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Phone line glitch prevented tsunami sirens from activating

Although the elaborate warning system in place to warn North Olympic Peninsula coastal residents of a possible tsunami…

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16 handguns stolen from Forks store

FORKS — Sixteen handguns were stolen from the Forks True Value Lumber and Hardware store during a break-in…

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LaPush, Neah Bay residents evacuated after tsunami warning; no wave

LAPUSH — Residents living on the lower elevations in LaPush and Neah Bay evacuated their homes last night…

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Jefferson County firefighter, a Port Angeles resident, falls to his death on Mount Rainier

SEQUIM — A day after falling to his death while climbing Mount Rainier, Jefferson County firefighter Mike Beery…

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Coast Guard cutter commanders swap ships and crews

PORT ANGELES — Two local Coast Guard Cutter skippers didn’t have to travel far to take on their…

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Drug seizure dollars may make OPNET satellites feasible

PORT ANGELES — There is push to cast a wider law net across Jefferson and Clallam counties by…

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Woman, lost for four days in West End, is found

What started out as a leisurely drive turned into a nightmare for a 48-year-old woman who spent about…

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Port Angeles killer cleared to move off mental hospital campus

PORT ANGELES — Bruce Rowan, the former Olympic Medical Center emergency room doctor who bludgeoned his wife to…

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Buoy that strayed in Strait recovered, to be repositioned

PORT ANGELES — A research buoy that strayed from its post between Cape Flattery and Vancouver Island has…

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Relay for Life raising funds for cancer research, education

PORT ANGELES — For Christy McHone Casey, the Relay for Life is about more than just raising money…

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“German” mugged in park turns out to be alleged American con artist

PORT ANGELES — Conniving con man or desperate plea for help? Claiming to be a deaf German tourist,…

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Peninsula College student figures out scam involving her car sale

Lindsey DeLaney wasn’t immediately suspicious of the man who wanted to buy her 2002 Ford Escort, which she…

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Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts continues today, Monday

PORT ANGELES — From funnel cakes to Thai food, blues to Hawaiian music and independent film, the Juan…

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Coast Guard cutter changes command in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Command was passed Friday morning between the out-going and the incoming skipper of the Coast…

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Visitor to Port Angeles mugged in city park

PORT ANGELES — A deaf tourist passing through town on a post-graduation road trip was mugged at Erickson…

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Realtor pleads guilty to money laundering; cocaine charges dropped in plea agreement

PORT ANGELES — While maintaining his innocence, a prominent real estate agent who had been linked to a…

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Workers return to K Ply mill after fire keeps firefighters till wee hours

PORT ANGELES — Workers at the K Ply plywood mill returned to work Wednesday evening, a day after…

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Court hearing June 3 to decide Rowan future

PORT ANGELES — Prosecutors and the attorney for Bruce Rowan, the former ER doctor found not guilty of…

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Plywood mill evacuated after fire breaks out

PORT ANGELES — More than 20 firefighters from the Port Angeles Fire Department and Clallam County Fire District…

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County jail overcrowding endangers inmates and guards, officials say

PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County jail is currently exceeding its capacity by about 25 men and women…