Paul Gottlieb

Sen. Hargrove to run again — but not for Congress

HOQUIAM — State Sen. Jim Hargrove doesn’t want to start over on the political stage, he said Monday. The 24th District Hoquiam Democrat, who represents… Continue reading

Ahmed Ressam is shown during interrogation on the night he was captured in Port Angeles on Dec. 14

Two who captured terrorist in Port Angeles happy he’s going to get longer prison term

PORT ANGELES — Two of four Customs inspectors who were on duty when terrorist Ahmed Ressam was captured in Port Angeles 12 years ago say… Continue reading

Ahmed Ressam is shown during interrogation on the night he was captured in Port Angeles on Dec. 14

Congressional candidate nets 35 endorsements from notables

Port Angeles native and 6th Congressional District candidate Derek Kilmer received endorsements from 35 current and former elected officials, including Clallam County Commissioner Mike Doherty,… Continue reading

Man pleads guilty to murder of former Chimacum resident

WURTLAND, Ky. — A man who in 2010 murdered former Chimacum resident Chadd E. Miller in Kentucky is waiting to begin serving a life sentence… Continue reading

Steven W. Boyd (Peninsula Daily News photo)

Driver accused of vehicular homicide in head-on crash reverses plea deal, will stand trial

PORT ANGELES — Until a few weeks ago, Steven W. Boyd was on the verge of agreeing to spend five years in jail for alcohol-related… Continue reading

Steven W. Boyd (Peninsula Daily News photo)
Paul Anthony Brinkmann sits in Clallam County Superior Court on Monday. Chris Tucker/Peninsula Daily News

Port Angeles teacher pleads not guilty to charges of child rape

PORT ANGELES — Stevens Middle School math teacher Paul A. Brinkmann pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Clallam County Superior Court to eight counts of child… Continue reading

Paul Anthony Brinkmann sits in Clallam County Superior Court on Monday. Chris Tucker/Peninsula Daily News

Teacher placed on electronic home monitoring

PORT ANGELES — Stevens Middle School eighth-grade teacher Paul A. Brinkmann, 46, was ordered released Monday afternoon under electronic home monitoring after being arrested Friday… Continue reading

Who's will succeed Norm Dicks? Candidate field includes Port Angeles native

Who’s will succeed Norm Dicks? Candidate field includes Port Angeles native

No sooner did longtime 6th District Congressman Norm Dicks announce Friday that he wasn't running for re-election than potential candidates interested in taking his place… Continue reading

Who's will succeed Norm Dicks? Candidate field includes Port Angeles native
Rep. Norm Dicks stands at Glines Canyon Dam in Olympic National Park in 2004 to discuss financing of the Elwha River dam removals

Old injury, discourse play role in Rep. Dicks’ departure

A lingering football injury from his college days played a part in 6th District U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks’ decision to not seek re-election to a… Continue reading

Rep. Norm Dicks stands at Glines Canyon Dam in Olympic National Park in 2004 to discuss financing of the Elwha River dam removals
Karen Gustin  (Photo by Chris Tucker/Peninsula Daily News)

Gustin rides off from Olympic National Park’s top post today

PORT ANGELES — On her first day as Olympic National Park superintendent fewer than four years ago, Karen Gustin signed an agreement she said she… Continue reading

Karen Gustin  (Photo by Chris Tucker/Peninsula Daily News)
Incumbent Clallam County commissioner to face challenger this year

Incumbent Clallam County commissioner to face challenger this year

PORT ANGELES — Maggie Roth intends to run as a Republican for the Clallam County commissioner seat now held by Mike Chapman — an independent… Continue reading

Incumbent Clallam County commissioner to face challenger this year

Lower Elwha Klallam tribal chair at D.C. conference

WASHINGTON, D.C — Lower Elwha Klallam tribal Chairwoman Frances Charles will participate today in a White House-sponsored conference in Washington, D.C., that will focus on… Continue reading

Wild Olympics study says proposed congressional wilderness plan would have little effect on timber industry

QUILCENE — A study commissioned by the Quilcene-based Wild Olympics Campaign says a congressional plan to set aside 132,000 acres in Olympic National Forest as… Continue reading

Mishap aboard MV Coho last week caused rare cancellation of ferry run from Victoria

PORT ANGELES — A semi-truck hit a door beam on the MV Coho while the 1,000-passenger ferry was loading last week in Victoria, causing the… Continue reading

Obama signs law giving Quileute land outside tsunami zone

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Barack Obama signed into law Monday a bill that expands the Quileute tribe's boundaries in LaPush so that it can move… Continue reading

Obama signs law giving Quileute land out of tsunami zone

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Barack Obama signed into law Monday a bill that expands the Quileute tribe’s boundaries in LaPush so that it can move… Continue reading

Obama signs law giving Quileute land out of tsunami zone

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Barack Obama signed into law Monday a bill that expands the Quileute tribe’s boundaries in LaPush so that it can move… Continue reading

Country Aire Natural Foods plans May 1 opening

PORT ANGELES — Country Aire Natural Foods co-owner Robyn Miletich sits in her tiny office above First Street biting her nails in jest. This ebullient… Continue reading

Former owner of Quilcene’s Olympic Timber House pleads guilty to filing false tax returns

QUILCENE — Rohn Rutledge, the former owner of the Olympic Timber House, pleaded guilty last week to stealing more than $462,000 in sales tax proceeds… Continue reading

Suspected double-killer might have lived with one of the victims

John F. Loring might have lived at Ray J. Varney’s Diamond Point home for several days after he allegedly killed him — and before he… Continue reading