Andrew Binion

Esprit Gala returns to Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- Elika Sicire decided that the time was right for her to make a change. "I've been a man for 63 years," the… Continue reading

Needle swaps rise among meth users on North Olympic Peninsula

Intravenous drug users in Clallam County prefer to shoot methamphetamine almost 2-to-1 over heroin. In Jefferson County, it's about half and half. Either way you… Continue reading

Criminal charges unlikely as result of fatal motorcycle crash

SEQUIM -- Charges are unlikely in a U.S. Highway 101 collision Sunday that claimed the life of a motorcyclist who swerved to avoid a runaway… Continue reading

Meth lab hazards outlined to Neah Bay conference

NEAH BAY -- Strangely enough, the safest chemical that can be found in a house doubling as an illegal drug lab is methamphetamine. That highlights… Continue reading

Fire that levels mobile home near Port Angeles flares again

PORT ANGELES -- A fire that leveled a double-wide mobile home east of Port Angeles on Tuesday night flared up briefly Wednesday afternoon. No one… Continue reading

Mystery booms could have come from U.S. planes, Canadian military official suggests

Mysterious booms aren't a new phenomenon at the top of the North Olympic Peninsula. Strange concussions felt in the early 1980s were linked to ordnance… Continue reading

Biplane crashes shortly after takeoff; pilot OK

PORT ANGELES -- A small biplane that lost power Thursday afternoon and crashed in a back yard left the pilot unscathed. James Lindsay, 75, of… Continue reading

Hurricane Ridge Road open 24 hours

April may be the cruelest month, but since May started things have been looking up. That's because on May 1 the Hurricane Ridge Road opened… Continue reading

Crews hampered by lack of roads in Crescent Beach wildfire

JOYCE -- A controlled burn north of Joyce turned into the season's first uncontrolled wildfire Wednesday afternoon. It wasn't large -- the fire burned about… Continue reading

Canadian maneuvers? Global warming? Many theories offered on cause of odd booms

PORT ANGELES -- It was the boom heard 'round the Peninsula, whatever it was. And folks are still talking about it, or them, almost a… Continue reading

Alleged killer planted knife, detectives say

PORT ANGELES -- Detectives believe that Noe Barron Cordova shot another man in the head at point-blank range, then placed a knife in the man's… Continue reading

Cause of loud booms around Port Angeles remains mystery

PORT ANGELES -- Was it a bird, or a plane? Officials don't know the cause of a mysterious boom that rattled windows late Thursday night.… Continue reading

Sweet notes from visitors to the Jazz in the Olympics festival

PORT ANGELES -- Wayne Nelson came to the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend for two reasons. For one, his mother lives here. The second was… Continue reading

Forks man to be charged with second-degree murder in April 4 shooting

PORT ANGELES -- A man who shot and killed another man in Forks earlier this month will be charged with second-degree murder today, a Clallam… Continue reading

Gas siphoning thefts increase in rural Clallam County

PORT ANGELES -- It wasn't the first time Guy Miller had his trucks vandalized -- the gasoline sucked right out of the tanks. It was… Continue reading

‘Justice is served,’ says mother of murdered teen

PORT ANGELES -- For the family of Melissa Leigh Carter, the 15-year-old girl who Robert Gene Covarrubias raped and strangled in December 2004, the Friday… Continue reading

‘Rob’ an enigma mysteriously drawn to Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- Nobody knew Robert Gene Covarrubias well. Some couldn't pronounce his last name. Others didn't know his last name until they read it… Continue reading

Sign unveiled to count number of days between serious collisions on U.S. Highway 101

PORT ANGELES -- Officials with the Driving 101 Traffic Safety Project unveiled a reader board on Friday about four miles west of Port Angeles that… Continue reading

Carlsborg man killed in industrial accident

CARLSBORG -- A 53-year-old man was killed Thursday morning in an industrial accident outside of Sequim. Robert "Bob" Walkhoff was driving a tractor and cleaning… Continue reading

‘Absolutely not’: Covarrubias denies killing 15-year-old girl

PORT ANGELES -- Taking the stand in his own defense Wednesday, accused killer Robert Gene Covarrubias admitted to being a methamphetamine addict, but repeatedly denied… Continue reading