Man who allegedly killed Forest Service officer, Sequim-area resident wanted on probation violation

Peninsula Daily News news services SEQUIM — The man who fatally shot a U.S. Forest Service officer during a traffic stop in Olympic National Forest… Continue reading

  • Sep 20, 2008
  • Peninsula Daily News news services

More than 100 protest Border Patrol roadblocks

PORT ANGELES — More than 100 people called for an end to Border Patrol checkpoints and detentions of illegal immigrants during a protest march on… Continue reading

Other officers killed on the North Olympic Peninsula over the years

There is probably no greater outpouring of community grief than when a law enforcement officer dies in the line of duty. When one who swears… Continue reading

Parks commission says no to Erickson Park site for Bubble building

PORT ANGELES — The Friends of the Fieldhouse should find a location other than Erickson Park for its inflatable sports structure, the Port Angeles parks… Continue reading

Pool to close? Port Angeles City Council to discuss budget matters Wednesday

PORT ANGELES — The talk at the William Shore Memorial Pool on Friday was that the city's public pool might be closed to balance the… Continue reading

Saturday’s shooting recalls death of Clallam sheriff’s deputy eight years ago

U.S. Forest Service Officer Kristine Fairbanks is the second law enforcement officer on the North Olympic Peninsula to be shot and killed while on duty.… Continue reading

Slain officer known for canine partners

SEQUIM — "I work by myself," Kristine Fairbanks told the Peninsula Daily News just over a year ago. "I don't have backup." Actually, Fairbanks worked… Continue reading

Alleged killer of Forest Service officer, Sequim-area resident shot to death at Blyn gas station

Peninsula Daily News and The Associated Press BLYN — A traffic stop in the woods led to the shooting death of a U.S. Forest Service… Continue reading

  • Sep 20, 2008
  • Peninsula Daily News and The Associated Press

First walls of the Northwest Maritime Center go up

Carlsborg-based Primo Construction's work on the Northwest Maritime Center project in Port Townsend goes vertical in the photo for the first time since site and… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Council to consider whether to limit public comment at its meetings

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles City Council has asked City Attorney Bill Bloor to bring them a draft resolution to limit what the public… Continue reading

Sequim parks coordinator has ‘dreams of grandeur’

SEQUIM — As Sequim's parks coordinator, Jeff Edwards has ideas, new tasks, and no new money. Edwards has been the city's Planning & Public Works… Continue reading

Cell tower worker who fell and later died was not using safety harness

PORT ANGELES — Jeremy Combs was not wearing safety equipment when he fell 32 feet to his death while working on cell phone antennas atop… Continue reading

Conspicuously absent from Salt Creek Invitational: Port Townsend and Sequim

SALT CREEK — The preseason weather vane that is the Salt Creek Invitational cross country meet is pointing south this year. That's where a couple… Continue reading

Navy planning to test unmanned undersea vehicles in Hood Canal, off Pacific coast

Expansion of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center test range at Dabob Bay and its Quinault range off the Pacific Coast would include testing of unmanned… Continue reading

Nurses quarters being remodeled at Point Hudson; popular restaurant eyed for site

PORT TOWNSEND — Remodeling of the Port of Port Townsend's historic nurses quarters is expected to bring a popular Port Townsend restaurant's fine cuisine to… Continue reading

Port Angeles waterfront property up for sale — again

PORT ANGELES — A 1.9-acre waterfront lot on Oak and Front streets is back on the market after a deal to sell the property to… Continue reading

Senior games lure 243 athletes to competition

PORT ANGELES — Serious competition that doesn't take itself too seriously, the Port Angeles Senior Games, opens tonight. On the deadly earnest side, 243 athletes… Continue reading

Cases almost wrapped up after allegations of sexual assault, kidnapping, beating

PORT TOWNSEND — A Jefferson County Superior Court jury has found Randall Lee Yackulic, 45, Port Hadlock, not guilty of first-degree assault and a mistrial… Continue reading

Former Rayonier mill site touted as new base for NOAA Pacific operations

PORT ANGELES — Though a state Department of Ecology cleanup site, the former Rayonier Inc. pulp mill has the potential of becoming the base of… Continue reading

Harbor-Works eyes Madsen as consultant

PORT ANGELES — A second public entity will seek to contract with Mark Madsen, the former Port Angeles city manager. for consulting services. The Harbor-Works… Continue reading