Paul Gottlieb

Hiker’s death prompts $10 million in claims against Olympic National Park

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

State labor council, irked by lack of local pact, might boycott dam removals fete

A statewide labor group will vote Saturday on whether it will ask all public officials including elected representatives and “friends of labor” to boycott the… Continue reading

Border Patrol agent back on job following D.C. appearance

PORT ANGELES — A U.S. Border Patrol agent who called the patrol's station in Port Angeles a “black hole” where there is little work to… Continue reading

‘A betrayal of trust’: Former county treasurer’s cashier stole up to $793,595, jury finds

PORT ANGELES — Catherine Betts was handcuffed and taken into custody as she sat in her wheelchair Wednesday after a Clallam County Superior Court jury… Continue reading

Ex-county cashier guilty of embezzling more than $617,000 placed on jail watch

PORT ANGELES — The day after she was found guilty of stealing at least $617,467 in public money, Catherine Betts was being closely watched at… Continue reading

24th District legislators: Sadie Creek shooting range stalled for now

SEQUIM — Gun enthusiasts will be waiting for a while for a shooting park near Sadie Creek. Democrats Steve Tharinger of Sequim and Jim Hargrove… Continue reading

Ex-treasurer’s cashier guilty of taking $617,467 of Clallam money

PORT ANGELES — After deliberating just four hours, a jury this afternoon found former Clallam County Treasurer’s Office cashier Catherine Betts guilty of all charges… Continue reading

Treasurer’s Office theft by one or many? Attorneys sum up after accused ex-cashier takes stand

PORT ANGELES — Either Catherine Betts' opportunistic greed knew no bounds, or she was part of a Clallam County Treasurer's Office from 2003 to 2009… Continue reading

Popular Port Angeles walk-in medical clinic to reopen by Aug. 1

PORT ANGELES — It took a few weeks of treating Tanzanian villagers for David Kanters to realize he simply had to reopen CliniCare, the walk-in… Continue reading

Meet Yuji Sato, new president of Nippon Paper Industries USA Co., Ltd., in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — The new president of Nippon Paper Industries USA Co., Ltd., Yuji Sato, a former company researcher who helped develop paper cups for… Continue reading

Olympic Community Action Programs to downsize senior meals program

Tim Hockett, Olympic Community Action Program's executive director, is making sad visits to low-income senior nutrition programs. While seniors ate discounted dinners Wednesday afternoon at… Continue reading

Port Angeles Downtown Association elects interim president

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Downtown Association board has elected Jack Harmon as interim president in the midst of an extended, vigorous debate over… Continue reading

Embezzlement trial of former Clallam treasurer’s cashier over missing $617,467 starts

PORT ANGELES — The trial of accused embezzler and former Clallam County treasurer's cashier Catherine Betts began Monday with the questioning of potential jurors. More… Continue reading

Fast boats put agents in close distance with ‘bad guys’ on the watery border [**Gallery/Video**]

PORT ANGELES — Marine Interdiction Agent Adam Connerton zigzagged the 1,200-horsepower Border Patrol Interceptor behind the boat he and his crew were chasing. Connerton positioned… Continue reading

Mountain goat census via helicopter set for Olympic National Park

By Paul Gottlieb Peninsula Daily News OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Weather permitting, a helicopter census of mountain goats will begin Monday in the first tabulation… Continue reading

Artifacts from Elwha River dams becoming museum pieces

PORT ANGELES — Pieces of history are slowly making their way from the soon-to-be dismantled Elwha and Glines Canyon dams to Peninsula museums. Meanwhile, the… Continue reading

Clearcut on private land in Olympic National Park prompts investigation; had verbal permission, property owner says

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — A Lake Crescent clearcut of 30 to 100 trees along about 100 feet of privately owned shoreline has prompted a park… Continue reading

Keep distance, don’t urinate: Olympic National Park revises plan in wake of goat-goring death

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Visitors to Olympic National Park are being urged not to urinate along trails frequented by mountain goats, to avoid turning trails… Continue reading

Witness testimony ends in hearing for teen accused of killing her infant

PORT ANGELES — Witness testimony concluded Tuesday in a long-continued hearing over the admissibility of Lauryn L. Last's statements to police about the December 2008… Continue reading

Port Angeles Downtown Association board rescinds approval of parking lot sales promotion

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Downtown Association board reversed course last week on a promotional parking lot sale slated for the Arts in Action… Continue reading