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Port Townsend police: Two face theft charges after burglaries

PORT TOWNSEND — Two people face trial on charges of burglary and possession of stolen property. Police said…

Workers with Global Diving & Salvage pull the 65-foot pleasure craft Avalon out of Pleasant Harbor in Brinnon on Tuesday. State Department of Natural Resources

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Sunken boat Avalon raised from Pleasant Harbor and towed to Port Townsend marina

BRINNON — A 65-foot pleasure craft that sank near a Pleasant Harbor shore last month has been raised…

Workers with Global Diving & Salvage pull the 65-foot pleasure craft Avalon out of Pleasant Harbor in Brinnon on Tuesday. State Department of Natural Resources

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Sunken boat Avalon raised from Pleasant Harbor and towed to Port Townsend marina

BRINNON — A 65-foot pleasure craft that sank near a Pleasant Harbor shore last month has been raised…

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Port Townsend police: Two face theft charges after burglaries

PORT TOWNSEND — Two people face trial on charges of burglary and possession of stolen property. Police said…

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Jefferson County planners develop zoning plan for marijuana businesses

PORT TOWNSEND — To develop regulations for the production, processing and sale of recreational marijuana, planners have classified…

Kathleen Kler

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ELECTION 2014: Jefferson County commissioner candidates discuss business development, marijuana at forum

PORT TOWNSEND — Better communication can improve county government and change a perception that Port Townsend dominates the…

An edition of The Daily Herald of Everett with the headline “Dreaded Day in Marysville” is shown Monday as part of a growing memorial on a fence around Marysville Pilchuck High School. —Photo by Ted S. Warren/The Associated Press

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Peninsula school officials review safety protocols in the aftermath of Marysville high school shooting

PORT TOWNSEND — North Olympic Peninsula school administrators are reviewing their safety protocols and explaining a tragedy to…

Erik Olson

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Port Townsend free-speech advocate’s motion to dismiss charges shot down

PORT TOWNSEND — A judge has denied a motion to dismiss charges against a city resident accused of…

Rendering of Thorndyke Resources’ proposed gravel conveyor belt and pier in Hood Canal.

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Developer: ‘Pit-to-pier’ lawsuit’s dismissal not a roadblock

SHINE — A U.S. District Court ruling that dismisses a lawsuit against the state Department of Natural Resources…

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Prosecution’s case underway in double-murder retrial of Michael Pierce

PORT ORCHARD — The fourth double-murder trial of Michael J. Pierce has wrapped up its first week of…

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Prosecution’s case underway in double-murder retrial of Quilcene man

PORT ORCHARD — The fourth double-murder trial of Michael J. Pierce has wrapped up its first week of…

Mick Dodge

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Reality TV’s Mick Dodge — and Congressman Derek Kilmer — talk up tourism at Port Townsend summit

PORT TOWNSEND — The audience at Wednesday’s Olympic Peninsula Tourism Summit witnessed a diverse program, hearing about the…

KPTZ station manager Nora Petrich surveys some of the equipment that needs replacement. The fall fund drive begins today. —Photo by Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

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WEEKEND: Nonprofit radio station KPTZ begins fundraising drive with benefit dance tonight in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — While KPTZ 91.9 FM holds two fundraisers a year, the one that begins today is…

Jefferson Healthcare infectious disease specialist Laura Flowers

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Jefferson Healthcare staff get acquainted with infectious disease suits that would thwart Ebola

PORT TOWNSEND — While Jefferson Healthcare personnel do not see Ebola as a serious local threat, the hospital…

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Chimacum band nearing goal for trip to Hawaii

CHIMACUM — The money needed to send the Chimacum High School band to Hawaii for the Pearl Harbor…

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Sides forming on proposal to expand Jefferson Transit board

PORT TOWNSEND — A proposal to expand the size of the Jefferson Transit Authority Board of Directors is…

Mick Dodge

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Reality TV’s Mick Dodge — and Congressman Derek Kilmer — talk up tourism at Port Townsend summit

PORT TOWNSEND — The audience at Wednesday’s Olympic Peninsula Tourism Summit witnessed a diverse program, hearing about the…

Cal Brooks

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Port Townsend City Council to seek Mountain View Commons bond measure for up to $3.6 million

PORT TOWNSEND — A bond measure aimed at raising funds for renovations at Mountain View Commons will be…

Wendy Davis

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ELECTION 2014: Jefferson sheriff candidate endorsement questioned, but troopers’ group stands by its support

PORT TOWNSEND — A former opponent of Jefferson County sheriff candidate Wendy Davis has challenged the veracity of…

Port Townsend Marine Science Center volunteer Thea O’Dell

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Students in Port Townsend get three days of hands-on marine science

PORT TOWNSEND — The entire Blue Heron Middle School fifth-grade class is spending three days this week at…