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Retailers ready for shoppers; today, Saturday promise to be big days for area stores

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Retailers ready for shoppers; today, Saturday promise to be big days for area stores

PORT ANGELES — Retailers in Port Angeles, Sequim and Forks had turkey on their mind Wednesday but today…

Port Angeles police search for man in attempted bank robbery

Crime & Justice

Port Angeles police search for man in attempted bank robbery

PORT ANGELES — Police continued their search Saturday afternoon for a man with a tattoo on the back…

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Police investigate reports of possibly suicidal teen on bridge hours before council meeting

PORT ANGELES — A possibly suicidal 15-year-old was reported Tuesday on one of the Eighth Street bridges two…

Port of Port Angeles approves changes at terminal; Rite Bros. Aviation to move

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Port of Port Angeles approves changes at terminal; Rite Bros. Aviation to move

PORT ANGELES — After three years, it’s time to take down the vacancy sign at William R. Fairchild…

Port Angeles man jailed after allegedly firing weapon into neighbor’s house

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Port Angeles man jailed after allegedly firing weapon into neighbor’s house

PORT ANGELES — Bail was set for Gary Lee Blanton, Sr. at $150,000 Monday jailed after he allegedly…

Crime & Justice

Several potshots are reported in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Someone in Port Angeles is taking potshots in the city with a BB gun and,…

Crime & Justice

Five-hour standoff ends with peaceful surrender in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man who barricaded himself inside his west Port Angeles home was in…

Hoh Tribe buying property in Forks; feasibility study will help determine uses of buildings

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Hoh Tribe buying property in Forks; feasibility study will help determine uses of buildings

FORKS — The Hoh Tribe is increasing its presence in Forks as a property owner.

Group on Port Angeles bridges calls for higher fences to prevent suicides

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Group on Port Angeles bridges calls for higher fences to prevent suicides

PORT ANGELES — Every night since Monday morning, when 15-year-old Ashley Wishart flung herself off the Valley Creek…

Mourners celebrate short life; pastor talks of choices in death of teen who jumped from bridge

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Mourners celebrate short life; pastor talks of choices in death of teen who jumped from bridge

SEQUIM — A montage of photos and videos depicting Ashley Ann Wishart’s abbreviated life ended Friday night with…

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Clallam Bay prison easing lockdown after fight

CLALLAM BAY — Prison officials continued easing a lockdown Saturday at Clallam Bay Corrections Center after a brief…

Plea nixed in toddler death case; attorney to argue for trial delay

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Plea nixed in toddler death case; attorney to argue for trial delay

PORT ANGELES — Accused murderer Ramona Ward rejected a plea offer Wednesday in connection with the blunt-force-trauma death…

Prosecuting attorney: Suicide on rise in Clallam County

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Prosecuting attorney: Suicide on rise in Clallam County

PORT ANGELES — Suicides have more than doubled in Clallam County so far in 2017 compared to all…

Armstrong to expand scope under new owner

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Armstrong to expand scope under new owner

PORT ANGELES — The Eastern Washington company that recently purchased Armstrong Marine Inc. will put extra focus on…

Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office closes investigation into Okumoto death

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Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office closes investigation into Okumoto death

NEAH BAY — The Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office has closed its investigation into the disappearance of Stanley K.…

Flowers lean against the rail of the east Eighth Street bridge from which a Port Angeles High School student jumped to her death Monday. (Jesse Major/Peninsula Daily News)

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Port Angeles high school student dies following jump from bridge

PORT ANGELES — A 15-year-old Port Angeles High School sophomore jumped to her death at about 8 a.m.…

McAleer appears to keep port seat; incumbent takes 64 percent of initial vote to challenger’s 36 percent

Politics

McAleer appears to keep port seat; incumbent takes 64 percent of initial vote to challenger’s 36 percent

PORT ANGELES — Colleen McAleer was in a celebratory mood tinged with relief Wednesday.

Politics

Fluoride foes want more action from Port Angeles council

PORT ANGELES — Fluoridation opponents spent little time basking in victory over a Nov. 7 general election advisory…

Second-class-city measure resoundingly rejected

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Second-class-city measure resoundingly rejected

PORT ANGELES — Voters ensured that the city of Port Angeles would not become the first city in…

Autopsy to ID body found; authorities suspect person is missing man from Kitsap County

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Autopsy to ID body found; authorities suspect person is missing man from Kitsap County

NEAH BAY — An autopsy will be performed by early next week on a body found Wednesday floating…