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Peninsula College head sees niche for programs

PORT ANGELES — Community colleges are uniquely prepared to create workers with the skills employers need, Peninsula College…

Mario W. Hackney is considered armed and dangerous. He led deputies on a chase through the woods near Blyn late Sunday night. Clallam County Sheriff's Office

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Car chase fails to net Port Angeles fugitive

BLYN — A fugitive wanted for attempted murder, and who escaped a dragnet Thursday, led Clallam County Sheriff’s…

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Brush fire near Lake Sutherland highlights dry conditions

LAKE SUTHERLAND — A small brush fire near Lake Sutherland that was extinguished quickly by firefighters is a…

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Sequim man found guilty of rape in retrial

PORT ANGELES — A Clallam County jury on Monday found Corean O. Barnes guilty on four counts, including…

Peninsula College President Luke Robins

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New Peninsula College president gets official welcome

PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College’s new president, Luke Robins, was welcomed officially at a reception attended by more…

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Port Angeles High School homecoming early this year

Port Angeles High School is staging an early Homecoming Week this year — a September instead of October…

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UPDATE: Port Angeles fugitive escapes during chase

BLYN — A fugitive wanted for attempted murder, and who escaped a dragnet Thursday, led Clallam County Sheriff’s…

Mike Gurling poses with "Bella's truck" outside the Forks visitor center. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

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Man behind Forks visitor campaign retiring

FORKS — The grandfather of the Forks Twilight visitor campaign is stepping into retirement this month, leaving the…

Mario Hackney

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UPDATE — Port Angeles fugitive’s van found in Diamond Point

DIAMOND POINT — A minivan associated with a man wanted in a shooting just west of Port Angeles…

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Fire at former Elwha Dam site spotted on webcam

PORT ANGELES — A fire at the site of the former Elwha Dam last week burned about a…

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Overseas, military general election ballots go out today

The first North Olympic Peninsula ballots of the Nov. 6 general election will be mailed to overseas and…

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Sequim’s three roundabouts getting safety updates

SEQUIM — Construction began Monday on Sequim’s three main roundabouts to add increased safety features but no functional…

Fire razes an A-frame house on the historic Danz Ranch property in the Olympic Mountain foothills.  -- Photo by Margaret McKenzie/Peninsula Daily News

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Fire in A-frame house on historic land near Olympic National Park started in chimney

PORT ANGELES — An A-frame home burned to the ground Monday morning on the historic Danz Ranch property,…

Flames ravage the remains of the Deer Park Road A-frame. Margaret McKenzie/Peninsula Daily News

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UPDATED — Fire razes A-frame home on historic property on Deer Park Road

PORT ANGELES — An A-frame home burned to the ground Monday morning on the historic Danz Ranch property,…

A group tours the tower at Clallam County Courthouse on Sunday in Port Angeles. Arwyn Rice/Peninsula Daily News

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Heritage Days in Port Angeles offers a timely tour

PORT ANGELES — The clock tower atop the Clallam County Courthouse on Lincoln Street is music to the…

Firefighter-paramedics Brian Ouellette and Joel McKeen of Clallam County Fire District No. 3 prepare to attack a motor home fire on North Barr Road on Wednesday. Patrick Young/Clallam County Fire District No. 3

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Fire destroys motor home in Agnew

AGNEW — The quick-thinking actions of two good Samaritans saved a garage and apartment from additional damage from…

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WEEKEND: ‘Twilight’ birthday, wedding bashes set

FORKS — A weekend-long birthday celebration in honor of Forks’ most famous fictional teenage girl begins tonight, and…

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Retired astronaut to visit Neah Bay schools

NEAH BAY — Students at Neah Bay schools will have a special visitor for the academic awards assembly…

Sequim pickleball players Dave Herndon

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71-year-old credits ‘pickleball heroes’ for saving life

SEQUIM — When Ronnie Coleman, 71, of Sequim went to his regular pickleball practice session at the Sequim…

Sequim officials are considering a plan to reconfigure the water reclamation ponds such as this one at the Water Reuse Demonstration Park north of Sequim's Carrie Blake Park. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

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Sequim acts on park pond project

SEQUIM — An amended state Department of Ecology water reclamation grant agreement and a contract approved by the…