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)

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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…

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Electrical fire damages Blyn mobile home

BLYN — An electrical fire forced the evacuation of a Blyn mobile home early Friday, Clallam County Fire…

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)

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Port Angeles’ ZigZag briefly closed

PORT ANGELES — The ZigZag got zapped, but city crews zipped it together Friday, reopening the switchback stairway…

Clallam Bay Corrections Center (File photo)

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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…

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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…

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

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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.…

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‘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…

Vivian and Phil Williams are headed for the Sequim Prairie Grange for a performance and a dance Saturday. ()

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WEEKEND: Valentine’s Day dance set at Sequim Prairie Grange this Saturday

SEQUIM — An afternoon of live music plus an old-fashioned Valentine’s Day dance are coming to the Sequim…

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WEEKEND: Port Townsend’s Key City to present ‘Ancient History’ on Sunday

PORT TOWNSEND — For one night only, Key City Public Theatre will present David Ives’ comedy, “Ancient History,”…

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WEEKEND: Plant-a-Thon to celebrate 10 years of tree planting Saturday in Tarboo Wildlife Preserve

PORT TOWNSEND — A project to restore salmon and wildlife in the Tarboo watershed will celebrate its 10th…

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WEEKEND: Plan a special Valentine’s Day weekend with your sweetheart

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Feb. 13. Special events across the North Olympic Peninsula offer ways…

(Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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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…

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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…

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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…

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)

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…