Paul Gottlieb

ELWHA DAM REMOVALS: Ediz Hook off Port Angeles will start growing again

PORT ANGELES — Formed by coastal erosion and Elwha River sediment, Ediz Hook is among the North Olympic Peninsula’s most iconic geographic features, a three-mile,… Continue reading

Former Port Angeles woman convicted in stabbing death in 2007 released from prison

Andrea Freese, a former Port Angeles woman convicted two years ago of stabbing to death a 73-year-old man, has completed her prison sentence and is… Continue reading

March trial date set for teen accused of killing newborn

PORT ANGELES — At least three years will have elapsed between the Dec. 30, 2008, death of Lauryn Last’s newborn boy and Last’s trial on… Continue reading

March trial set for teen accused of murdering her newborn son in toilet

PORT ANGELES — A trial date of March 12 was set today for the second-degree murder trial of Lauryn A. Last in connection with the… Continue reading

Meeting between Border Patrol, congressional staffers still in works

A meeting between congressional staff members and a top Border Patrol official won’t happen this month but is still in the works. The meeting, which… Continue reading

Sequim School Board candidate feels appreciated by community after sex harassment complaint

SEQUIM — School Board candidate Stephen Rosales remains on restricted duty at the Sequim unit of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula… Continue reading

Stephen Rosales feels appreciated by community. Support shown after sex harassment complaint

SEQUIM — School Board candidate Stephen Rosales remains on restricted duty at the Sequim unit of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula… Continue reading

Congressional staff meeting on Border Patrol activities, buildup still in the works with no date set

Time is running short. But the office of U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks is still trying to arrange a meeting by Wednesday with the U.S. Border… Continue reading

Judge tells county treasury embezzler: Your motivation is ‘world-class greed’

PORT ANGELES — Continuing to maintain her silence about a theft of historic proportions, convicted public-funds embezzler Catherine A. Betts was driven to prison late… Continue reading

Woman convicted of stealing Clallam County treasurer’s funds gets 12 years, must pay $607,516 in restitution

PORT ANGELES —Convicted embezzler Catherine A. Betts was sentenced this morning to 12 years in prison and ordered to pay $607,516 in restitution after one… Continue reading

200 watch Clallam commissioner candidates tussle at forum

SEQUIM — Jim McEntire and Linda Barnfather were grilled on such topics as unions, the Carlsborg urban growth area and economic development at the first… Continue reading

Man linked to burglary spree in court today; may face more charges

PORT ANGELES — A Clallam County Superior Court status hearing at 1:30 p.m. today will focus on a man linked to 27 commercial burglaries in… Continue reading

Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center board hopeful withdraws from Nov. 8 race

SEQUIM — Under his doctor’s orders, Henry A. “Pete” Church-Smith withdrew Wednesday from the Nov. 8 general election race for a position on the Sequim… Continue reading

McEntire more popular than Barnfather in nonbinding primary

PORT ANGELES — Republican Jim McEntire led Democrat Linda Barnfather 4,370 votes to 3,357 votes Tuesday night after the first — and biggest — count… Continue reading

Plenty for Border Patrol to do on North Olympic Peninsula, agent tells Port Angeles group

PORT ANGELES — A U.S. Border Patrol supervising agent told a Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce audience Monday that there is plenty for his… Continue reading

East End Clallam primary voting winds up tonight

PORT ANGELES — Today is the final day of all-mail primary election voting in East Clallam County. For ballots to be valid, they must carry… Continue reading

Dicks office aims for meeting with Border Patrol over ‘concerns’ from public

PORT ANGELES — Staff members from the North Olympic Peninsula's congressional delegation plan to meet this month with the U.S. Border Patrol's top supervisor for… Continue reading

Protest planned at Border Patrol building Monday

PORT ANGELES — Armed with whistles to bring attention to whistle-blower Christian Sanchez, demonstrators will picket the construction site of the North Olympic Peninsula’s new… Continue reading

No Obama, but movie star and former U.S. senator coming to Port Angeles for start of dam removals

PORT ANGELES — Actor Tom Skerritt and former U.S. Sen. Bill Bradley will share the stage at the Sept. 16 Lower Elwha Klall­am tribe’s fundraising… Continue reading

Hiker told park of aggressive goat before his death

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second of a two-part series on more than $10 million in claims filed in the wake of the October death… Continue reading