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Jim Whittaker throws out the ceremonial first pitch Sunday at Safeco Field in Seattle. The Associated Press

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50 years after Everest, Whittaker not resting on his laurels

PORT TOWNSEND — After 50 years, Port Townsend adventurer Jim Whittaker’s achievement is a high point of history,…

Jason Simons

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Forks man reported missing; last seen April 5

FORKS — The Forks Police Department and family members are seeking information on the whereabouts of a Forks…

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Gusty winds cause power woes for Clallam County

Gusty winds on the North Olympic Peninsula resulted in power lines sparking and a tree fire in Port…

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Gusty winds cause power woes in Clallam; East Jefferson lights stay on

Gusty winds on the North Olympic Peninsula resulted in power lines sparking and a tree fire in Port…

Personnel from Air Lift Northwest and East Jefferson Fire-Rescue personnel carry Austin Bishop

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Chimacum teen airlifted after Jeffco Expo wreck

PORT TOWNSEND — A Chimacum man was flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle on Sunday after he…

Members of the Northwinds Homeschool Band plant 400 hanging flowering baskets on April 22 in Port Angeles to raise funds for a 2014 performance tour through Southern California. The baskets are available for sale by calling 360-452-7189.

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Northwinds Homeschool Band to raise funds with hanging baskets

PORT ANGELES — The Northwinds Homeschool Band wants to trade flowers for more music. Band members created 400…

Port Angeles High School's Donna Moreau

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Port Angeles High School students head to national competition

PORT ANGELES — Three Port Angeles High School students are bound for national competition after the school’s vocational…

Intellicheck Mobilisa CEO Nelson Ludlow said he's gratified his company's software was used by Phantom Fireworks to pin down Tamerlan Tsarnaev's identity.

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Port Townsend firm helps ID Boston bombing suspect

PORT TOWNSEND — From 3,000 miles away, a Port Townsend company’s technology assisted in identifying the suspects in…

Austin Bishop is attended by an East Jefferson Fire-Rescue emergency medical technician. Steve Mullensky/For Peninsula Daily News

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2ND UPDATE — Man injured in accident during ‘Tough Truck’ competition in Port Townsend

EDITOR’S NOTE: This update corrects Bishop’s hometown from Port Townsend to Chimacum and adds his age. PORT TOWNSEND…

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Clallam Transit selects new general manager

PORT ANGELES — The Clallam Transit board has selected a Kitsap Transit employee as its new general manager.…

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Port Townsend, Port Angeles high school students spurn dances with rules; Sequim’s been there, done that

PORT TOWNSEND — Student government leaders and Port Townsend High School administrators are negotiating to find a way…

Forks Mathletes members are

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Forks Mathletes take home silver at state

FORKS — Forks Mathletes, a team of talented math students, took three second-place finishes in the Washington State…

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‘Footloose’ in Port Angeles? Students spurn dances over tightened rules

PORT ANGELES — Shades of “Footloose.” Six months after a few dozen students staged a walkout to protest…

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Port Townsend man’s body found floating at Boat Haven

PORT TOWNSEND — The body of a 49-year old Port Townsend man was found floating in the water…

Arlo Schmidt

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15 tons of beach debris removed from coastal beaches

An army of more than 1,000 Washington Coast Cleanup volunteers removed an estimated 15 tons of debris from…

Clallam County Fire District No. 3 firefighters attack a blaze at 160 Banana Way in Carlsborg on Saturday. Patrick Young/Clallam County Fire District No. 3

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Cause of Carlsborg business’ blaze being investigated

CARLSBORG — No one was injured Saturday in a business park fire that caused an estimated $250,000 in…

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Two recovering at hospitals after wreck on Highway 101

QUINAULT — Two Quinault residents were listed in satisfactory condition Sunday, a day after a two-car collision at…

A fund at First Federal has been set up to help the family of Derek Charles of the Lower Elwha Klallam tribe pay his medical expenses. Arwyn Rice/Peninsula Daily News

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Lower Elwha ‘cancer fighter’ doing well after surgery

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man who has been fighting cancer for nearly half his life was…

Jason Goldstein

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Volunteers to flock to coast for cleanup Saturday

Vistas of sea and sand — and plenty of beach debris — await volunteers on the Olympic Peninsula’s…

Pat Soderlind leads the Umbrella Parade in downtown Forks during the 2012 RainFest. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

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WEEKEND: Forks to fete showers with RainFest

FORKS — The wet weather common on the West End will be celebrated in Forks this weekend at…