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Port of Port Angeles gets green light from state to move ahead with $2 million washdown facility

State Environmental Policy Act review comes to determination of non-significance.

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Mass-rescue drill today in the Strait of Juan de Fuca to test response

The international maritime exercise will be the first in Port Angeles and will include the Coast Guard and…

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Man convicted in Port Angeles crimes among those arrested after Joyce business is burglarized

Sheriff’s department: Sean Vince Della was booked into jail for investigation of second-degree burglary and malicious mischief.

Organizers: Arts & Droughts Festival in downtown Port Angeles sees healthy growth

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Organizers: Arts & Droughts Festival in downtown Port Angeles sees healthy growth

This year’s festival, presented by the Port Angeles Downtown Association, saw an estimated 30 percent increase in attendance.

Olympic Medical Center CEO’s salary raised

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Olympic Medical Center CEO’s salary raised

Effective Oct. 1, Eric Lewis will earn $225,000 annually, a $21,722 increase since his previous raise in 2014.

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Charges filed against Yakima man after Port Angeles pursuit

Probable cause statements say Richard Speedy damaged property on both sides of Port Angeles during the incident.

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Coast Guard evacuates ill man from cruise ship

The 66-year-old man, who was reportedly suffering from internal bleeding, was safely airlifted to Port Angeles.

Julia Keegan, health services administrator, holds up a Suboxone strip, a drug the Clallam County jail uses to treat heroin and opioid addicts. The jail was the first on the West Coast and the only in the state to use medically assisted treatment for heroin addicts. (Jesse Major/Peninsula Daily News)

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Clallam County jail breaking ground with opioid addiction treatment program

The medical team there — using Suboxone to stop inmates’ cravings for heroin — implements the only medically…

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Port Angeles man arrested in alleged robbery, assault

Law enforcement: A 39-year-old man required 17 stitches to his ear after the attack.

Port Angeles Lefties baseball team to hold tryouts for public address announcer

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Port Angeles Lefties baseball team to hold tryouts for public address announcer

Auditions are set during Major League Baseball playoff games at venues across the North Olympic Peninsula starting next…

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National Alliance on Mental Illness’ statewide conference coming to Port Angeles at month’s end

It is the first time the gathering of legal, medical and research professionals has been held in the…

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Verizon launches new network in Port Angeles

The city is one of 14 in the state to see the LTE Advanced network.

Police: Man held for investigation of DUI, hitting car and motorcycle, and leading police on chase in Port Angeles

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Police: Man held for investigation of DUI, hitting car and motorcycle, and leading police on chase in Port Angeles

Authorities say Richard Speedy also caused damage as he made his way through the city. No one was…

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Forks man dies in Harborview after wreck on Elwha River bridge

Emmett D. Treichel, 77, had suffered an unspecified medical emergency and was hurt in the head-on collision Friday.

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Edmonds woman still at Harborview Medical Center following state Highway 19 wreck

Joy K. Anderson, 67, was in satisfactory condition after crash near Chimacum.

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Two remain in Seattle hospital after Highway 101 wreck on Elwha River bridge

A Forks man was still in critical condition Sunday at Harborview Medical Center while an Edmonds man was…

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Clallam PUD expands area of call for voluntary water savings

A PUD spokesman said the PUD will likely ask its customers to reduce water consumption until the city…

More blasting done on Elwha River dam site

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More blasting done on Elwha River dam site

Boulders, rebar could present barrier in future if not removed, park says.

Port Angeles chamber lays out five-year plan

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Port Angeles chamber lays out five-year plan

By 2020, the goal is to add more than 100 retail establishments to the area and add more…

Lower Elwha Kallam tribe opens new justice center near Port Angeles

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Lower Elwha Kallam tribe opens new justice center near Port Angeles

The former World War II-era bunker on Spokwes Road now houses the tribe’s law enforcement, emergency management, courts,…