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Former Jefferson County sheriff’s deputy pleads guilty to attempted arms smuggling
A former Jefferson County sheriff’s deputy from Quilcene this week admitted to smuggling 85 guns and four grenade…
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Port Townsend council prepares to vote on tougher rules for corporate chain retailers
PORT TOWNSEND — With emotional anti-corporate sentiment weighing heavily, a majority of City Council members agreed to consider…
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Port Townsend Marine Science Center opens $100,000 Discovery Lab
PORT TOWNSEND — Nearly 100 enthusiasts filled the Port Townsend Marine Science Center dock to celebrate the opening…
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Port Townsend’s big construction projects for fire station, City Hall on schedule
PORT TOWNSEND — The city’s two big construction projects — City Hall renovation and fire station construction —…
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Chimacum teams off to Wenatchee to show what they know
CHIMACUM — Three teams from Chimacum Schools’ Pi Program are traveling to Wenatchee today to compete in the…
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Appellate court rejects Port Hadlock killer’s bid for reduced prison sentence
TACOMA — The state Court of Appeals has rejected convicted murderer Ryan Neil Sorensen’s appeal in the slaying…
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Sudden turnover at Port Townsend City Hall spurs reliance on consultants
PORT TOWNSEND — Extraordinary city staff turnover that has left 14 staff positions vacant is prompting City Manager…
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Smoke detector credited with alerting Irondale family to house fire
IRONDALE — Investigators are trying to determine the cause of a Monday morning fire that destroyed an Irondale…
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Mock bioterror attack tests officials” skills
PORT HADLOCK — A biological agent is released during a motorcycle convention in Kitsap County. Participants return home,…
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Chain store foes hope City Council will consider their restrictions
PORT TOWNSEND — A group of citizens connected with Stop Hollywood Video’s grass-roots movement is calling for a…
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Port Townsend police chief resigns; final day is April 15
PORT TOWNSEND — After nearly six years of steering the Port Townsend Police Department through dramatic reforms and…
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Port Ludlow residents flock to informational meeting on proposed resort development
PORT LUDLOW — Nearly 150 residents packed the Port Ludlow Bay Club on Thursday, eager to learn about…
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No court appeal, so Marrowstone water project proceeds
NORDLAND — Jefferson County Public Utility District No. 1 officials are meeting with state Department of Transportation representatives…
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Hollywood Video to open in Port Townsend by July
PORT TOWNSEND — Retailer Hollywood Video has signed a lease with a Kirkland-based developer to open a 5,600-square-foot…
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Steel plate linked to fire in Ludlow Beach Club building
PORT LUDLOW — An improperly installed steel heat deflection plate ignited a wooden sauna wall, causing the March…
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Port Townsend Main Street program makes history of its own
PORT TOWNSEND — The Main Street program, Washington’s first historic downtown revitalization project now mimicked by cities nationwide,…
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Port Townsend turns back the hands of time
PORT TOWNSEND — Despite occasional rain and cold windy weather, the ninth annual Victorian Festival filled a century-old…
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Lynden administrator selected as new Port Townsend schools superintendent
PORT TOWNSEND — The assistant superintendent of a school district near the Canadian border is the next Port…
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Port Townsend school athletics in financial trouble
PORT TOWNSEND — Citing projected 10 percent budget cuts in school district sports, an advisory task force asked…
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Fire chars women’s locker room at Ludlow Beach Club
PORT LUDLOW — Fire crews from Jefferson and Kitsap counties swarmed into Port Ludlow on Tuesday night to…