Andrew Binion

Mother charged with attempted murder of daughter

PORT ANGELES - A woman accused of trying to kill herself and her 10-year-old daughter with prescription drugs mixed in grape juice on Christmas Day… Continue reading

Law and order in Clallam County courts

PORT ANGELES - It may be the badge and gun, but Gary Gorss has a calming effect on Clallam County courtrooms, often diffusing disruptions simply… Continue reading

No mom and pop pot grow

deck -- Investigators believe Sequim operation largest county has seen SEQUIM - Arrests involving more than 1,000 growing marijuana plants is the biggest pot bust… Continue reading

Sheriff’s Department employee jailed in connection with missing evidence money

PORT ANGELES - A Clallam County Sheriff's Department property room technician was arrested and booked into the Clallam County jail Thursday for investigation of first-degree… Continue reading

Stranded cars recovered from Hoh River Road exile

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK - Three cars stranded up the Hoh River road have been rescued and set free - including a rental car that presumably… Continue reading

Two held in connection with gun death get new lawyers

PORT ANGELES -- They haven't been charged, but two people jailed for investigation of the gun death of a Port Angeles man now have new… Continue reading

‘The tragedy would have been much greater’

PORT ANGELES - Philip White heard the grinding metal crash of the head-on collision, but he didn't hear the yelling when he shattered the back… Continue reading

War resister speaks to Peninsula groups

AGNEW - An Army officer from Fort Lewis facing a court martial for refusing to go to Iraq and speaking publicly against the war rallied… Continue reading

`The tragedy would have been much greater”

PORT ANGELES -- Philip White heard the grinding metal crash of the head-on collision, but he didn't hear the yelling when he shattered the back… Continue reading

War resister speaks to Peninsula groups

AGNEW -- An Army officer from Fort Lewis facing a court martial for refusing to go to Iraq and speaking publicly against the war rallied… Continue reading

Attorneys disagree over wisdom of prosecuting prison inmates

PORT ANGELES -- A Clallam County jury convicted a Clallam Bay Corrections Center inmate on Thursday of fourth-degree assault for choking his cell mate because… Continue reading

Clallam sheriff’s office reviewing evidence rules

PORT ANGELES -- Policies and procedures for handling evidence were reviewed and changed throughout 2006, and a new review process is on the way, Clallam… Continue reading

Jefferson election turnout in state’s top 3

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County's general election voter turnout of 77.5 percent surpassed the county auditor's expectations. "Jefferson is third in state," said Donna Eldridge… Continue reading

Write-ins by the thousands bog down election count

What do former televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker, the late Baseball Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett and cartoon icon Mickey Mouse have in common? Clallam County… Continue reading

Clallam sheriff’s department employee placed on leave

PORT ANGELES -- A Clallam County Sheriff's Department evidence technician was placed on paid administrative leave last week, and the State Patrol has been asked… Continue reading

Olympic National Park damage worsens with snowstorm

This week's snowstorm is bound to push estimates of damage to structures and roads in Olympic National Park past the millions estimated earlier, but no… Continue reading

Carbon monoxide deaths investigated

PORT ANGELES -- Grief counselors in Sequim and Port Angeles were on hand Wednesday to tend to classmates of two 16-year-old boys who were apparently… Continue reading

Dicks says park funding to be a priority

PORT ANGELES -- Storms that lashed the North Olympic Peninsula earlier this month caused an estimated $6 million worth of damage to the Olympic National… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Boy’s family challenges dismissal

PORT ANGELES -- The family of a Port Angeles man who was paralyzed by a fall at the Port Angeles Marina in 2004 is taking… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Fire chiefs considering consolidating volunteer programs

PORT ANGELES -- The chiefs of the Port Angeles Fire Department and Fire District No. 2 on Monday will present a proposal to consolidate volunteer… Continue reading