Temporary bridges improve foot, bike access to Elwha Valley

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Temporary bridges improve foot, bike access to Elwha Valley

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Olympic National Park has installed two new temporary bridges on Olympic Hot Springs Road…

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Clallam commissioners eye new county finance department

PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County commissioners are looking to create a new finance department for the county,…

National Forests issue draft Record of Decision for mountain goat plan

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National Forests issue draft Record of Decision for mountain goat plan

PORT ANGELES — The Olympic, Mount Baker-Snoqualmie and Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forests have prepared a draft Record of Decision…

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Port Angeles cleanup prompted by needle poke

PORT ANGELES — A cleanup of central Port Angeles is set for 2 p.m. Sunday, starting at the…

Iconic Granny’s Cafe placed on the market

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Iconic Granny’s Cafe placed on the market

PORT ANGELES — Granny’s Cafe and the adjoining Indian Valley Motel — an iconic stop for locals and…

Two Port Townsend residents airlifted after wreck near Chimacum

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Two Port Townsend residents airlifted after wreck near Chimacum

CHIMACUM — Two people were airlifted after a single-vehicle rollover wreck on state Highway 19 near Chimacum on…

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North Olympic Peninsula counties to see big increase in federal payments

PORT ANGELES — Clallam and Jefferson counties will see significant increases in payments in lieu of taxes from…

Port Angeles city begins to consider possible cuts; exercise aimed at being prepared if needed, officials say

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Port Angeles city begins to consider possible cuts; exercise aimed at being prepared if needed, officials say

PORT ANGELES — City of Port Angeles department heads each have presented the City Council with cuts they…

OPNET, State Patrol move on suspected drug house east of Port Angeles

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OPNET, State Patrol move on suspected drug house east of Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Members of the Olympic Peninsula Narcotics Enforcement Team and State Patrol SWAT team raided a…

Some Port Angeles stores receive one-year exemption from plastic bag law

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Some Port Angeles stores receive one-year exemption from plastic bag law

PORT ANGELES — Paper or plastic? That largely depends on where you shop after some Port Angeles retailers…

Port Angeles police investigate cat killing

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Port Angeles police investigate cat killing

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles pet owner is mourning after her 7-year-old cat Tarot was apparently violently…

Port Angeles Parks and Rec plans first Day of Play across city

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Port Angeles Parks and Rec plans first Day of Play across city

PORT ANGELES — The city of Port Angeles Parks and Recreation department is preparing to host its inaugural…

Port Angeles man sought after fleeing from State Patrol

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Port Angeles man sought after fleeing from State Patrol

PORT ANGELES — Law enforcement agencies are looking for a Port Angeles man they say lost one of…

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Clallam commissioner candidate forum yields differing agendas

PORT ANGELES — Those who attended Nor’Wester Rotary’s Clallam County Commissioner District 3 candidate forum heard two distinct…

Four escape with minor injuries after wreck, vehicle fire near Sequim

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Four escape with minor injuries after wreck, vehicle fire near Sequim

SEQUIM — Four people escaped a rollover wreck on U.S. Highway 101 near Old Gardiner Road east of…

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Fire displaces Sequim woman

SEQUIM — A Sequim woman is homeless after a fire destroyed her house overnight Saturday.

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Brush fire thought to have started from slash burn near Quilcene

QUILCENE — Firefighters fought a quarter-acre brush fire on the Dabob Peninsula east of Quilcene on Sunday morning.

Clallam County, Makah to ask state to fix Highway 112

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Clallam County, Makah to ask state to fix Highway 112

PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County commissioners and the Makah Tribe are preparing to send a letter to…

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Port Angeles artist and pie judge Jeff Tocher, left, along with fellow judges Darren Westergard, coach of the Port Angeles Lefties, and John Brewer, community volunteer and former Peninsula Daily News publisher, taste samples of apple pie during Wednesday’s Independence Day "Pies on the Pier" contest.

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Fourth of July celebrated with contests, games and concerts

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce’s annual Fourth of July celebration kicked off Wednesday…

Famed Jamestown S’Klallam storyteller given national award

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Famed Jamestown S’Klallam storyteller given national award

BLYN — Elaine Grinnell’s talent for sharing the stories of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe has not gone unnoticed.