Paul Gottlieb

Suspect in Beaver arson case to appear in court today; records point to relationship with victim

BEAVER — A convicted sex offender accused of first-degree arson allegedly was involved in a failed dating relationship with the woman whose house he is… Continue reading

A view of Port Angeles Harbor on Tuesday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

WEEKEND REWIND: City Council supports Port Gamble court effort that could influence Port Angeles Harbor cleanup

PORT ANGELES — For city officials, the road to financial help in cleaning up west Port Angeles Harbor might point 55 miles southeast to Port… Continue reading

A view of Port Angeles Harbor on Tuesday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
A view of Port Angeles Harbor on Tuesday. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News ()

City Council supports Port Gamble court effort that could influence Port Angeles Harbor cleanup

PORT ANGELES — For city officials, the road to financial help in cleaning up west Port Angeles Harbor might point 55 miles southeast to Port… Continue reading

A view of Port Angeles Harbor on Tuesday. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News ()
Port Angeles Mayor Patrick Downie

Disagreement on Port Angeles City Council’s rep for trust land committee expected to come up at meeting tonight

PORT ANGELES — It was a stop-the-presses moment, one that revealed a rift on the City Council that will likely come to light at tonight's… Continue reading

Port Angeles Mayor Patrick Downie

Authorities suspect arson in New Year’s fire in Beaver

BEAVER — Authorities suspect an arsonist set fire to a U.S. Highway 101 home on New Year’s morning that left the house intact. “We have… Continue reading

The framework for a new convenience store and fuel station being built by the Lower Elwha Klallam tribe is going up at U.S. Highway 101 at Dry Creek Road west of Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

WEEKEND REWIND: Lower Elwha tribe plans May opening for $3 million gas station-convenience store on Highway 101 west of Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — The Lower Elwha Klallam tribe is expanding its economic reach in a $3 million convenience store-gas station project on U.S. Highway 101… Continue reading

The framework for a new convenience store and fuel station being built by the Lower Elwha Klallam tribe is going up at U.S. Highway 101 at Dry Creek Road west of Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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WEEKEND REWIND: Navy: SEALs could train on Peninsula sites, but idea in ‘beginning planning stages’

PORT ANGELES — Marinas and parks in Clallam and Jefferson counties could be included in a staging area for the Navy's special forces SEAL teams.… Continue reading

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Marc Abshire

WEEKEND REWIND: Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce names new executive director

PORT ANGELES — Marc Abshire, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel, has been named executive director of the Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce. He… Continue reading

Marc Abshire
Members of the public look at displays and talk with military representatives during Tuesday's open house on Navy plans to build a submarine escort pier and support buildings on Ediz Hook. (Paul Gottlieb/Peninsula Daily News)

Navy fields concerns at Port Angeles open house for Ediz Hook pier proposal

PORT ANGELES — One military staffer was available for every three participants at an open house Tuesday evening on Navy plans to build a submarine-escort-vessel… Continue reading

Members of the public look at displays and talk with military representatives during Tuesday's open house on Navy plans to build a submarine escort pier and support buildings on Ediz Hook. (Paul Gottlieb/Peninsula Daily News)
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Navy: SEALs could train on Peninsula sites, but idea in ‘beginning planning stages’

PORT ANGELES — Marinas and parks in Clallam and Jefferson counties could be included in a staging area for the Navy's special forces SEAL teams.… Continue reading

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Marc Abshire

Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce names new executive director

PORT ANGELES — Marc Abshire, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel, has been named executive director of the Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce. He… Continue reading

Marc Abshire
Marc Abshire ()

Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce names new executive director

PORT ANGELES — A retired Air Force lieutenant colonel has been named executive director of the Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce. The hiring of… Continue reading

Marc Abshire ()
The framework for a new convenience store and fuel station being built by the Lower Elwha Klallam tribe is going up at U.S. Highway 101 at Dry Creek Road west of Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Lower Elwha tribe plans May opening for $3 million gas station-convenience store on Highway 101 west of Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — The Lower Elwha Klallam tribe is expanding its economic reach in a $3 million convenience store-gas station project on U.S. Highway 101… Continue reading

The framework for a new convenience store and fuel station being built by the Lower Elwha Klallam tribe is going up at U.S. Highway 101 at Dry Creek Road west of Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
The Nippon Paper Industries USA cogeneration plant in Port Angeles

WEEKEND REWIND: Nippon and biomass-boiler maker settle lawsuits, $17 million in charges as court date neared

PORT ANGELES — In just nine weeks, Nippon Paper Industries USA and biomass-boiler manufacturer FSE Energy had been set to do battle in federal court… Continue reading

The Nippon Paper Industries USA cogeneration plant in Port Angeles
Scott Nagel stands in front of the shuttered Lincoln Theater in downtown Port Angeles last week. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

WEEKEND REWIND: Port Angeles’ Lincoln Theater to be listed on market again as fundraising efforts continue

PORT ANGELES — Efforts to purchase the Lincoln Theater for $235,000 are moving forward despite a decision by the building's Wenatchee-based owner to put the… Continue reading

Scott Nagel stands in front of the shuttered Lincoln Theater in downtown Port Angeles last week. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
An EA-18G Growler assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 129 lands on Naval Air Station Whidbey Island's Ault Field. — U.S. Navy ()

Forest Service crafting responses to thousands of comments on naval electronic warfare exercises plan

PORT ANGELES — The U.S. Forest Service is completing final draft responses to thousands of mostly negative comments directed at plans for expanded naval electronic… Continue reading

An EA-18G Growler assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 129 lands on Naval Air Station Whidbey Island's Ault Field. — U.S. Navy ()
The Nippon Paper Industries USA cogeneration plant in Port Angeles

Nippon and biomass-boiler maker settle lawsuits, $17 million in charges as court date neared

PORT ANGELES — In just nine weeks, Nippon Paper Industries USA and biomass-boiler manufacturer FSE Energy had been set to do battle in federal court… Continue reading

The Nippon Paper Industries USA cogeneration plant in Port Angeles
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Authorities investigating suspicious house fire near Beaver

BEAVER — A couple was not at their U.S. Highway 101 home on New Year's morning when their house filled with smoke caused by what… Continue reading

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Sean Washburn ()

Port Townsend man sought after allegedly biting wife

PORT TOWNSEND — Authorities are looking for a Port Townsend man who fled on foot early Monday morning after allegedly biting his wife twice during… Continue reading

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The intersection of Lincoln Street and Railroad Avenue in Port Angeles could be re-engineered as a traffic circle during Phase 3 of the city’s waterfront improvement project. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News ()

Phase 2 of Port Angeles waterfront project is on City Council agenda Tuesday; plans proposed for Phase 3 include traffic circle

PORT ANGELES — Phase 2 of the city’s ambitious waterfront improvement project, which includes a park and two pocket beaches, is all but finished except… Continue reading

The intersection of Lincoln Street and Railroad Avenue in Port Angeles could be re-engineered as a traffic circle during Phase 3 of the city’s waterfront improvement project. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News ()