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Sports: Four young sailors gearing up for national competition next month

PORT ANGELES — Four teenage sailors from Port Angeles High School are preparing for the Great Oaks Regatta…

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Port Angeles: Paralyzed teen tackles new life

PORT ANGELES — Alex Ralston is 17 years old and paralyzed below the neck. A marina accident last…

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Wild steelhead ban overturned; fish commission instead implements strict limit

The state Fish and Wildlife Commission on Thursday voted unanimously to overturn a two-year ban on keeping wild…

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Public casts steelhead views to commission; Forks mayor in middle of debate at Bremerton meeting

BREMERTON — Supporters of a two-year statewide ban on keeping wild steelhead outnumbered opponents three-to-one at Saturday’s meeting…

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Sequim man appointed to wildlife board; first North Olympic Peninsula member in a decade

A marine mammal veterinarian from Sequim who is helping to shape federal killer whale protection has been named…

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Peninsula: Campgrounds expected to fill up over Memorial Day weekend

Many campgrounds around the North Olympic Peninsula will be at or near capacity this Memorial Day weekend. Those…

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Olympic National Park gears up for summer

Hikers are reaching the backcountry of Olympic National Park earlier than usual this year, but in many cases…

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Sequim: Athletes, coaches ‘numb’ after sports eliminated by School Board

SEQUIM — At least one student is already considering the possibility of leaving the Sequim School District if…

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West End: Elwha restoration head delivers project update

FORKS — Requests for construction bids for water treatment facilities associated with removal of the two Elwha River…

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Olympic National Park: Concession delays continue

PORT ANGELES — Efforts to fill concession contracts inside Olympic National Park continue to drag on, and the…

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Sports: Port Angeles girls come from behind to win

PORT ANGELES — Nicole Morgan scored 15 points in the second half and the Port Angeles High School…

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Port Angeles: Elwha kill gets a little help from Dungeness

PORT ANGELES — Salmon eggs from the state Dungeness Hatchery are now in the Elwha watershed in an…

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Sports: Peninsula College wins division title

PORT ANGELES — One by one the players on the Peninsula College men’s basketball team cut down the…

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Port Angeles: Pump malfunction kills 600,000 young salmon at Elwha hatchery

PORT ANGELES — A water pump malfunction at the Lower Elwha Klallam tribal fish hatchery in late January…

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Competition likely in fight to run Olympic National Park concession at Hurricane Ridge

PORT ANGELES — As Olympic National Park officials work to eliminate a backlog of expired concession contracts, the…

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Sports: Steelhead retention ban will affect North Olympic Peninsula the most

OLYMPIA — The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission approved a two-year ban on wild steelhead retention late last…

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Sports: Port Angeles High School football coach heading for southern (Washington) climes

PORT ANGELES — Head football coach Dan Novick will leave Port Angeles High School at the end of…

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OPN: Here’s a breakdown of park concessions

National parks around the country are scrambling to fill expired concession contracts. Regulations for implementing the National Park…

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Millions up for grabs with ONP concession deals

Look west from Kalaloch Lodge and you’ll see the Pacific Ocean sweep time to the horizon. Take a…

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Sports: Jubilant Peninsula College says, “We’re No. 1!”

PORT ANGELES — This was just the kind of game the Peninsula College men’s basketball team expected. The…