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Clallam County incumbents look ahead to upcoming election

PORT ANGELES — Most of Clallam County’s elected officials said in recent interviews that they are mulling running…

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Jefferson County incumbents look ahead to upcoming election

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County’s elected officials said in recent interviews that they are mulling running for re-election…

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DNR chief differs from Gov. Inslee on climate change policy

PORT ANGELES — State Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz will present a climate change policy to state lawmakers today…

DNR chief: Cooke to dismantle fish pens at Ediz Hook

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DNR chief: Cooke to dismantle fish pens at Ediz Hook

PORT ANGELES — State Department of Natural Resources officials began discussions Wednesday with Cooke Aquaculture Inc. representatives on…

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Clallam County to give $60,000 to Economic Development Corporation for 2018

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County commissioners, satisfied by the diversity efforts of the nonprofit Economic Development Corporation, agreed…

Jefferson County District Court judge decides against running for fourth term

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Jefferson County District Court judge decides against running for fourth term

PORT TOWNSEND — Longtime jurist Jill Landes is hanging up her robes.

Sequim man pleads not guilty to threatening school bus driver

Crime & Justice

Sequim man pleads not guilty to threatening school bus driver

PORT ANGELES — A Sequim man has pleaded not guilty to making a racially motivated threat to a…

Crime & Justice

Port Angeles man arrested after reported road rage

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles motorist arrested Saturday for allegedly pointing a pistol at a couple during…

Judge to rule on admissibility of evidence in Port Angeles cold case murder trial

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Judge to rule on admissibility of evidence in Port Angeles cold case murder trial

PORT ANGELES — A judge will rule Jan. 15 on motions limiting trial evidence that could be presented…

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Man rescued after getting stuck in snow on Forest Service road near Sequim

SEQUIM — Emergency personnel plucked a Sequim-area motorist out of a remote area in Olympic National Forest after…

Port Angeles airport stays eligible for funding; FAA won’t pay for entire runway

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Port Angeles airport stays eligible for funding; FAA won’t pay for entire runway

PORT ANGELES — William R. Fairchild International Airport will remain eligible for about $5 million in federal maintenance…

Crime & Justice

Burglaries investigated in Port Angeles, Forks

Business burglaries in downtown areas of Port Angeles and Forks had police busy Saturday morning.

Kent police hit road block in probe of Port Angeles man’s death

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Kent police hit road block in probe of Port Angeles man’s death

KENT — Police have hit an impasse in an investigation into the fatal beating of a former Port…

Barry Swegle satisfies $734,566 judgment against him

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Barry Swegle satisfies $734,566 judgment against him

PORT ANGELES — Forgiveness and an apology were part of the deal.

Paul Gottlieb/Peninsula Daily News Greg Shield shoveled snow Christmas morning from the sidewalk in front of his house at Cedar and West Seventh streets in Port Angeles. About 5 inches fell in the neighborhood.

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Peninsula blanketed in white Christmas; snowfall leads to slew of wrecks

PORT ANGELES — North Olympic Peninsula residents were treated to a white Christmas, but the snowfall had its…

Crime & Justice

Thieves spoil Christmas for some in Jefferson County

PORT TOWNSEND — The spirit of taking rather than giving tainted Christmas Eve and Christmas Day for owners…

Luminary display joins neighbors, generations in Port Angeles

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Luminary display joins neighbors, generations in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — A string of about 400 luminaries three blocks long marked a holiday path like lights…

Crime & Justice

Couple pleads guilty to forced labor charges; immigrant was held near Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — A Forks couple has pleaded guilty in federal court to holding, against her will, an…

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Snow-related collisions number in the dozens on Peninsula

PORT ANGELES — North Olympic Peninsula law enforcement emergency personnel were hoping for a quieter Christmas Day after…

Sequim man in court after alleged threat of tribal bus driver

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Sequim man in court after alleged threat of tribal bus driver

PORT ANGELES — A 58-year-old Sequim man arrested after allegedly threatening a school bus driver for the Jamestown…