Crime

Second-degree murder charge filed in shooting death of Port Angeles man

A second-degree murder charge was filed Tuesday against a 27-year-old man accused of killing his father Jan. 12 as prosecutors await a… Continue reading

Serial arsonist? Investigators follow trail of fires

Law enforcement and fire department authorities have confirmed that two fires this month west of Port Angeles were set by an arsonist… Continue reading

Identity theft conviction nets four-month sentence

A Port Angeles woman convicted of four counts of second-degree identity theft Jan. 12 has been sentenced to four months in jail,… Continue reading

Port Angeles murder trial delayed for evidence review

Port Angeles murder trial delayed for evidence review

Tommy L. Ross Jr.’s murder trial has been moved from late January to late summer to review evidence including 38-year-old DNA samples… Continue reading

Port Angeles murder trial delayed for evidence review

Lengthy police response follows report of suicidal man in Port Angeles

A reportedly suicidal man who threatened to start shooting if law enforcement arrived was taken to Olympic Medical Center for an evaluation… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Pete Rennie of Port Angeles, a former patron of Van Gogh’s Gourmet Pizza & Mexican, pays his respects at a make-shift shrine to restaurant-owner Clint Darrow at the front door of the Port Angeles business on Saturday.

Bail set for son in fatal shooting of Port Angeles pizzeria owner

Bail has been set at $500,000 for a Port Angeles man accused of shooting his father to death. Shay C. Darrow, 27,… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Pete Rennie of Port Angeles, a former patron of Van Gogh’s Gourmet Pizza & Mexican, pays his respects at a make-shift shrine to restaurant-owner Clint Darrow at the front door of the Port Angeles business on Saturday.
Port Angeles police arrest man after fatal shooting

Port Angeles police arrest man after fatal shooting

A man who police say shot and killed his father Thursday afternoon has been arrested. Shay Clinton Darrow, 27, of Port Angeles… Continue reading

Port Angeles police arrest man after fatal shooting
Sequim man found guilty of two charges of second-degree assault

Sequim man found guilty of two charges of second-degree assault

A Clallam County jury found a Sequim man guilty of two charges of second-degree assault while armed with a semi-automatic handgun during… Continue reading

Sequim man found guilty of two charges of second-degree assault

$100,000 bond set for teen accused of bringing gun to Port Angeles school

Bond of $100,000 was set Monday for a 16-year-old boy who allegedly brought an unloaded handgun and a gun magazine with one… Continue reading

Port Angeles teen pleads not guilty to gun-related charges

A 16-year-old boy pleaded not guilty to three gun-related charges Thursday in Clallam County Juvenile Court. Judge Christopher Melly set Feb. 2… Continue reading

Deputies pursue leads in suspected arson fires

Deputies investigating two suspected arsons that happened within an hour of each other early last Thursday along state Highway 112 say they… Continue reading

Trial delayed for suspect accused of killing Forks toddler

Trial delayed for suspect accused of killing Forks toddler

The mid-January trial of a Forks woman accused of killing 2½-year-old Isaac Ward on Nov. 9 has been delayed while investigators continue… Continue reading

Trial delayed for suspect accused of killing Forks toddler

Port Angeles student accused of bringing gun to school

A Port Angeles High School student will appear in juvenile court Monday after authorities said they found a .32-caliber handgun in his… Continue reading

Wounded Mount Vernon officer improving in hospital

A Mount Vernon police officer who was shot in the head last month while responding to a call has shown signs of improvement… Continue reading

Jesse Major/Peninsula Daily News                                Julian Eren of Port Angeles, 20, appears in Clallam County Superior Court on Thursday after being arrested for investigation of first-degree child rape.

Bail set in rape of a child case

Bail was set at $50,000 Thursday for a 20-year-old Port Angeles man accused of raping a young boy several years ago. Julian… Continue reading

Jesse Major/Peninsula Daily News                                Julian Eren of Port Angeles, 20, appears in Clallam County Superior Court on Thursday after being arrested for investigation of first-degree child rape.

Court hearing in 1978 murder case reset due to judge’s conflict of interest

A court hearing for Tommy Ross Jr., who is accused of strangling a Port Angeles woman to death in April 1978, has… Continue reading

Hearing reset in Port Angeles child rape, animal cruelty case

A Port Angeles woman accused of child rape and animal cruelty has had a court hearing rescheduled because she has not yet… Continue reading

Prosecutors await test results in Port Angeles pedestrian death

The Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office is awaiting DNA test results on a trail of blood drops leading to the body of… Continue reading

Sequim man claims self-defense; assault trial to begin Jan. 9

A Sequim man charged for firing a semi-automatic handgun at a South Barr Road resident and pointing the weapon at another man… Continue reading

Autopsy: 2½-year-old boy died of blunt-force trauma to the head

Autopsy: 2½-year-old boy died of blunt-force trauma to the head

A 2½-year-old boy allegedly killed last month by a Forks woman who was caring for him died of blunt-force trauma to the… Continue reading

Autopsy: 2½-year-old boy died of blunt-force trauma to the head