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Port Townsend skate park outhouse fire believed to be arson
PORT TOWNSEND — East Jefferson Fire-Rescue officials are investigating what they believe was an arson fire that destroyed…
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PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Clallam emergency center quiet during tsunami advisory; Jefferson’s was activated
Clallam County emergency managers said they kept a close watch on the tsunami spreading across the Pacific Ocean…
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Death . . . as reported in 1873 Port Townsend newspaper
From Timothy Hughes Rare & Early Newspapers . . . History’s Newsstand: “Writing styles have changed through the…
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Awesome video of hard-to-ever-find mountain goats in ONP
Mountain goats . . . They stay in remote parts of Olympic National Park, and it’s rare —…
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UPDATE — Highway 112 now clear after mud slide in Clallam Bay
CLALLAM BAY — A mud slide blocked the eastbound lane of state Highway 112 near Kalawa Street for…
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SPORTS: Pirates 4th seed
PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula College men’s basketball team is headed to the NWAACC Championship Tournament as the…
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SPORTS: Neah Bay girls win third straight state title
YAKIMA — The Neah Bay girls basketball team is starting to make a habit of this. The Red…
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SPORTS: Port Angeles’ slow start leads to bi-district doom; girls lose, too
AUBURN — A slow start doomed the Port Angeles boys basketball team in its loser-out West Central/Southwest Washington…
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Remember the old Hood Canal Bridge? Its future’s on Vancouver Island
Parts of the old eastern half of the Hood Canal Bridge are headed for possible use in a…
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Man who held police at 7-hour standoff now held on $5,000 bail
PORT ANGELES — A Clallam County Superior Court judge has set bail at $5,000 bail for a Port…
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BREAKING NEWS: West End motel burns
. A landmark motel on U.S. Highway 101 between Port Angeles and Lake Sutherland burned late Saturday night.…
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URGENT (updated): Tsunami advisory on Pacific coast canceled
. A tsunami advisory for coastal areas of the Olympic Peninsula has been canceled. Latest details and photos…
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Nominate your JEFFERSON COUNTY hero
Now is the time to nominate your local hero. We are looking for people who make a difference…
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Hurricane Ridge Road reopens today
OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK —Hurricane Ridge Road reopened at about 1 p.m. today, after having been shut down since…
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Haiti relief, other benefits, set this weekend
Haitian relief and other worthy causes are among the benefits offered on the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend.…
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SPORTS: Neah Bay girls stay alive in Class 1B state tournament while boys lose heartbreaker
YAKIMA — The Neah Bay boys basketball team lost a heartbreaker to get eliminated from the Class 1B…
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Clallam County special elections certified
PORT ANGELES — Clallam County’s three special elections were signed, sealed and delivered on Wednesday as the Auditor’s…
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Brinnon school levy certified
PORT TOWNSEND — It’s official: Brinnon School District’s replacement levy passed overwhelmingly in a Feb. 9 election. The…
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Hernandez first law enforcement head from Jefferson County to chair OPNET
Jefferson County Sheriff Tony Hernandez is the 2010 chairman of the multijurisdictional Olympic Peninsula Narcotics Enforcement Team. Sequim…
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SPORTS: Neah Bay boys and girls basketball teams lose in first round at state 1B tourney; Port Townsend boys lose tri-district game
YAKIMA — Both the Neah Bay boys and girls basketball teams had a rough time in the first…