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Gibbs reopens in East Jefferson County

PORT TOWNSEND — Gibbs Lake has been reopened for recreation after two consecutive weeks of test results showing…

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Gibbs Lake reopened

PORT TOWNSEND — Gibbs Lake has been reopened for recreation after two consecutive weeks of test results showing…

Kayla Gould

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Housing authority to fete 8 new homes Thursday

PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula Housing Authority will celebrate the building of eight new homes at Peninsula Village…

A balloon soars before the Olympic Mountain Range during the Sequim Balloon Festival

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Hare, Hound race today at balloon fest

SEQUIM — The final day of the Sequim Balloon Festival will start off this morning with the Hare…

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Toxins drop, but lakes will stay closed

PORT TOWNSEND — Toxins are at safe levels in both Anderson and Gibbs lakes, the most recent test…

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Gibbs Lake joining Anderson Lake on closure list; toxins again

PORT TOWNSEND — Anderson Lake is closed again, after having been reopened for fishing and other recreation less…

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Anderson Lake open — but no one shows on first post-quarantine day

PORT TOWNSEND — Anderson Lake reopened for fishing and other recreation this weekend after having been closed since…

Camaraderie Cellars owners Don and Vicki Corson are celebrating 20 years of winemaking in Port Angeles. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

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WEEKEND: Camaraderie Cellars marks 20th with wine, food, song

PORT ANGELES — Sip a tasty varietal this weekend while sampling sumptuous tidbits and listening to soothing music…

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Anderson Lake’s toxins drop, but it’s still closed

PORT TOWNSEND — The toxins in Anderson Lake were measured below the warning level last week for the…

Steve Burke

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Port Angeles pool reopens Monday after five-week renovation [Corrected]

Corrects hours of operation. PORT ANGELES — A gleaming, newly painted and refurbished William Shore Memorial Pool will…

Jamie Valadez

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Legendary ‘creation site’ discovered by Lower Elwha Klallam tribe

PORT ANGELES — Lower Elwha Klallam people stood at their sacred creation site last month for the first…

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Heritage Days Committee presents ‘Peek at the Past’

PORT ANGELES — Historical images, root beer and special awards for five local people will be among the…

The bell of the shipwreck SS Governor is shown 240 feet below the surface of Admiralty Inlet. Maritime Documentation Society

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New home sought for bell of 90-year-old shipwreck

PORT TOWNSEND — The bell of the SS Governor remains 240 feet below the surface of Admiralty Inlet…

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Anderson Lake still closed, but toxins have fallen dramatically

PORT TOWNSEND — Anderson Lake is still poisonous but to a lesser degree than earlier this summer. The…

Hiroko Dennis

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Lecture to focus on people behind Ansel Adams images

PORT TOWNSEND — Ansel Adams photographs provide the images. Clarence Moriwaki, president of the Bainbridge Island Japanese-American Exclusion…

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Gibbs Lake’s status improves

PORT TOWNSEND — The warning sign that was posted at Gibbs Lake was switched for one counseling caution…

Members of the U.S. Coast Guard Quillayute Station in LaPush participate in 2011's Quileute Days Parade. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

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WEEKEND: Quileute tribe throws 3-day party

LAPUSH — The Quileute are celebrating their cultural heritage this weekend, and everyone is invited to join the…

Accused killed Patrick Drum is scheduled to appear in court for a status hearing today. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

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Shooting victims’ families support life with no parole for Drum

PORT ANGELES — Two members of the families of two men who were shot to death said they…

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Toxins increase in Gibbs Lake, knock out swimming

PORT TOWNSEND — Gibbs Lake is now off-limits for swimming. Warning signs went up Friday at the popular…

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Swimmers beware: Toxins increase in Gibbs Lake south of Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — Gibbs Lake is now off-limits for swimming. Warning signs went up Friday at the popular…