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Communication is biggest lesson from mass-rescue drill near Port Angeles

The Coast Guard worked with local agencies and Canadian first responders to simulate rescuing 60 people from the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

 

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Port Townsend crafts new marketing plan for winter tourism slowdown

 

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New Port Angeles pumping station nearing completion

 

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Studies focus on acidic ocean impact on Dungeness crabs

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Dungeness River Festival may be on one day only next year

The 17th Dungeness River Festival on Sept. 23-24 at Railroad Bridge Park drew about 2,500 people, mostly on Friday.

 

Staff with the North Olympic Salmon Coalition anticipate The 3 Crabs Nearshore and Estuarine Restoration Project to be complete by November, which includes a new bridge over Meadowbrook Creek.

3 Crabs restoration project set for November completion

The North Olympic Salmon Coalition says a project to restore habitat and improve ecological functions in the 3 Crabs Road area is on schedule for a November completion.

 

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Lawmaker, teaching coach vie for state superintendent post

The post’s salary is $132,000 a year and is responsible for $9 billion in education spending.

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Ted S. Warren (2)/The Associated Press U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., is being challenged by Republican Chris Vance, a former state GOP chairman and King County councilman, in the November election.

Challenger aims at longtime senator as ‘establishment’

As Chris Vance enters the final weeks of his race against Patty Murray, he hopes the controversies surrounding Donald Trump don’t drown out his message.

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Crime
A security guard working at the Cascade Mall places flowers at a makeshift memorial Sunday in Burlington to the five victims killed in a shooting at the mall Friday. The 20-year-old man suspected of killing the five people with a rifle at a Macy’s makeup counter had a string of run-ins with the law in recent years, including charges he assaulted his stepfather. (Stephen Brashear/The Associated Press)

Before mall shooting, courts ordered mental health treatment

Court records detail a history post-traumatic stress disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, anxiety disorder and depression.

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Burlington mall shooting suspect charged with five counts of first-degree murder

Arcan Cetin, 20, appeared in Skagit County District Court and had his bail set at $2 million.

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Business

Head Start has ribbon-cutting for new location; Port Angeles farmers market gains a business

Business news items on the North Olympic Peninsula.

 

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Here are the various business meetings this week across the North Olympic Peninsula.

 

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Sports
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PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Quilcene volleyball nets sweep of northern neighbor

Rangers topple Chimacum

 

Team co-owner Matt Acker introduces the West Coast League’s newest team, the Port Angeles Lefties, at the Vern Burton Community Center on Thursday. (Rob Ollikainen/Peninsula Daily News)

BASEBALL: West Coast League’s Lefties will be more than a ball game

Games will serve as community events

 

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Life
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Blyn naturalist publishes guide to Northwest

The author, Robert Steelquist, 65, has lived in Blyn for 35 years and has extensive knowledge of the local wilderness.

 

HELP LINE: A simple way to start saving for retirement

A government website helps people begin a retirement savings account and determine their contributions.

 

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Opinion

PAT NEAL: Meeting challenges of hunting season

 

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Entertainment
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Allen, Perez tell students about acting’s highs and lows

Both discussed the ups and downs of their acting careers, which are drastically different.

 

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‘To thine own self be true’ … ‘I Hate Hamlet’ debuts tonight in Port Angeles

‘To be or not to be’ Hamlet, that is the question a New York actor must decide in this comedy-drama.

 

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