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Saturday’s ribbon cutting for the Rainforest Arts Center in Forks is truly a community affair

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Big day in Forks: Large crowd joins ribbon-cutting on Rainforest Arts Center

FORKS — Nearly 200 West End residents packed the new Rainforest Arts Center on Saturday to celebrate the…

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Four Peninsula schools win achievement award

Four North Olympic Peninsula schools are included in the 401 statewide that earned the Washington Achievement Award this…

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Four Peninsula schools win achievement award

Four North Olympic Peninsula schools are included in the 401 statewide that earned the Washington Achievement Award this…

The Rainforest Arts Center in Forks will be feted this weekend. — Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News ()

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Forks to celebrate new Rainforest Arts Center amid annual RainFest this weekend

FORKS — Two days of grand opening events are planned to celebrate the new Rainforest Arts Center on…

The SS Cape Intrepid sits anchored in Port Angeles Harbor after losing power in the Strait of Juan de Fuca on Saturday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Navy reserve vessel towed from Port Angeles Harbor

PORT ANGELES — A Navy reserve vessel parked in Port Angeles Harbor after breaking down in the Strait…

The SS Cape Intrepid sits anchored in Port Angeles Harbor after losing power in the Strait of Juan de Fuca on Saturday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Navy reserve vessel towed from Port Angeles Harbor

PORT ANGELES — A Navy reserve vessel parked in Port Angeles Harbor after breaking down in the Strait…

A State Trooper fills out paperwork as he examines a 2001 Ford Taurus that struck a power pole near the intersection of Mount Pleasant Road and U.S. Highway 101 on Sunday at about 7:38 p.m. The wreck cut off power to residents in the Deer Park area until noon Monday. — Jay Cline/Clallam County Fire District No. 2 ()

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Electricity out for more than 16 hours east of Port Angeles after car hits utility pole

PORT ANGELES — Electrical power was restored at noon Monday to 966 customers in the Deer Park area…

Jacob Austin and Mandi Walkley (Dennis Caines via KING5-TV News)

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Survivor of deadly kayaking accident off Dungeness Spit looks at lessons after losing two friends

SEQUIM — An Olympia kayaker who survived a paddle trip off Dungeness Spit that turned deadly Saturday said…

Jacob Austin and Mandi Walkley (Dennis Caines via KING5-TV News)

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UPDATE: Survivor of deadly kayaking accident in stormy waters of Dungeness Bay mourns loss of friends

SEQUIM — An Olympia kayaker who survived a paddle trip off Dungeness Spit that turned deadly Saturday said…

Crew members from the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Active handle lines to secure the ship to the pier Sunday when the cutter returned to Coast Guard Air Station/Sector Field Office Port Angeles. (Arwyn Rice/Peninsula Daily News)

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Crew of Coast Guard cutter Active returns to open arms in Port Angeles after 3-month deployment

PORT ANGELES — The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Active returned home to a hero’s welcome…

Crew members from the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Active handle lines to secure the ship to the pier Sunday when the cutter returned to Coast Guard Air Station/Sector Field Office Port Angeles. (Arwyn Rice/Peninsula Daily News)

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Crew of Coast Guard cutter Active returns to open arms in Port Angeles after 3-month deployment

PORT ANGELES — The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Active returned home to a hero’s welcome…

Jacob Austin and Mandi Walkley (Dennis Caines via KING5-TV News)

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5th UPDATE: Two dead, another hospitalized, after their kayaks overturn in stormy waters of Dungeness Bay

EDITOR’S NOTE: Video by KING5-TV — “Kayakers heartbroken over friends lost in accident,” http://www.king5.com/story/news/2015/04/12/kayaking-accident-kills-two-people/25669289/ SEQUIM — A man…

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Feiro Marine Life Center sees surge in visitor count

PORT ANGELES — The Feiro Marine Life Center is ramping up for a busy summer after a sharp…

This chart by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows snow levels at the Waterhole snow-telemetry site near Hurricane Ridge

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Sparse snowpack in Olympics close to worst in America’s West

Despite a dusting of fresh snow on the peaks, the snowpack in the Olympic Mountains looks more like…

This chart by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows snow levels at the Waterhole snow-telemetry site near Hurricane Ridge

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Sparse snowpack in Olympics close to worst in America’s West

Despite a dusting of fresh snow on the peaks, the snowpack in the Olympic Mountains looks more like…

The yet-unnamed Pacific octopus swims in its tank at the Feiro Marine Life Center in Port Angeles this week. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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WHO AM I? Help name the new octopus at Port Angeles’ marine life center in today’s Peninsula Poll

PORT ANGELES — The Feiro Marine Life Center wants you to name its new octopus by choosing from…

A movie poster for the first "Twilight" film. ()

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Forks’ rebranded Twilight festival under new management and logo

FORKS — After 10 years, Twilight is still bright in Forks. With a newly rebranded Stephenie Meyer Day…

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Cost — at least $10,000. Hoax report of girl in distress in water prompts expensive search in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — A hoax on April Fools’ Day tied up police and Coast Guard resources for a…

Children scramble through an egg-filled field at the annual KONP Easter egg hunt in 2014 at The Pumpkin Patch west of Sequim. Hundreds of children hunted for thousands of prize-filled eggs with a drawing for additional prizes after the hunt. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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WEEKEND: Sunrise services, hunts highlight of Easter holiday on Peninsula

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, April 3. Weeks of preparation will culminate in a few minutes’…

The yet-unnamed Pacific octopus swims in its tank at the Feiro Marine Life Center in Port Angeles this week. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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WHO AM I? Help name the new octopus at Port Angeles’ marine life center in today’s Peninsula Poll

PORT ANGELES — The Feiro Marine Life Center wants you to name its new octopus by choosing from…