Emeline Cokelet

Port Angeles: Defense lawyer miffed over raid of his office by drug task force agents

PORT ANGELES -- A state defense lawyers group will conduct an inquiry into a recent police search of a Port Angeles attorney's office connected to… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Outside assessment lauds Police Department as “professional”

PORT ANGELES -- An outside assessment of the Port Angeles Police Department shows the agency is professional, well regarded and has the building blocks to… Continue reading

Former Port Angeles resident guilty of trying to kill prosecutor

PORT ANGELES -- A former resident has pleaded guilty to federal charges of plotting to assassinate a federal prosecutor in exchange for a motorcycle, the… Continue reading

Peninsula: String of fatal crashes motivates state

The Washington State Patrol and state Department of Transportation are teaming up to improve motorist safety on U.S. Highway 101. Their efforts target the recent… Continue reading

Peninsula: Unmarked patrol cars on lookout for “aggressive” drivers

As part of its action plan to increase safety on North Olympic Peninsula highways, the Washington State Patrol is boosting the presence of its Aggressive… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Boy with 10-year-old heart transplant enjoys life

PORT ANGELES -- William Hutt saw the inside of a hospital 13 times before he was nine months old. He was born with two holes… Continue reading

Port Angeles: 60 attend meeting on possible school closures

PORT ANGELES -- Minimizing the effect on elementary school students if and when the Port Angeles School Board opts to close a school was a… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Crash fells poles, signals at key corner; downtown traffic snarled

PORT ANGELES -- Part of the city's main thoroughfare was closed for several hours Tuesday after a truck knocked down a power pole, a telephone… Continue reading

Peninsula Democrats look to next step — issues

With Democratic precinct caucuses out of the way, party leaders in Clallam and Jefferson counties are looking ahead to April's county conventions. There, delegates will… Continue reading

Clallam: Truck severs fiber optic line, cutting Internet, phone and other communications in Port Angeles, Sequim

Port Angeles and Sequim were back online Saturday following a communications outage that affected phone and Internet service in the region. Long-distance phone service, Internet… Continue reading

Peninsula: Motorists tell State Patrol what they think are reasons for string of fatal collisions

A common thread among motorists on North Olympic Peninsula highways may be assertive -- not aggressive -- driving, according to what area residents are telling… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Senate candidate Nethercutt addresses Clallam GOP faithful

PORT ANGELES -- U.S. senator candidate George Nethercutt wants to put more people to work in Washington and boost the state's status on the chart… Continue reading

Forks: City moves ahead with shooting range for law enforcement

FORKS -- The city is moving forward with a proposal to establish a practice shooting range for law enforcement that could eventually become a regional… Continue reading

Clallam: Appointed sheriff will seek election to keep job

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County Sheriff Joe Martin will run for the position in this fall's election. "I've made up my mind," he said Tuesday… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Franklin School parents express concern over suggested school closure

PORT ANGELES -- Parents of Franklin Elementary School students expressed concern Tuesday night over a proposed temporary closure of the building, saying they don't want… Continue reading

What’s wrong with our North Olympic Peninsula highways?

It's something that boggles the minds of Washington State Patrol troopers put in charge of protecting the North Olympic Peninsula's highways. Since Christmas Day, nine… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Faulty electrical equipment hinted as cause of Elks Lodge fire

PORT ANGELES -- The cause of last month's Elks Naval Lodge fire is officially undetermined. But investigators have narrowed down the culprit to a few… Continue reading

Prisoner formerly of Sequim uses Green River Killer example to seek reconsideration of death sentence

A former Sequim resident now on death row is asking the state to reconsider his sentence, in part because the Green River Killer was spared… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Motorist, 21, killed in collision on U.S. 101

PORT ANGELES -- A 21-year-old motorist was killed on U.S. Highway 101 on Tuesday night as he pulled out from a gas station and was… Continue reading

Forks: Newest City Council member vows to “fight the good fight”

FORKS -- The newest member of the Forks City Council will attend her first full-fledged council meeting Monday night, and she has plenty of plans… Continue reading