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Elwha dams work on hiatus till January
EDITOR’S NOTE — Go to http://vimeo.com/30833233 to watch a short video made by Olympic National Park volunteer John…
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Seattle church donates nearly 11 tons of food to Port Angeles Salvation Army
PORT ANGELES — Christmas has come early to the Salvation Army. Mars Hill Church in Seattle collected 21,500…
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Firefighters’ avert major explosion of flammables in industrial building on fire
QUILCENE — A fire destroyed a maintenance building containing diesel and propane at Penny Creek Quarry about two…
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Anderson Lake closed early for season because toxin level rises again
Anderson Lake was closed to fishing, boating and swimming Friday, a little more than a week before it…
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Toxin level falls below dangerous in Gibbs Lake
The level of a liver toxin created by blue-green algae in Gibbs Lake has dropped below the danger…
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Filmmakers document removal of Elwha River dams
PORT ANGELES — Filmmakers are documenting the demolition of the two Elwha River dams, and will be filming…
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Filmmakers document dams removal
PORT ANGELES — Filmmakers are documenting the demolition of the two Elwha River dams, and will be filming…
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Algae toxin levels unsafe in Gibbs Lake
The level of a slow-acting liver toxin created by blue-green algae is now over the safety threshold at…
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All Jefferson lakes open for recreation
The status of lakes containing blue-green algae blooms in East Jefferson County remained unchanged after the latest test…
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UPDATE — Duckabush forest fire grows to 100 acres overnight
OLYMPIC NATIONAL FOREST — A forest fire west of Brinnon spread to about 100 acres overnight, said a…
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Gibbs Lake’s status worsens; Anderson Lake still open
Six people were swimming in Gibbs Lake on Thursday, and that worried Jefferson County environmental health specialist Greg…
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UPDATE — Fire at Duckabush Trail fanned to 50 acres
OLYMPIC NATIONAL FOREST — Wind fanned a 3-acre fire believed to be caused by an abandoned campfire into…
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Ailing Anderson Lake reopened for fishing
Anderson Lake was open for fishing and other water recreation Saturday for the first time since it was…
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Anderson Lake to be reopened Saturday
Anderson Lake will be reopened for fishing and boating on Saturday. The decision to reopen the lake, which…
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Bluebills to make special deliveries to nonprofits, schools in Clallam County
The Olympic Peninsula Bluebills don’t wait until the holidays to distribute gifts. Today, on an August morning, about…
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Anderson Lake passes toxin test but stays closed as authorities opt to be cautious
Anderson Lake will remain closed to recreation for at least one more week, despite passing the toxins test…
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Department of Ecology announces penalties for paper mills in Port Angeles, Port Townsend
Both the Port Townsend Paper Corp. mill and Nippon Paper Industries USA Co. in Port Angeles were assessed…
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Open house set for Sarge’s Place, military veterans’ housing in Forks
FORKS — Sarge’s Place, which provides housing for homeless veterans, still has a few odds and ends to…
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Latest Anderson toxin test promising; second good result may lead to reopening
The latest test results found the concentration of a powerful neurotoxin in Anderson Lake had fallen to a…
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Port Townsend activist makes a ‘nuisance’ of herself
PORT TOWNSEND — Brenda McMillan isn’t sure if she will pay a $56 fine for trying to block…