Paul Gottlieb

Kenmore Air vows to continue flying through loss of $1 million Fairchild Airport grant

PORT ANGELES — A 23 percent drop in Kenmore Air passenger boardings out of William R. Fairchild International Airport in 2011 will trigger the loss… Continue reading

New agent in charge of Port Angeles Border Patrol

PORT ANGELES — The North Olympic Peninsula’s contingent of U.S. Border Patrol agents has a new agent in charge. The Border Patrol’s Blaine Sector office… Continue reading

Government says it’s not at fault for goat-goring death in Olympic National Park

PORT ANGELES — The federal government has denied it was negligent in the 2010 mountain-goat-goring death of Bob Boardman and says his family is not… Continue reading

Plea OK’d for teen charged in baby’s death

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney Deb Kelly said Thursday that charging Lauryn Last with first-degree murder in the death of Last’s newborn infant… Continue reading

PA woman accused of killing newborn pleads guilty in plea deal; no additional time to be served

PORT ANGELES — Lauryn L. Last, 19, pled guilty Wednesday to a juvenile court charge of second-degree manslaughter in connection with the death of her… Continue reading

Appeals court remands pay-or-appeal case back to Jefferson County

The state Court of Appeals has remanded a pay-or-appear case back to Jefferson County, saying defendant James M. Stone should have been provided with an… Continue reading

Black Ball Ferry Line sale ‘straightforward’

PORT ANGELES — The sale of Black Ball Ferry Line to its five-man executive management team earlier this month was “a very straightforward deal,” company… Continue reading

Peninsula expected to enjoy a respite from freezing cold

Snowy, wintry weather is expected to continue easing its grip on the North Olympic Peninsula — at least until Friday. In the meantime, a small… Continue reading

Port Angeles woman accused of killing newborn accepts plea offer

PORT ANGELES — Lauryn Louise Last, 19 now but 16 when charged as an adult with murdering her newborn son, has accepted a plea offer… Continue reading

EARLIER STORY — Tuesday’s snow only the beginning; major storm expected today [***GALLERY***]

A two-storm dose of winter weather that revved up Sunday and was expected to abate by Thursday was forecast to deliver snow accumulations of up… Continue reading

Slain woman’s cheer, strength remembered at Port Angeles funeral

PORT ANGELES — A week and a day after Laranda Konopaski was murdered, friends and family among the more than 60 who attended her graveside… Continue reading

Accused murderer had friend call Forks police to pick him up

FORKS — Moises Ramirez Matias, who is charged in the Jan. 8 stabbing death of 18-year-old Laranda Konopaski, was taken into custody Wednesday after he… Continue reading

Inquiry ends on Port Angeles bicyclist’s death; driver not at fault

PORT ANGELES — An experienced bicyclist who died Sept. 11 after being struck by a car had veered into the path of the vehicle while… Continue reading

‘I have a lot . . . to say,’ accused killer tells judge at first court hearing

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County Superior Court Judge George L. Wood on Thursday kept bail at $2 million for Moises Ramirez Matias, who is accused… Continue reading

4-year-old saw her mother mortally wounded on floor of Forks house

FORKS — A 4-year-old girl alerted law enforcement to her mother’s injury from the house where Laranda Konopaski, was mortally wounded, court records said. Mariah… Continue reading

Fugitive captured in Forks slaying due in court today

FORKS — Moises Ramirez Matias, the target of a nationwide manhunt, was arrested in Forks on Wednesday just three miles north of where he allegedly… Continue reading

Suspected killer of woman, 18, captured in Forks

FORKS — The suspect in the early Sunday morning stabbing death of an 18-year-old woman was arrested without incident at about 11:20 a.m. today on… Continue reading

Port Angeles leaders tell of upcoming projects

PORT ANGELES — New Mayor Cherie Kidd delivered her signature upbeat outlook on the city’s future Tuesday in one of her first public speaking engagements… Continue reading

Former Sequim City Councilman named to Port of Port Angeles post

PORT ANGELES — Former Sequim City Council member Paul McHugh took the oath of office Monday as the newest Port of Port Angeles commissioner after… Continue reading

SPECIAL REPORT: Tse-whit-zen artifacts stored in Seattle, but they’ll eventually come back to Port Angeles

SEATTLE — The thousands of artifacts dug up at the 2,700-year-old Tse-whit-zen village site on Marine Drive in Port Angeles include etched stones, hand tools… Continue reading