Paul Gottlieb

Clallam County might pay for costs of prosecuting, trying inmate

PORT ANGELES — If kidnapping or other charges are filed against Clallam Bay Corrections Center inmate Dominick Maldonado, he will be tried in Clallam County… Continue reading

Lower Elwha seek nature, not development, at Rayonier site

PORT ANGELES — The business community’s decade-long desire to develop the abandoned Rayonier Inc. pulp mill site is not shared by the Lower Elwha Klallam… Continue reading

Olympic National Park mea culpa: ‘Inholder’ blocked from family property

PORT ANGELES — A family with 91-year-old roots in Clallam County was denied vehicle access Saturday onto trust land they own within Olympic National Park.… Continue reading

Fencing around new Border Patrol HQ in Port Angeles won’t likely have barbed wire

PORT ANGELES — The streetscape of a commercial-residential neighborhood east of downtown will likely be spared a facade of prison-like barbed wire atop a chain-link… Continue reading

Real estate office raises $1,164 for Shane Park

PORT ANGELES — Jennifer Holcomb kept hearing the generous admonition, “keep the change.” That’s what people were telling her and other volunteers Friday at Windermere… Continue reading

Sequim civic leader investigated by federal, state rights agencies over allegations he strongly denies

SEQUIM — The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is investigating a sexual harassment accusation involving Stephen Rosales, a chief volunteer for the Sequim unit of… Continue reading

Five years after his death, monument moves forward for Port Angeles skateboarder

PORT ANGELES — On Friday, five years after helmetless 14-year-old Frank Russo died while skateboarding at Port Angeles Skate Park, efforts moved forward to build… Continue reading

Trial set next year for man accused of killing former Chimacum resident

WURTLAND, Ky. — The alleged murderer of former Chimacum resident Chadd E. Miller won’t stand trial until next year. Until then, unless he can raise… Continue reading

North Olympic Peninsula lawmakers not surprised by Gregoire’s bow out

Three of the North Olympic Peninsula's current and former Democratic state legislators said Monday they were not surprised that Chris Gregoire announced that she would… Continue reading

Filing extended for positions without candidates in coming elections

For 11 elected positions up for grabs Nov. 8, a filing period was held all last week and nobody came. So Clallam and Jefferson counties… Continue reading

Candidate filing period begins Monday in Clallam, Jefferson counties

Can’t take it anymore? A chance to make a difference has arrived for North Olympic Peninsula residents who have complained about this school board or… Continue reading

Power down: Elwha dams’ turbines silenced after decades [**Gallery and Video**}

PORT ANGELES — The Glines Canyon and Elwha dams have lost their reason for being. After providing electricity to help Port Angeles and Port Townsend… Continue reading

Dam powerhouse crew finishing mission with shutdown at 8 a.m. today

PORT ANGELES — With the simple act of sliding a control board switch, a circuit breaker will be opened in the Elwha Dam's powerhouse control… Continue reading

Elwha dams electrical turbines turned off for good

PORT ANGELES — Four giant turbine generators in the Glines Canyon and Elwha dams were shut down by 9:19 a.m. today, signaling the end of… Continue reading

RV park owner happy about coming Elwha River dams commotion

PORT ANGELES — The Elwha Dam RV Park is keeping its signature name — even though in three years, the Elwha Dam will be no… Continue reading

Neil Young invited to dam removals kickoff event, national park superintendent reveals

PORT ANGELES — After Jon Bon Jovi said no, will Neil Young say yes? Olympic National Park has extended an invitation to Young to perform… Continue reading

End of an era: Elwha River turbines to be stopped Wednesday after nearly a century

PORT ANGELES — Like a double-edged sword, the Glines Canyon and Elwha dams have produced electricity for the North Olympic Peninsula for almost a century… Continue reading

‘Worst’ budget? ‘Good’ budget? It’s all in point of view

The North Olympic Peninsula’s two state representatives said Tuesday that legislators are doing as well as they can as they cut more than $5 billion… Continue reading

Sequim model shown on Playboy website

SEQUIM — She calls herself Amelia Talon, says she is a Peninsula College student and relaxes to video games. This week, she bared all for… Continue reading

Forks police rule woman’s death a suicide, but sister not convinced

FORKS — A three-month police investigation has concluded that a Raymond woman whose body was found in an empty storage unit Feb. 15 committed suicide.… Continue reading