Paul Gottlieb

Port of Port Angeles commissioners defend executive director selection process

PORT ANGELES -- Did Port of Port Angeles commissioners play loose with state law in the way they narrowed 22 applicants for executive director to… Continue reading

Dicks nixes health care town hall on North Olympic Peninsula, opting for small meeting instead

PORT ANGELES -- The threat of disruptive demonstrations against President Barack Obama's proposed health care plan has nixed any chance Rep. Norm Dicks will hold… Continue reading

Drug stores in program to take back old medicines

PORT ANGELES -- Those unused prescription drugs that are taking up space in medicine cabinets across the North Olympic Peninsula can now be dropped off… Continue reading

Port Angeles candidates spar at chamber forum

PORT ANGELES -- Luncheon-goers were treated to a spirited discussion Monday among the four primary election candidates for a seat on the Port Angeles City… Continue reading

Rain aids firefighters’ efforts in park

BRINNON -- Moisture and cool weather continued to quell wildfires in Olympic National Park as a dozen firefighters stood watch over mostly smoldering blazes, down… Continue reading

Covarrubias sticks with guilty murder plea

PORT ANGELES -- Robert Gene Covarrubias, 28, on Thursday stuck with his plea that he is guilty of murdering 15-year-old Melissa Leigh Carter in 2004.… Continue reading

Boy provoked dog that mauled him

BRINNON ­-- A family dog that was provoked into mauling an 8-year-old Brinnon boy's face on Monday has been spared. But the boy's family is… Continue reading

Murderer may change plea to guilty again

PORT ANGELES ­-- In another dizzying reversal, Robert Gene Covarrubias said he wants to plead guilty to raping and murdering 15-year-old Melissa Leigh Carter in… Continue reading

Accused killer signals another reversal: wants to plead guilty

PORT ANGELES -- Reversing himself yet again, Robert Gene Covarrubias said today he wants to plead guilty and go to prison for raping and murdering… Continue reading

Boy provoked dog that mauled him

BRINNON ¬­-- A family dog that was provoked into mauling an 8-year-old Brinnon boy's face on Monday has been spared. But the boy's family is… Continue reading

Boy, 8, mauled by family mastiff

BRINNON ­-- An 8-year-old Brinnon boy, attacked Monday by the family's purebred bull mastiff, was resting at home Tuesday afternoon, nursing "extreme" wounds to his… Continue reading

Confessed killer Covarrubias changes mind again, says he’s not guilty

PORT ANGELES ­-- In a stunning reversal, Robert Gene Covarrubias intends to change his plea back to not guilty of murdering 15-year-old Melissa Leigh Carter… Continue reading

Stunner: Covarrubias will change plea back to not guilty

PORT ANGELES -- Robert Gene Covarrubias intends to change his plea back to not guilty of murdering 15-year-old Melissa Leigh Carter. This afternoon, just four… Continue reading

Lacking funds, families wanting burial forced to cremate loved ones

More than two weeks after she died July 8, the refrigerated body of 60-year-old Linda Latimer is stored at a Port Angeles funeral home, waiting… Continue reading

Killer’s confession creates ‘a good day’ for mother of victim, 15

PORT ANGELES ­-- Robert Gene Covarrubias, who has maintained over the past five years that he was innocent of murdering 15-year-old Melissa Leigh Carter, has… Continue reading

Covarrubias confesses to girl’s murder, defense lawyer confirms

PORT ANGELES ­-- After aggressively maintaining his innocence for nearly six years -- once even writing it on the back of his jail jumpsuit --… Continue reading

Treasurer’s Office investigation finale several weeks away, suspect resigns

PORT ANGELES -- A state Auditor's Office investigative team has finished an on-site, six-week investigation into the embezzlement of at least $1,500 in real estate… Continue reading

Forum set on Sherwood clinic closure

PORT ANGELES -- A forum sponsored by Olympic Medical Center at its Sequim campus will focus on the community's medical needs in light of the… Continue reading

Realtors encouraged by Peninsula-wide open house effort

PORT ANGELES -- Little more than two weeks after a North Olympic Peninsula-wide open house caught the interest of several hundred residents, Realtors in Clallam… Continue reading

With doctor lawsuit — action could affect doctors statewide

PORT ANGELES -- The U.S. District Court case filed by Dr. Robert Witham of Port Angeles against Olympic Medical Center could have statewide ramifications for… Continue reading