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Port Angeles Downtown Association board to discuss its future after executive director’s layoff

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Downtown Association’s uncertain future will be discussed at the group’s board meeting…

Jan Butler fears for the health of her rescued blue-and-gold macaw

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Port Angeles City Council urged to limit or ban fireworks; proposal to be considered in January

PORT ANGELES — The City Council will consider limiting or banning the personal use of fireworks for 2016…

Jan Butler fears for the health of her rescued blue-and-gold macaw

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Port Angeles City Council urged to limit or ban fireworks; proposal to be considered in January

PORT ANGELES — The City Council will consider limiting or banning the personal use of fireworks for 2016…

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Vehicular assault charges filed against Sequim man following 2013 wreck that left two passengers injured

SEQUIM — A 19-year-old Sequim man is facing two counts of vehicular assault more than a year after…

The Port Angeles Lodging Tax Committee discusses budget requests during its meeting Tuesday at Port Angeles City Hall. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News The Port Angeles Lodging Tax Committee discusses budget requests during its meeting Tuesday at Port Angeles City Hall.

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Lodging tax money urged for Port Angeles parks, fine arts center

PORT ANGELES — The city Lodging Tax Committee unanimously recommended approval Tuesday of $86,300 in 2015 funding for…

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Vehicular assault charges filed against Sequim man following 2013 wreck that left two passengers injured

SEQUIM — A 19-year-old Sequim man is facing two counts of vehicular assault more than a year after…

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Port Townsend man charged with second-degree rape, released on $5,000 bond

PORT TOWNSEND — An 18-year-old Port Townsend man posted $5,000 bond Monday morning on a charge of second-degree…

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Port Townsend man charged with second-degree rape

PORT TOWNSEND — An 18-year-old Port Townsend man posted $5,000 bond this morning on a charge of second-degree…

Traffic makes its way across the Eighth Street bridge over Tumwater Creek in Port Angeles. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

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Port Angeles City Council hesitates on funding suicide-prevention railings for bridges

PORT ANGELES — City Council members have expressed little support for building suicide-prevention railings on the Eighth Street…

Abraham Pacheco of Sequim gets a 6 a.m. ride from his father

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Many Peninsula merchants sense slight uptick in economy with brisk weekend shopping

RETAILERS ACROSS THE North Olympic Peninsula reported brisk sales the weekend after Thanksgiving, traditionally a time of shopping…

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North Olympic Peninsula merchants gear up for shopping with approach of Black Friday, Small Business Saturday

Merchants are slowly backing off a recent trend of opening their stores extra-early on the day after Thanksgiving…

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Logger treated after being hit by falling tree near Lake Ozette; Forks man killed earlier by swinging log identified by authorities

FORKS — Nicholas Rodriguez, 25, was identified Tuesday afternoon by a state Department Labor and Industries official as…

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Port of Port Angeles approves status-quo spending plan for 2015

PORT ANGELES — Port of Port Angeles commissioners approved a status-quo 2015 spending plan Tuesday by two split…

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2nd UPDATE — Logger injured by falling tree near Lake Ozette; Forks man killed in earlier logging accident identified by authorities

FORKS — Nicholas Rodriguez, 25, was identified Tuesday afternoon by a state Department Labor and Industries official as…

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Man wanted on vehicular homicide warrants from Puget area finds he can’t stay in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — A former King County man wanted on four counts of alcohol-related vehicular homicide is in…

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UPDATED — Forks man killed in logging accident

FORKS — A 25-year-old Forks man died early Monday in an industrial logging accident. The fatality occurred 25…

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Port Angeles City Council on Tuesday to discuss higher fences on bridges in light of suicides

PORT ANGELES — Installation of suicide-prevention fences on the Eighth Street bridges would cost the city between $800,000…

Kenmore Air Express’ final scheduled flight takes off from William R. Fairchild International Airport on Nov. 14. —Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

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Kenmore Air to hear proposals as Peninsula officials try to get airline to resume service

PORT ANGELES — City, Port of Port Angeles and Clallam County officials will meet with representatives of Kenmore…

Ari Lee King in Clallam County Superior Court on Friday. —Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

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Man accused of bludgeoning death in Joyce pleads not guilty; trial set for January

PORT ANGELES — Ari Lee King faces a Jan. 5 trial for second-degree murder in the beating death…

Moxie Boutique owner Sanda Hart says she takes her store refuse to the alley behind her Laurel Street store rather than have an employee do it because she has seen drug activity in the alley. —Photo by Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

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Crime, vagrancy rates in downtown Port Angeles declining, but some merchants still feel uneasy

PORT ANGELES — Many downtown storeowners fear for their safety, citing the presence of transients, Police Chief Terry…