Andrew Binion

Four cases dropped in wake of Sheriff’s Department investigations

PORT ANGELES -- The legal fallout from two investigations into Clallam County sheriff's officers continues to spill over, disrupting court cases and dealing the department… Continue reading

Deputy reinstated to Sheriff’s Department

PORT ANGELES -- A Clallam County sheriff's deputy who was fired in July 2004 for inappropriate contact with a teenage girl was reinstated Sept. 29… Continue reading

Port Angeles candidates discuss waterfront, relationships with neighbors during PDN/PNN forum

PORT ANGELES -- Relationships with the city's neighbors and the future of the Port Angeles waterfront figured prominently in Wednesday night's City Council and Port… Continue reading

Three fires set in Port Angeles High school restrooms

PORT ANGELES -- Three separate fires set in restrooms at Port Angeles High School on Tuesday morning did not disrupt class, school officials said. Firefighters… Continue reading

Detective was suspended for “aspects” of his job performance, sheriff’s documents say

PORT ANGELES -- David John Fontenot rose quickly through the ranks of the Clallam County Sheriff's Department, becoming a detective sergeant in 11 years and… Continue reading

Skate Park reopens after meeting with skateboarders, who say they”re not to blame

PORT ANGELES -- A Saturday morning meeting between city officials and skateboarders at the Port Angeles Skate Park failed to draw large numbers of young… Continue reading

Tribal Council nixes reopening trailhead to Second Beach

LAPUSH -- The route to the popular and scenic Second Beach on Washington's coast remained closed Saturday, said Quileute Tribal Chairman Russell Woodruff Sr. There… Continue reading

Drug – Court graduates largest class of 13

PORT ANGELES -- It only took six months for methamphetamine to ravage Wihinna Robideau, known to friends as "Way." "It was empty," she said Thursday,… Continue reading

Saturday morning meeting with skateboarders to discuss skate park behavior

PORT ANGELES -- Skateboarders are invited to a summit with city officials at 9 a.m. Saturday to talk about the future of the skate park… Continue reading

Planning Commission votes to redo Farmers Market process

PORT ANGELES -- The Port Angeles Planning Commission voted 3-2 Wednesday to repeat the permitting process for the downtown Saturday Farmers Market. The decision throws… Continue reading

City closes new skate park after sign defaced; reopening set for Saturday

PORT ANGELES -- Skaters are bumming after the city closed the new skate park on Race Street on Tuesday afternoon in response to someone defacing… Continue reading

Fire in road department building destroys dump truck

PORT ANGELES -- Fire destroyed a Clallam County-owned dump truck Monday evening inside a locked garage at the county public works yard at 1033 W.… Continue reading

West End: It’s love at first bite in Forks

FORKS -- When Phoenix-based novelist Stephenie Meyer had to pick a location to set her undead teenage romance, Twilight, she wanted some place "ridiculously rainy."… Continue reading

Council sends market permit back to Planning Commission over possible conflict of interest issue

PORT ANGELES -- The ongoing struggle over the location of the Saturday Farmers Market took an unanticipated detour Friday. The City Council was set to… Continue reading

Fourth Crabfest proving to be popular

PORT ANGELES -- Don and Patricia Galvanin exited the John L. Scott Crab Central pavilion Saturday each with a toothpick sticking out of their mouths.… Continue reading

Clallam Bay Corrections Center marks 20th anniversary

CLALLAM BAY -- Dick Woodward of Sekiu had an idea for economic development inspired by protests and brought to fruition with flowers. The logging industry… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Public defenders taps leadership

PORT ANGELES -- A 15-year veteran of the Clallam Public Defenders office has been tapped to lead the group of lawyers tasked with giving legal… Continue reading

Virginia Mason physicians hope to keep Port Angeles clinic open under new ownership

PORT ANGELES -- The doctors and medical staff at the Virginia Mason Port Angeles clinic are determined to keep the clinic up and running no… Continue reading

Virginia Mason to sell Port Angeles clinic

PORT ANGELES -- Virginia Mason, owner of a Port Angeles medical clinic that has served 19,000 people over the past two years, is planning to… Continue reading

Three cougar sightings made in Quileute Heights area of LaPush

LAPUSH -- Residents in the Quileute Heights neighborhood have been keeping a close eye on children and pets after three cougar sightings near houses were… Continue reading