Andrew Binion

Change of command at PA Coast Guard station

PORT ANGELES -- Friends and family gathered at Coast Guard Group/Air Station Port Angeles on Wednesday to welcome a new officer in charge and to… Continue reading

Sequim: Youth, 15, accused of selling pot at school

SEQUIM -- An investigation into rifle bullets found at Sequim Middle School last week netted several arrests of middle schoolers accused of possessing or using… Continue reading

Skateboarder, 13, dies of injuries from fall at Port Angeles Skate Park

PORT ANGELES -- A 13-year-old skateboarder died Saturday at a Seattle hospital from injuries he received at the Port Angeles Skate Park the night before,… Continue reading

Undersheriff apologizes for staff allowing convicted killer to proclaim innocence on clothing in courtroom

PORT ANGELES -- The jury said he was guilty. That didn't stop Robert Gene Covarrubias from writing "innocent" in big block letters on the back… Continue reading

Family of murder victim wins settlement of nearly $1 million from state

PORT ANGELES -- The family of a woman who was beaten to death by her live-in boyfriend in December 2004 has settled a claim against… Continue reading

A purse snatch ‘in Port Angeles, for crying out loud’

PORT ANGELES -- A 47-year-old woman who was thrown to the ground and had her purse taken by a masked assailant last week wants to… Continue reading

Chapman’s ex-campaign manager may run for sheriff

PORT ANGELES -- Out of one rescinded candidacy may come another. Bill Benedict, a Clallam County sheriff's sergeant and until recently the manager of County… Continue reading

Convicted murderer to be sentenced Thursday

PORT ANGELES -- After a few false starts, Robert Gene Covarrubias will be sentenced Thursday in Clallam County Superior Court. The sentencing date was agreed… Continue reading

Fugitives from Clallam captured

SEQUIM -- A Clallam County jail inmate who allegedly walked away from the Olympic Medical Center emergency room to freedom in April was arrested Thursday… Continue reading

Prosecutor to reduce first-degree murder charge on teen accused of running down pedestrian

PORT ANGELES -- First-degree murder charges against a Port Angeles High School senior accused of running down a man on U.S. Highway 101 last January… Continue reading

Environmentalist kayakers won’t go to Rayonier site because of pollution in harbor

PORT ANGELES -- An environmental group canceled a kayak tour of Rayonier Inc.'s cleanup site of its former pulp mill because Port Angeles Harbor is… Continue reading

Port Angeles marches on for anti-cancer fundraiser

PORT ANGELES -- Some are heartbreaking, some hopeful, but the luminarias -- paper bags weighted down with sand and illuminated by a candle -- all… Continue reading

Investigation continues into bomb threat that led to prison lockdown

CLALLAM BAY -- An investigation into a series of threatening phone calls to Clallam Bay Corrections Center continued Thursday, says an investigator with the Clallam… Continue reading

Same robber? Depends on who you ask

PORT ANGELES -- Like grainy footage of Bigfoot, security images of the suspect in a Tuesday bank robbery will likely be scrutinized to determine: Is… Continue reading

Citizens keep eye on North Olympic Peninsula waterways

PORT ANGELES -- Although they always move fast -- and even faster when lives are at stake -- it takes precious time for the Coast… Continue reading

Clallam prosecutor to run for Jefferson judge position

PORT TOWNSEND -- With Judge Mark Huth bowing out a third term on the bench, the first candidate in the race for Jefferson County District… Continue reading

Juan de Fuca Festival continues today

PORT ANGELES -- Todd Schultz walked away from the food vendor booth Saturday staring down a deep-fried, sugary bread confection called an elephant ear. "You… Continue reading

Tree poachers must pay $23,750

PORT ANGELES -- Two men convicted of poaching timber from the Olympic National Forest have been ordered to pay the federal government back a total… Continue reading

Covarrubias sentencing likely to be delayed

PORT ANGELES -- Convicted murderer Robert Gene Covarrubias will appear in court on Thursday, but determination of his prison sentence is likely to be postponed,… Continue reading

Clallam Bay prison lockdown continues

CLALLAM BAY -- A lockdown at Clallam Bay Corrections Center continued Wednesday and will likely continue into today. Following a bloody inmate-on-inmate assault Tuesday, staff… Continue reading