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Sequim: Double murderer found in Florida back in Washington state today

Convicted double murderer John V. Carothers, who was apprehended in Florida last month after fleeing parole in Seattle, will return to Washington state today. The… Continue reading

Clallam: House burns as firefighters hampered by transporting water, heavy mud

Between getting stuck in the mud and shuttling water from a hydrant seven miles away, firefighters spent several hours early Saturday battling a fire that… Continue reading

Port Angeles: “Look at that! He’s real!”

PENINSULA DAILY NEWS PORT ANGELES -- When jolly ol' St. Nick rounded the corner in his twinkling log truck Saturday evening, the sight of his… Continue reading

Sequim: They love Lucy — and a bunch of other critters, who are finding good homes

SEQUIM -- Lucy the llama is heading to Oregon with her herd of Soay sheep. Casey the chocolate Labrador retriever is reveling in his new… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Landmark Elks building gets city permit — just in time for holiday parties

PORT ANGELES -- Just in time for the holidays, the downtown Elks Naval Lodge finally has the green light to open its venue to parties… Continue reading

Former Sequim man on death row must stay, Supreme Court rules

PENINSULA DAILY NEWS The state Supreme Court has denied another appeal for a former Sequim resident now on death row. Darold Ray "DJ" Stenson still… Continue reading

Sequim man dies in head-on collision with dump truck; highway snarled

A Sequim man driving with his teenage son was killed in a head-on collision Wednesday afternoon on U.S. Highway 101 between Sequim and Port Angeles.… Continue reading

More Olympic National Park funding included in Congress spending bill

Things are looking up for Olympic National Park funding. On Saturday, Congress approved a spending bill that will boost the operating budget for Olympic and… Continue reading

North Olympic Peninsula gets funds from big congressional spending bill

A $388 billion spending bill approved by Congress on Saturday includes millions for projects on the North Olympic Peninsula. The legislation brings funding for the… Continue reading

Sequim: Family due to be deported next month still seeks support

SEQUIM -- With about two weeks until the Strong family must leave the country, Oliver Strong remains incarcerated without bond and his wife, Penny, is… Continue reading

Clallam: “B.C. bud” trials speed through process with guilty pleas

More than half of the people arrested on the North Olympic Peninsula in "B.C. bud" marijuana investigations this year have pleaded guilty to drug charges.… Continue reading

Escaped murderer of Sequim couple captured in Florida closet

Authorities apprehended convicted double murderer John V. Carothers in Florida late Wednesday night, one week after he walked out on his parole from a Seattle… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Police warn businesses to keep eye on trash bins in wake of arson fires

PORT ANGELES -- Police are warning local businesses to keep their trash bins away from buildings in light of several suspicious fires that have been… Continue reading

Sequim: Father of boy, 14, accused of plotting to kill football coaches faces charges of his own

SEQUIM -- The father of a 14-year-old boy accused of plotting to murder three high school football coaches has been charged with witness tampering. Prosecutors… Continue reading

Sequim: How double murderer fled private Seattle transitional home

When John V. Carothers' community corrections officer last visited him at his residential facility in Seattle on Nov. 8, she told him to report back… Continue reading

Sequim soldier, 52, sees duty in Iraq

SEQUIM -- America was fighting the Vietnam War when Mark Baker joined the U.S. military. More than three decades later, 52-year-old Baker is still in… Continue reading

Murderer of Sequim couple escapes Seattle halfway house

The man convicted of murdering a Sequim-area couple more than three decades ago has escaped from the halfway house to which he was paroled earlier… Continue reading

Sequim: Attempted-murder charges filed against boy, 14, who allegedly plotted to kill coaches

Clallam County prosecutors have added charges of attempted murder against a Sequim-area boy accused of plotting to kill three football coaches and leading deputies and… Continue reading

West End: Fisherman drowned, autopsy determined

BEAVER -- An autopsy has determined that the Pierce County man who died in a boating accident on the Sol Duc River last week drowned.… Continue reading

Peninsula: Veterans Day ceremony at Coast Guard base highlights local commemorations

Veterans will be honored by communities across the North Olympic Peninsula Thursday as the nation observes Veterans Day. The U.S. Coast Guard will host the… Continue reading