officials are reminding visitors to stay safe around mountain goats after hearing of sightings of the large ungulates along some… Continue reading

Neither occupant injured in state Highway 20 single-car wreck

PORT TOWNSEND — The State Patrol was investigating Tuesday night what caused a Ford sedan carrying two Port Townsend residents to veer off state Highway… Continue reading

This National Park Service's webcam view from Wednesday afternoon shows a canyon back at the site of the former 210-foot-tall Glines Canyon Dam on the Elwha River. For a real-time view of the site

Freed Elwha River’s water level falling enough to allow dam removal to finish

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — The Elwha River is finally beginning to cooperate with efforts to remove the last bit of dam blocking it. The volume… Continue reading

This National Park Service's webcam view from Wednesday afternoon shows a canyon back at the site of the former 210-foot-tall Glines Canyon Dam on the Elwha River. For a real-time view of the site

Man arrested after reportedly threatening Clallam County deputies with a sword

PORT ANGELES — A man reportedly living in a motor home in the east Port Angeles Walmart parking lot is set to be arraigned Friday… Continue reading

Neither occupant injured in state Highway 20 single-car wreck

PORT TOWNSEND — The State Patrol was investigating Tuesday night what caused a Ford sedan carrying two Port Townsend residents to veer off state Highway… Continue reading

Neither occupant injured in state Highway 20 single-car wreck

PORT TOWNSEND — The State Patrol was investigating Tuesday night what caused a Ford sedan carrying two Port Townsend residents to veer off state Highway… Continue reading

Lincoln Park closed for removal of trees

PORT ANGELES — Lincoln Park will be completely closed starting at 10 p.m. today until Wednesday morning while crews contracted with the Port of Port… Continue reading

Erika Bergman

Port Angeles engineer snorkels across Arctic as part of 10-woman team

PORT ANGELES — To say Erika Bergman had a busy July would be an understatement. The 26-year-old Port Angeles resident was part of 10-woman team… Continue reading

Erika Bergman
Corey Borden arrives for his first appearance in Clallam County Superior Court in Port Angeles on Wednesday. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily Nes

Port Angeles man faces Sept. 22 trial in pizza shop robbery

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man who initially was jailed on a state warrant faces a Sept. 22 trial in the robbery of a… Continue reading

Corey Borden arrives for his first appearance in Clallam County Superior Court in Port Angeles on Wednesday. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily Nes
The gypsy moth captured off Old Fort Townsend Road south of Port Townsend.

State’s first gypsy moth of season found near Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — A yearly statewide hunt for the gypsy moth, a ravenous species that has eaten its way through hundreds of thousands of acres… Continue reading

The gypsy moth captured off Old Fort Townsend Road south of Port Townsend.