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Seabirds on Northwest coast “chilled to death” by brown algae protein (UPDATE)
LAPUSH — Researchers have confirmed that hundreds of sea ducks found dead and dying on West End beaches…
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State attorney general in Port Angeles for meeting about drugs Monday
PORT ANGELES — State Attorney General Rob McKenna will focus on illegal use of prescription drugs and methamphetamine…
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Makah art center, incubator in works; ceremony today
NEAH BAY — A prayer song about forgiveness will bless the beginning of construction of a community art…
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Water managers ask for conservation; Fairview system at Stage 3 alert
PORT ANGELES — Although water managers fear supplies will be strained before the rains come in the fall,…
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Fire above Brinnon ‘like a fireworks display’
OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Despite flames one Duckabush Road homeowner described as “like Roman candles” and thick smoke…
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13 Peninsula schools on federal watch list; WASL results fall short for second consecutive year
Thirteen North Olympic Peninsula schools made a federal watch list for the first time this year, according to…
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Anderson Lake algae ‘won’t stop’
PORT TOWNSEND — Anderson Lake, green with algae scum, is so toxic it’s in a class by itself…
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Officials unsure how heat wave affected algae bloom
PORT TOWNSEND — The most recent results of testing show no change in the dangers associated with toxic…
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Port Ludlow man hoists the colors for the Fourth
PORT LUDLOW — This Independence Day weekend, LaMoyne Jevne — the North Olympic Peninsula’s most enthusiastic flag expert…
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PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Whidbey Island quake reminder of possibility of big one, scientists say
Peninsula Daily News news sources compiled by Leah Leach, managing editor/news Felt by at least one person as…
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Half-day kindergarten on agenda; tuition for full day revisited
PORT ANGELES — Free half-day and extended-day kindergarten will be offered next school year, no matter what the…
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New Peninsula College arboretum memorializes popular teacher
PORT ANGELES — A man who loved teaching and nature will be remembered through an arboretum that will…
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Port Angeles City Hall urges forming temporary pool board
PORT ANGELES — City staff will recommend the appointment of a temporary board to direct the metropolitan park…
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So far, no more garlic mustard weed found
PORT ANGELES — So far, a lone garlic mustard plant found on Finn Hall Road seems to be…
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Invasive weed found in Port Angeles probably first on Peninsula
PORT ANGELES — Until he saw it on television, Chuck Sheaffer didn’t know he had a killer in…
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Toxins keep Anderson Lake closed
PORT TOWNSEND — Test results show that toxins in Anderson Lake have decreased, but the lake remains closed…
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Veterans can ride free to Seattle hospitals
PORT ANGELES — Free bus service is available for North Olympic Peninsula veterans who need to get to…
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Chimacum woman lauded for Puget Sound work
PORT TOWNSEND — Anne Murphy, who joined the Port Townsend Marine Science Center as a staff member 20…
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Port Angeles science teacher wins top honor
PORT ANGELES — Teaching science to ninth-graders is John Gallagher’s dream job. “It’s the best job in the…
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First bridge stroll a Port Angeles social event
PORT ANGELES — Even before the concrete versions of the Tumwater Creek and Valley Creek bridges on Eighth…