Composite Recycling Technology Center CEO to retire in August

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Composite Recycling Technology Center CEO to retire in August

PORT ANGELES — Bob Larsen, the Composite Recycling Center’s chief executive, told staff Wednesday he is retiring in…

Two Victoria women plan to swim across Strait of Juan de Fuca

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Two Victoria women plan to swim across Strait of Juan de Fuca

VICTORIA — Two Victoria women, one with multiple sclerosis and another recovering from a recent leg surgery, plan…

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Search on Saturday will seek hiker missing since April

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Search and rescue crews from across Western Washington will search the Sol Duc River…

Port Angeles man charged with reckless burning now charged after threatening truck owner with machete

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Port Angeles man charged with reckless burning now charged after threatening truck owner with machete

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man charged in December with setting fire to his home while two…

Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe welcomes pullers ashore at Port Angeles amid Canoe Journey

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Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe welcomes pullers ashore at Port Angeles amid Canoe Journey

PORT ANGELES — The beat of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe’s drums could be heard across Port Angeles…

Port Angeles police and Clallam County Public Utility District 1 representatives approach an unloaded log truck that slid into a utility pole, forcing the closure of U.S. Highway 101 between Airport Road and Bean Road in Port Angeles on Tuesday. Traffic was detoured onto Edgewood Drive for the duration of the incident. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Truck vs. power pole leads to power outage for 1,700 Clallam PUD customers

PORT ANGELES — About 1,700 Clallam Public Utility District customers were without power after a log truck hit…

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Port Angeles woman released from hospital after Highway 101 wreck

SEQUIM — An 18-year-old Port Angeles woman was released from Olympic Medical Center early Sunday morning after a…

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Solmar customers asked to conserve water after well pump failure

SEQUIM — Solmar Water System customers are being asked to conserve water after the pump on the water…

Woman survives 6 days in wilderness thanks to rough shelter, nearby stream, insects — and Yoda

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Woman survives 6 days in wilderness thanks to rough shelter, nearby stream, insects — and Yoda

PORT ANGELES — Sajean Geer had taken her terrier-Chihuahua, Yoda, with her to Obstruction Point Road, one of…

Missing Port Angeles-area woman and her dog found alive in Olympic National Park after 6 days

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Missing Port Angeles-area woman and her dog found alive in Olympic National Park after 6 days

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — A Port Angeles-area woman and her dog who had been stranded in Olympic National…

A map shows the tribes’ routes and expected landing dates for this year’s Canoe Journey. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Of the first water: Canoes on the move for a potlatch in British Columbia

PORT ANGELES — The 2017 Canoe Journey is underway, and tribes from across Washington state and British Columbia…

Boat sinks as pumps fail in John Wayne Marina

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Boat sinks as pumps fail in John Wayne Marina

SEQUIM — A 46-foot wooden powerboat sank at John Wayne Marina overnight.

Building that once housed Haggen up for auction

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Building that once housed Haggen up for auction

PORT ANGELES — The former Haggen grocery store in Port Angeles that has remained shuttered since April 2016…

Gerald Neil Walkup of Port Angeles, 26, makes an initial appearance in Clallam County Superior Court Monday. (Jesse Major/PeninsulaDailyNews)

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Two inmates charged with second-degree assault after alleged jailhouse beating

PORT ANGELES — Two Clallam County jail inmates are charged with second-degree assault after they allegedly beat up…

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Extra work done on sand cap as part of Port Angeles Harbor cleanup

PORT ANGELES — Port of Port Angeles commissioners approved a work order and change order this week as…

Work continues Tuesday on the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe’s new building, which will begin housing Klallam Counseling Services in August. (Jesse Major/Peninsula Daily News)

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Lower Elwha preparing to move counseling services

PORT ANGELES — The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe is expanding its efforts near South Dry Creek Road and…

‘Make it or break it’: Composites center CEO tells of product plans, stakes

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‘Make it or break it’: Composites center CEO tells of product plans, stakes

PORT ANGELES — The Composite Recycling Technology Center is feeling pressure as it prepares its transition to being…

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Amendment to Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe’s gaming compact moving forward

BLYN — An amendment to the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe’s gaming compact, which would allow the tribe to have…

Cougar sightings cause concern in west Port Angeles neighborhood

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Cougar sightings cause concern in west Port Angeles neighborhood

PORT ANGELES — Some Port Angeles residents are concerned after recent sightings of a cougar on the west…

Clallam sheriff seeks man who failed to report

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Clallam sheriff seeks man who failed to report

PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a registered sex offender who failed to…