Emeline Cokelet

Documentary film brings family together to relive 1929 car plunge into Lake Crescent

SEATTLE -- A park ranger, a filmmaker, a group of eager divers and the descendants of a missing couple were strangers four years ago when… Continue reading

High-speed chase ends with man jumping in lake

QUILCENE -- A high-speed chase ended with a splash for a Quilcene-area man. The 30-year-old fled from authorities in his 1991 Mazda Protege, reaching speeds… Continue reading

Woman who mailed threatening letters to police gets 10 months

SEQUIM -- A woman who sent threatening letters to the Sequim Police Department and an officer's home, saying he would "die soon," was sentenced in… Continue reading

Young inmate who hanged self left a suicide note eight days earlier

PORT ANGELES -- Eight days before he killed himself inside his detention center cell, Joshua Petty wrote a suicide note. He addressed it to his… Continue reading

Woman who sent threatening mail to be sentenced today

SEQUIM -- The Agnew woman who mailed threatening letters to a Sequim police officer -- including one with white powder that shut down a Tacoma… Continue reading

Clallam jail measures designed to improve safety, security — and avoid inmate suicide attempts

The in-custody death of someone being held for a crime is nothing new to the Clallam County jail in Port Angeles. In 2001, it happened… Continue reading

Juvenile services director scours detention center for ways to prevent suicide in wake of teen’s death

PORT ANGELES -- The director of Clallam County Juvenile and Family Services is continuing his investigation this week into the detention center and a teenager's… Continue reading

Clallam juvenile hall staff stunned by teen’s suicide, another’s attempt

PORT ANGELES -- A 17-year-old boy hanged himself in the county's youth detention center last week, and another teen attempted to strangle himself the same… Continue reading

Coast Guard cutter gets a new skipper

PORT ANGELES -- With the crew of the Coast Guard cutter Cuttyhunk standing in formation on a sunny lawn Friday morning, new Lt. James D.… Continue reading

Rowan agrees to psychiatric evaluation sought by his slain wife’s family

PORT ANGELES -- Former emergency room doctor Bruce Rowan has agreed to the psychiatric evaluation sought by the family of his slain wife, prior to… Continue reading

King County man killed in motorcycle crash east of Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- A 25-year-old Kent man was killed on U.S. Highway 101 early Wednesday morning when his motorcycle crashed near Mount Pleasant Road. Joshua… Continue reading

Two schools locked down after man seen brandishing weapon — turns out to be plastic pellet gun

PORT ANGELES -- Two schools were put into lockdown Wednesday afternoon as police pursued a man who brandished a weapon near Queen of Angels School.… Continue reading

Highway improvements to be done as part of U.S. 101 safety corridor project in Clallam County

PORT ANGELES -- Drivers who cross the centerline of U.S. Highway 101 soon will be in for a bumpy ride. State Department of Transportation crews… Continue reading

Documentary on missing couple at Lake Crescent in 1929 to premiere

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- When divers located the 1927 Chevrolet of Russel and Blanch Warren deep beneath the surface of Lake Crescent, Dan Warter of… Continue reading

Couple accused of elderly abuse, deaths plead innocent

SEQUIM -- The couple charged with abusing elderly patients at their in-home care center pleaded innocent Friday in Clallam County Superior Court. Attorneys for Carolyn… Continue reading

Girl, 14, found safe after lengthy search

PORT ANGELES -- Searchers combed streets and neighborhoods for about 12 hours Wednesday night before a missing 14-year-old girl was found, tired but safe. Tinka… Continue reading

Forks police seek pair in wake of weekend shooting

FORKS -- Police are looking for two people they suspect in the shooting of a third person last weekend. Forks Police Chief Mike Powell said… Continue reading

Sequim couple formally charged in case of elder abuse, deaths

SEQUIM -- The couple accused of abusing residents at their adult care facility were formally charged Wednesday with manslaughter and criminal mistreatment. Carolyn Sue Hardwick,… Continue reading

Drive-by shooting motive still a mystery

PORT ANGELES -- Police are continuing their investigation into a drive-by shooting last weekend that sent bullets into two vehicles and two residences on a… Continue reading

Ex-care home managers back in court today

SEQUIM -- A couple arrested on allegations of abuse and mismanagement at a small care home for the elderly will return to court this afternoon… Continue reading

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