Paul Gottlieb

Quileute tribe mourns loss of two members: Carver lost in fire; elder dies in Queets

LAPUSH -- Quileute tribal members on Thursday were mourning the unrelated deaths on Wednesday of Terry Jones and Charlotte Kalama, who both had fundamental links… Continue reading

It’s your neighbors now: Number of recently homeless soars in Clallam County

PORT ANGELES ­-- The newly homeless are growing in Clallam County. The Jan. 28 Point in Time census of actual and at-risk homeless residents showed… Continue reading

Clallam prosecutors: Dog had attacked before

PORT ANGELES -- A family dog that mauled an 11-year-old boy who was left home alone on Feb. 3 had a prior history of violence,… Continue reading

Dog that mauled boy had history of violence, court documents say

PORT ANGELES — A family dog that mauled an 11-year-old boy who was left home alone on Feb. 3 had a prior history of violence,… Continue reading

Olympic Peninsula Humane Society animal shelter manager fired; 9 of 10 employees stage brief walkout

PORT ANGELES -- Renee Beaulieu, Olympic Peninsula Humane Society animal shelter manager, was fired by the organization's board of directors on Tuesday, and nine of… Continue reading

Bail reduced for father of boy mauled by dog

PORT ANGELES -- The father of an 11-year-old Port Angeles boy mauled by the family dog was charged Tuesday with reckless endangerment, a gross misdemeanor,… Continue reading

Port Angeles dog that mauled boy gets rare ‘dangerous’ declaration

PORT ANGELES -- A 50-pound dog that bit an 11-year-old boy on his face, hands and arms on Wednesday may never be cuddled by a… Continue reading

Public comment invited on DNR’s 5-year plan

PORT ANGELES -- A draft management plan that sets a five-year course for the state Department of Natural Resources can be reviewed and commented upon… Continue reading

Clallam Treasurer’s Office investigation over; amount stolen now $600,000

PORT ANGELES -- The state Auditor's Office has completed its nine-month investigation into the theft of an estimated $600,000 in public money from the Clallam… Continue reading

Supporters of low-development option for Rayonier site address Port Angeles Business Association

PORT ANGELES -- Three environmental activists suggested Tuesday that developing the abandoned Rayonier mill site to a low level of economic activity focused mostly on… Continue reading

Appeals court orders new sentencing for ‘Millennium Bomber’ caught in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- Four Customs inspectors on duty when Algerian-born terrorist Ahmed Ressam was captured in Port Angeles 10 years ago said they were heartened… Continue reading

Canadian company seeks U.S. government loan guarantees for cross-Strait power cable

A Canadian company wants the U.S. Department of Energy to guarantee up to $484 million in loans to help cover the cost of a nearly… Continue reading

Forks man’s murder trial delayed

By Paul Gottlieb Peninsula Daily News PORT ANGELES ­-- The trial of a Forks man accused of premeditated first-degree murder was continued Monday to June… Continue reading

Humane Society director forced out over buying painkiller with agency funds

PORT ANGELES -- Scott Chandler was forced to resign Jan. 11 as executive director of the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society after he admitted buying the… Continue reading

Port Angeles homeless expo draws more than 300

PORT ANGELES -- Daniel Seavey sat amid the hubbub of the Project Homeless Connect exposition at the Vern Burton Community Center on Thursday morning, a… Continue reading

Last daytime scheduled closure of Hood Canal Bridge announced but delays for drivers not over

SHINE -- The final construction-related scheduled daytime closing of the Hood Canal Bridge will start at 12:30 p.m. today and last about 40 minutes, the… Continue reading

DNR nixes idea of sinking Kalakala for dive park

PORT ANGELES -- The state Department of Natural Resources has sunk the idea of sinking the former ferry Kalakala to create a recreational reef as… Continue reading

Oft-delayed murder trial postponed this time to June 7

PORT ANGELES -- The first-degree murder trial of 17-year-old Lauryn Louise Last was continued Monday, this time to June 7. The Port Angeles girl was… Continue reading

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Raucous meeting with Kalakala owner, who rejects dive park idea

PORT ANGELES -- After a Wednesday lunch meeting with ferry Kalakala owner Steve Rodrigues that several participants described as chaotic, a new proposal emerged for… Continue reading

Kalakala owner to embark on ‘Walk for Hope’ to D.C. for sake of vessel

PORT ANGELES -- Steve Rodrigues still wants to dock the rusted, beat-up-looking ferry Kalakala along Hollywood Beach, but for the time being, he is setting… Continue reading