Andrew Binion

Phone line glitch prevented tsunami sirens from activating

Although the elaborate warning system in place to warn North Olympic Peninsula coastal residents of a possible tsunami failed to work Tuesday night because of… Continue reading

Tall ships arriving day later than expected

PORT ANGELES -- Ahoy ye landlubbers and scurvy dogs, the tall ships be nigh! But they are going to be a little late. Lady Washington,… Continue reading

LaPush, Neah Bay residents evacuated after tsunami warning; no wave

LAPUSH -- Residents living on the lower elevations in LaPush and Neah Bay evacuated their homes last night and headed for higher ground after a… Continue reading

Coast Guard cutter commanders swap ships and crews

PORT ANGELES -- Two local Coast Guard Cutter skippers didn't have to travel far to take on their new assignments. On Friday, Master Chief Boatswains… Continue reading

Jefferson County firefighter, a Port Angeles resident, falls to his death on Mount Rainier

SEQUIM -- A day after falling to his death while climbing Mount Rainier, Jefferson County firefighter Mike Beery returned home Saturday, his body escorted to… Continue reading

Drug seizure dollars may make OPNET satellites feasible

PORT ANGELES -- There is push to cast a wider law net across Jefferson and Clallam counties by placing Olympic Peninsula Narcotics Enforcement Team satellite… Continue reading

Woman, lost for four days in West End, is found

What started out as a leisurely drive turned into a nightmare for a 48-year-old woman who spent about three nights and four days wandering lost… Continue reading

Port Angeles killer cleared to move off mental hospital campus

PORT ANGELES -- Bruce Rowan, the former Olympic Medical Center emergency room doctor who bludgeoned his wife to death in 1998 and was found innocent… Continue reading

Buoy that strayed in Strait recovered, to be repositioned

PORT ANGELES -- A research buoy that strayed from its post between Cape Flattery and Vancouver Island has been recovered, but a radio broadcast notifying… Continue reading

Relay for Life raising funds for cancer research, education

PORT ANGELES -- For Christy McHone Casey, the Relay for Life is about more than just raising money to help with cancer research and education.… Continue reading

“German” mugged in park turns out to be alleged American con artist

PORT ANGELES -- Conniving con man or desperate plea for help? Claiming to be a deaf German tourist, Tony Dean Branch, 29, told police he… Continue reading

Peninsula College student figures out scam involving her car sale

Lindsey DeLaney wasn't immediately suspicious of the man who wanted to buy her 2002 Ford Escort, which she listed on an Internet auto sale site… Continue reading

Coast Guard cutter changes command in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- Command was passed Friday morning between the out-going and the incoming skipper of the Coast Guard cutter Adelie. In between the pomp… Continue reading

Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts continues today, Monday

PORT ANGELES -- From funnel cakes to Thai food, blues to Hawaiian music and independent film, the Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts gave… Continue reading

Visitor to Port Angeles mugged in city park

PORT ANGELES -- A deaf tourist passing through town on a post-graduation road trip was mugged at Erickson Park on Saturday afternoon and lost all… Continue reading

Realtor pleads guilty to money laundering; cocaine charges dropped in plea agreement

PORT ANGELES -- While maintaining his innocence, a prominent real estate agent who had been linked to a large cocaine ring has pleaded guilty to… Continue reading

Workers return to K Ply mill after fire keeps firefighters till wee hours

PORT ANGELES -- Workers at the K Ply plywood mill returned to work Wednesday evening, a day after a stubborn fire kept firefighters on the… Continue reading

Court hearing June 3 to decide Rowan future

PORT ANGELES -- Prosecutors and the attorney for Bruce Rowan, the former ER doctor found not guilty of murdering his wife for reasons of insanity… Continue reading

Plywood mill evacuated after fire breaks out

PORT ANGELES -- More than 20 firefighters from the Port Angeles Fire Department and Clallam County Fire District No. 2 battled a blaze at the… Continue reading

County jail overcrowding endangers inmates and guards, officials say

PORT ANGELES -- The Clallam County jail is currently exceeding its capacity by about 25 men and women who are waiting for court appearances, transfers… Continue reading