Jeremy Schwartz

Third man sentenced in Port Angeles trailer burglary, assault

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man has been sentenced to one year and a day in prison for his role in a March trailer… Continue reading

Third man sentenced in Port Angeles trailer burglary, assault

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man has been sentenced to one year and a day in prison for his role in a March trailer… Continue reading

Panhandler faces trial after alleged knife incident at Port Angeles Safeway

PORT ANGELES — A man from Colorado described in court papers as homeless faces an Aug. 25 trial on a charge of assault for allegedly… Continue reading

Christine Loewe

Messages in a bottle . . . come home to Port Angeles couple after eight years adrift

PORT ANGELES — The couple never saw it coming. Never did Christine Loewe and Ian Miller, both of Port Angeles, think that either of two… Continue reading

Christine Loewe
The initial excavation for two new beaches that will make up a new park near downtown Port Angeles is seen from the observation tower at the Valley Creek estuary on Friday. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

New beaches take shape along Port Angeles waterfront as work moves on schedule

PORT ANGELES — The clatter of rocks falling from excavator buckets is the sound of creation as two new beaches take form on the waterfront.… Continue reading

The initial excavation for two new beaches that will make up a new park near downtown Port Angeles is seen from the observation tower at the Valley Creek estuary on Friday. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Corey Earl Borden

Port Angeles fugitive sought on warrant now in jail

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man sought for about a day because of a felony Department of Corrections bench warrant was in the Clallam… Continue reading

Corey Earl Borden
Christine Loewe

Messages in a bottle come home to Port Angeles couple after eight years adrift

PORT ANGELES — The couple never saw it coming. Never did Christine Loewe and Ian Miller, both of Port Angeles, think that either of two… Continue reading

Christine Loewe
The initial excavation for two new beaches that will make up a new park near downtown Port Angeles is seen from the observation tower at the Valley Creek estuary on Friday. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

New beaches take shape along Port Angeles waterfront as work proceeds on schedule

PORT ANGELES — The clatter of rocks falling from excavator buckets is the sound of creation as two new beaches take form on the waterfront.… Continue reading

The initial excavation for two new beaches that will make up a new park near downtown Port Angeles is seen from the observation tower at the Valley Creek estuary on Friday. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Corey Borden

UPDATE — Port Angeles fugitive in custody

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man sought for about a day because of a felony Department of Corrections bench warrant remained in the Clallam… Continue reading

Corey Borden
Motor vehicle traffic on U.S. Highway 101 travels through the 50 mph speed zone in front of 7 Cedars casino in Blyn on Thursday. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

U.S. Highway 101 speed limit to be lowered to 45 mph as it passes through Blyn

BLYN — The speed limit is coming down on U.S. Highway 101 through Blyn. The state Department of Transportation announced Thursday that the limit will… Continue reading

Motor vehicle traffic on U.S. Highway 101 travels through the 50 mph speed zone in front of 7 Cedars casino in Blyn on Thursday. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Port Angeles man sentenced to three years in prison in bomb threats case

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man has been sentenced to slightly more than three years in prison after pleading guilty to making bomb threats… Continue reading

Motor vehicle traffic on U.S. Highway 101 travels through the 50 mph speed zone in front of 7 Cedars casino in Blyn on Thursday. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

U.S. Highway 101 speed limit to be lowered to 45 mph as it passes through Blyn

BLYN — The speed limit is coming down on U.S. Highway 101 through Blyn. The state Department of Transportation announced Thursday that the limit will… Continue reading

Motor vehicle traffic on U.S. Highway 101 travels through the 50 mph speed zone in front of 7 Cedars casino in Blyn on Thursday. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Motor vehicle traffic on U.S. Highway 101 travels through the 50 mph speed zone in front of 7 Cedars casino in Blyn on Thursday. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

U.S. Highway 101 speed limit to be lowered to 45 mph as it passes through Blyn

BLYN — The speed limit is coming down on U.S. Highway 101 through Blyn. The state Department of Transportation announced Thursday that the limit will… Continue reading

Motor vehicle traffic on U.S. Highway 101 travels through the 50 mph speed zone in front of 7 Cedars casino in Blyn on Thursday. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Corey Borden

Officers seek Port Angeles man

PORT ANGELES — Law enforcement officers are seeking a Port Angeles man with felony state Department of Corrections warrant out for his arrest. Corey Borden,… Continue reading

Corey Borden
A tub full of crabs boils as crowds line up at Port Angeles City Pier in 2008. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

UPDATED — Port Angeles rated one of nation’s top 10 small towns; only community in state to make the cut

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles ranked fifth on a new list of the nation's top 10 best small towns in which to live. It was… Continue reading

A tub full of crabs boils as crowds line up at Port Angeles City Pier in 2008. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
The Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce board discusses PA United on Wednesday. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce wants opinions from membership on proposed merger

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce board voted unanimously Wednesday to seek input from its general membership on a proposed consolidation… Continue reading

The Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce board discusses PA United on Wednesday. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
The driver of this tractor-trailer was killed when the truck left state Highway 104 west of the Hood Canal bridge and struck several trees. Russ WInger/Washington State Patrol

Coroner: Port Angeles man killed in tractor-trailer crash on state Highway 104 died from head, neck injuries

PORT LUDLOW — A Port Angeles tractor-trailer truck driver was killed by blunt force trauma to the head and neck when the truck left state… Continue reading

The driver of this tractor-trailer was killed when the truck left state Highway 104 west of the Hood Canal bridge and struck several trees. Russ WInger/Washington State Patrol
The driver of this tractor-trailer was killed when the truck left state Highway 104 west of the Hood Canal bridge and struck several trees. Russ WInger/Washington State Patrol

UPDATED — Port Angeles man killed in tractor-trailer crash on state Highway 104 near Hood Canal Bridge

PORT LUDLOW — A Port Angeles tractor-trailer truck driver was killed by blunt force trauma to the head and neck when the truck left state… Continue reading

The driver of this tractor-trailer was killed when the truck left state Highway 104 west of the Hood Canal bridge and struck several trees. Russ WInger/Washington State Patrol
Plastic gun and scarf believed used by the robber. Rob Ollikainen/Peninsula Daily News

UPDATE — Will surveillance camera footage aid in hunt for pizza shop robber?

PORT ANGELES — Detectives have begun collecting surveillance camera footage from a Port Angeles pizza shop and surrounding businesses to attempt to identify the man… Continue reading

Plastic gun and scarf believed used by the robber. Rob Ollikainen/Peninsula Daily News

Lawmakers seek federal heritage designation for coasts to promote tourism

WASHINGTON — Four members of Washington state's congressional delegation — including North Olympic Peninsula native Rep. Derek Kilmer — are sponsoring legislation that would declare… Continue reading