Andrew Binion

Boy, 14, convicted of molesting girl receives suspended sentence

PORT ANGELES -- A 14-year-old boy convicted in February of molesting a 6-year-old girl at a Port Angeles church's Sunday service daycare received a suspended… Continue reading

Barnes trial postponed until October

PORT ANGELES -- The trial of a Port Angeles man accused of high-level drug dealing has been postponed until October, putting it right before Election… Continue reading

Defense experts question evidence in Covarrubias trial; defendant takes stand today

PORT ANGELES -- In the world of science, where repeatable proof is the standard, there is not definitive evidence that Melissa Leigh Carter was strangled… Continue reading

Body found in Olympic National Park might be missing college instructor

PORT ANGELES -- Authorities suspect that a dead man found in the Sol Duc Valley of Olympic National Park last week is an Olympic College… Continue reading

Covarrubias defense grills investigators, forensic experts

PORT ANGELES -- The second week of testimony in the first-degree murder trial of Robert Gene Covarrubias concluded Thursday with testimony from investigators and a… Continue reading

Inmate escapes after being treated at Olympic Medical Center

PORT ANGELES -- A Clallam County jail inmate made a break for it after being treated at Olympic Medical Center this week. Peter Norman Childs,… Continue reading

Witness IDs Covarrubias as man walking with teenage girl on Waterfront Trail

PORT ANGELES -- A man with a history of hallucinations testified Wednesday that he saw two people walking on Waterfront Trail the night prosecutors believe… Continue reading

‘I was in love with her,’ victim’s boyfriend testifies at murder trial

PORT ANGELES -- Travis Criswell was six years her senior, making their relationship illegal. But he didn't mince words when asked the nature of their… Continue reading

Recent Clallam County killings illustrate increasing abuse cases against women

PORT ANGELES -- The last two people prosecutors believe were intentionally murdered in Clallam County were not gang-bangers, sideways dope dealers or drunks in a… Continue reading

Murder trial testimony details drug use, sales in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- Nicholas Cannon Stimbert came to Port Angeles near the end of 2004 to make money to rent an apartment. "I was selling… Continue reading

Investigators continue to probe Forks shooting

FORKS -- A fatal shooting Tuesday afternoon was the culmination of a dispute over a relationship, investigators theorized Wednesday. Robert Coberly Jr., 46, of Forks… Continue reading

Pathologist testifies in murder trial

PORT ANGELES -- On television, homicide investigators can solve mysteries by simply putting some piece of evidence into a machine. Within minutes, a picture of… Continue reading

Details of body’s discovery part of trial testimony

PORT ANGELES -- Melissa Leigh Carter died in the area where her body was found, not brought to the cold, muddy thicket above the Waterfront… Continue reading

Mediator says first graving yard talks ‘very productive’

PORT ANGELES -- The man hired to mediate graving yard talks between the state and Lower Elwha Klallam tribe said Friday that the first two… Continue reading

Clallam County PUD owes tribal members $456,000 in refunds

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County Public Utility District will soon be figuring out how to best deliver a $456,000 tax refund to tribal members living… Continue reading

Jury selected for Covarrubias murder trial

PORT ANGELES -- The jury that will decide the fate of accused killer Robert Gene Covarrubias was selected Thursday, clearing the way for testimony to… Continue reading

Ecology director says Rayonier cleanup still three years away

PORT ANGELES -- The earliest the cleanup at the former Rayonier mill site could be completed -- clearing the way for development on the prime… Continue reading

Volunteers handle small stuff for PA Police Department

PORT ANGELES -- A word to those who would illegally park in a handicap spot or throw a midnight kegger in a public park --… Continue reading

$2,900 in cash stolen from Neal Bay Post Office

NEAH BAY -- U.S. Postal Service inspectors are investigating the theft of $2,900 from a drawer at the Neah Bay post office on Friday afternoon.… Continue reading

Murder trial set to begin Monday in Clallam County Superior Court

PORT ANGELES -- A last-minute appeal that could have resulted in further delay of Robert Gene Covarrubias' murder trial failed to materialize on Friday. The… Continue reading