VIDEO: Authorities release surveillance video of gunman

Authorities Tuesday released surveillance video from the Longhouse Market & Deli taken Saturday night which shows Shawn Matthew Roe apparently raising an arm, then hitting… Continue reading

‘We lived in fear’: Gunman’s former mother-in-law says forest officer’s sacrifice saved her family’s lives

SHELTON — Kristine Fairbanks saved at least three lives Saturday when she approached Shawn Matthew Roe in a U.S. Forest Service campground, Roe's former mother-in-law… Continue reading

Corrections retiree was shot on his ‘dream’ property

Peninsula Daily News news sources SEQUIM — Richard Ziegler often told his co-workers at a California men's prison of his dream to move to the… Continue reading

  • Sep 22, 2008
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Dump truck rolls up into small car in fatal crash

CAPE GEORGE — A Port Townsend woman was killed Monday when her car collided with a dump truck, which rolled up and crushed the small… Continue reading

Jefferson commissioners officially hire new county administrator at record salary

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County commissioners Monday officially hired a new county administrator, who is due to start work Oct. 16 at a record salary… Continue reading

Mason County courts twice spurned warrants for gunman

SHELTON — The Mason County prosecutor's office sought a warrant to arrest Shawn Matthew Roe for violating his parole, but a District Court pro tem… Continue reading

Olympic National Park entrance fees to be waived this weekend

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Visitors to the Olympic National park will pay no entrance fees on Saturday and Sunday. The back-to-back entrance-fee-free days are part… Continue reading

Port of Port Angeles deputy executive director fired at commissioners meeting

PORT ANGELES — The Port of Port Angeles's deputy director, David Hagiwara, was fired on Monday. The unexpected action came after unusual procedural moves. The… Continue reading

Roe’s former wife lived years in fear

SHELTON — Mary Catherine White, ex-wife of Shawn Matthew Roe, said Monday through her attorney that she and her daughter had feared for their lives… Continue reading

BREAKING NEWS: New Jefferson County administrator hired

PORT TOWNSEND – Jefferson County commissioners today approved a hiring contract for a new county administrator, who is scheduled to start work Oct. 16. Philip… Continue reading

BREAKING NEWS: Driver dies in collision between car, dump truck

PORT TOWNSEND -- A collision between a dump truck and a car on Cape George has left one person dead. Heather L. Hendricks, 59, of… Continue reading

‘A wonderful peace officer’: Forks neighbors, friends mourn slain forest officer

FORKS — As Nedra Reed turned Saturday onto U.S. Highway 101, she spotted a familiar sight in her rearview mirror: U.S. Forest Service Officer Kristine… Continue reading

Cache found on shooter, including slain forest officer’s service weapon

SEQUIM — Shawn Matthew Roe was carrying three guns — one of them Forest Service Officer Kristine Fairbanks' 9 mm service weapon — when he… Continue reading

Gunman Roe had violent past

Shawn Matthew Roe had a history of violence. "He had a slew of DVs," Justin Arnold of The Herald of Everett said Sunday, referring to… Continue reading

Navy assists with mountain-side rescue

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — A Navy Black Hawk helicopter swooped down to pluck out three Jefferson County hikers who were lost on Mount Angeles on… Continue reading

Recently arrived Sequim-area resident was building home when fatally shot

SEQUIM — Richard Ziegler was in high spirits earlier in the afternoon when he was fatally shot. Deborah Foster, who lives down the street from… Continue reading

Roadwork limits travel on Ridge Road

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Visitors to Olympic National Park are reminded that Hurricane Ridge Road is closed Mondays through Thursdays. The closure will be in… Continue reading

Timeline of Saturday’s shootings

2:22 p.m. — Forest Service Officer Kristine Fairbanks contacts State Patrol dispatch about a van in Dungeness Forks Campground south of Sequim with no license… Continue reading

BREAKING NEWS: Killer’s Sequim-area victim was a retired corrections employee in California

SEQUIM -- The man killed by the alleged killer of a Forest Service officer on Saturday was identified late Sunday afternoon. Richard Ziegler, 59, was… Continue reading

Hardcore Gamers

PORT ANGELES -- Athletes 50 years old and older will compete in track and field, kayaking, pickleball, tennis and bowling contests today. It's the second… Continue reading