Paul Gottlieb

Doctor files federal suit against Olympic Medical Center, alleges ‘monopoly’

PORT ANGELES -- Cancer specialist Dr. Robert Witham has filed a federal lawsuit against Olympic Medical Center, resurrecting accusations of unfair competition that he first… Continue reading

Specially trained dogs to be used in Port Angeles archaeological survey

PORT ANGELES -- The city's archaeologist, Derek Beery, intends to employ specially trained dogs to sniff for human remains at least a century old for… Continue reading

Chances good of finding Native American artifacts, remains on Port Angeles waterfront, early survey results show

PORT ANGELES ­-- Preliminary information from an archaeological survey shows a medium to high statistical probability that Native American artifacts or remains are present under… Continue reading

New Border Patrol headquarters on hold

PORT ANGELES -- Plans for a new Border Patrol headquarters on the North Olympic Peninsula will be delayed for the foreseeable future and could inhibit… Continue reading

Border Patrol checks buses every day; will it resume highway checkpoints?

PORT ANGELES -- Twice a day, Border Patrol officers step onto buses operated by Olympic Bus Lines at the company's Discovery Bay stop between Port… Continue reading

Critics say state’s new Quilcene-area water rules a washout

PORT TOWNSEND -- A plan to cut the drawdown of new wells by tenfold compared to currently allowed levels in the Quilcene-Snow watershed got a… Continue reading

Personnel office confirms identity in Clallam treasurer embezzlement inquiry

PORT ANGELES -- Cashier Catherine Betts has been identified as the Clallam County employee under investigation of embezzling more than $1,500 from the county Treasurer's… Continue reading

Clallam County Treasurer’s Office employee in investigation identified

PORT ANGELES -- Cashier Catherine Betts has been identified as the Clallam County employee under investigation for first-degree theft of more than $1,500 from the… Continue reading

How Jack Heckman came to manage public property he once owned

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam Transit's no-bid selection of Jack Heckman to manage parking at The Gateway transit center was linked to the agency's purchase of… Continue reading

Will parking at new Gateway transit center fill downtown Port Angeles’ needs?

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam Transit's new $14.7 million Gateway transit center is awash in parking spaces, but just 30 of 174 are free -- fewer… Continue reading

Clallam Treasurer’s Office probe will take several more weeks

PORT ANGELES ­-- A special state audit of the Clallam County Treasurer's Office that began June 4 will take at least three more weeks and… Continue reading

Stolen money from Clallam treasury much more than $1,500, sheriff reveals

PORT ANGELES -- A Clallam County Treasurer's Office employee currently under criminal investigation allegedly stole far more than the $1,500 needed to file a charge… Continue reading

Delay sought in murder trial

PORT ANGELES -- Robert Gene Covarrubias' new first-degree murder trial should be delayed so DNA testing can be conducted on fingernail clippings, underwear and blood… Continue reading

DNA ruling in Covarrubias murder case expected Monday

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County Superior Court Judge George Wood will rule Monday whether Robert Gene Covarrubias' new first-degree murder trial should be delayed past… Continue reading

Investigation prompts leave for treasurer’s employee

PORT ANGELES -- A Clallam County Treasurer's Office employee has been placed on administrative leave in the wake of a criminal investigation into the first-degree… Continue reading

State investigators to probe Clallam Treasurer’s Office on Thursday over missing funds

PORT ANGELES -- Three state Auditor's Office investigators will interview Clallam County Treasurer Judy Scott on Thursday as part of a criminal investigation into the… Continue reading

Update: Audit of Clallam Treasurer’s Office to begin Thursday

PORT ANGELES -- The state Auditor's Office will begin a detailed audit of Clallam County Treasurer's Office finances on Thursday with an in-person interview of… Continue reading

Clallam County Treasurer’s Office being investigated for theft of public funds

PORT ANGELES -- The state Auditor's Office, Port Angeles police and the Clallam County Sheriff's Department are investigating the possible felony theft of more than… Continue reading

Would higher fences on tall bridges reduce suicide attempts?

EDITOR'S NOTE-- This is the second article in a two-part series. The first article, which was published Sunday, is available at www.peninsuladailynews.com. PORT ANGELES --… Continue reading

Suicide attempts — and one suicide — bring up questions about safety fencing on new Port Angeles bridges

EDITOR'S NOTE -- This is the first article in a two-part series. The second article will appear Monday. PORT ANGELES -- The Valley Creek and… Continue reading