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Crime tape marks the upper entrance to the ZigZag walkway that descends the bluff at Oak Street in downtown Port Angeles on Friday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Port Angeles’ ZigZag briefly closed

PORT ANGELES — The ZigZag got zapped, but city crews zipped it together Friday, reopening the switchback stairway that runs between Oak and Second streets.… Continue reading

Crime tape marks the upper entrance to the ZigZag walkway that descends the bluff at Oak Street in downtown Port Angeles on Friday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
A car sits with a crumpled front end after it collided with a pickup truck on Old Olympic Highway at Lewis Road east of Port Angeles on Friday morning. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Minor wreck on Old Olympic Highway blocks traffic briefly

PORT ANGELES — A three-vehicle wreck blocked westbound traffic on Old Olympic Highway near Lewis Road on Friday morning. No one was seriously hurt, Clallam… Continue reading

A car sits with a crumpled front end after it collided with a pickup truck on Old Olympic Highway at Lewis Road east of Port Angeles on Friday morning. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Sequim woman hurt in crash is discharged from hospital

PORT ANGELES — A woman injured when her car struck debris dropped by a truck in the Morse Creek curve last week was treated and… Continue reading

Electrical fire damages Blyn mobile home

BLYN — An electrical fire forced the evacuation of a Blyn mobile home early Friday, Clallam County Fire District No. 3 Chief Steve Vogel said.… Continue reading

‘Music Live with Lunch’ to serve Chopin program in Sequim on Tuesday

SEQUIM — Romantic piano melodies, like those heard 180 years ago in the salons of Paris, will fill the St. Luke's Episcopal Church sanctuary this… Continue reading

Ordnance that was found on the Dungeness Spit Wildlife Refuge and detonated. (Dave Falzetti/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

UPDATE — Watch out for military smoke flares on local beaches

SEQUIM — Authorities are warning Northwest beachcombers to watch out for smoke flares left over from military exercises. A unit from Joint Base Lewis-McChord was… Continue reading

Ordnance that was found on the Dungeness Spit Wildlife Refuge and detonated. (Dave Falzetti/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

SPORTS BRIEFS: Port Angeles hosting youth hoops tourney . . . Alison Maxwell sets college running record . . . Roller derby bout canceled

PA hosting youth hoops tourney PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department and Port Angeles boys and girls basketball clubs are gearing up… Continue reading

SPORTS BRIEFS: Crescent alumni hoops tourney . . . Trail runner earns gold medal . . . Three Peninsula Pirates honored for academics

Crescent alumni hoops tourney next week JOYCE — Crescent High School will host its third annual alumni basketball game on Saturday, Feb. 21. The event… Continue reading

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Jury convicts inmate of assaulting Clallam Bay Corrections Center officer

PORT ANGELES — A Clallam County Superior Court jury has convicted an inmate of assaulting a Clallam Bay Corrections Center officer. Carlos Avalos, 20, was… Continue reading

Clallam Bay Corrections Center (File photo)

BEYOND THIS WEEKEND: Jazz singers … and other entertainment briefs

Jazz singers walk in the Cellar Door PORT TOWNSEND — “We Kiss in a Shadow,” “We've Got a World that Swings” and Jessie Spicher's solo… Continue reading

(Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

WEEKEND: Peninsula wineries marry chocolate, red wine for second weekend

Guests can savor sips of rich red wine and nibbles of delectable chocolate while reveling in the North Olympic Peninsula scenery during the final weekend… Continue reading

(Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Clallam County jail inmates get vaccinated against measles

PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County jail has vaccinated inmates against measles. Inmates were screened after a man in his 50s was hospitalized for measles… Continue reading

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Port Angeles, Sequim both fall in district playoff openers

LACEY — Despite defensive adjustments that proved helpful, a slow offensive start was too much for the Port Angeles girls basketball team to overcome in… Continue reading

Jefferson County special election outcomes unchanged after second count

PORT TOWNSEND — Outcomes of special elections were unchanged after a second count of Jefferson County ballots today. Tuesday’s special elections were for three tax… Continue reading

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PRO FOOTBALL: Port Angeles’ Joel Thomas to coach for New Orleans Saints

NEW ORLEANS — Former Port Angeles High School and University of Idaho football standout Joel Thomas continues to climb the coaching ladder. After more than… Continue reading

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WANTED: A few good Clallam heroes for Community Service Award

NOW IS THE time to nominate your local hero. We are looking for people who make a difference in Clallam County, individuals who have made… Continue reading

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WANTED: A few good Jefferson County heroes for Heart of Service award

NOW IS THE time to nominate your local hero. We are looking for people who make a difference in Jefferson County, individuals who have made… Continue reading

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Judith-Kate Friedman and Daniel Deardorff will give a concert together Saturday in Port Townsend; then Friedman will co-host two songwriting workshops Sunday. (Al Bergstein)

WEEKEND: Concert, workshops fete love, life, song Saturday in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — “Get Lucky in Love, Life and Song” is the theme of three interconnected events celebrating love, music and community this weekend, and… Continue reading

Judith-Kate Friedman and Daniel Deardorff will give a concert together Saturday in Port Townsend; then Friedman will co-host two songwriting workshops Sunday. (Al Bergstein)

WEEKEND: Northwind Arts reopens Saturday in new downtown Port Townsend space

PORT TOWNSEND — After more than a month of renovations, the Northwind Arts Center is making its debut this weekend with a fresh show in… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Other area events on North Olympic Peninsula

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Feb. 13. A Dragon Dance, lectures and hikes are among the many activities on the North Olympic Peninsula… Continue reading