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

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