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Fire managers, from front, Robert Thurston working with GIS, communications unit leader Carsen Smith and operations section chief Scott Coulson work at a command post for the Lake Sutherland Fire on Tuesday at Dry Creek School in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Lake Sutherland Fire fight continues

Mop-up operations ongoing in some areas of the blaze

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Fire near lake at 10 percent contained

Evacuation orders for 4 homes downgraded

A state Department of Natural Resources helicopter flies through clouds of smoke to dump water on a hotspot of a wildland fire in the Indian Creek Valley on Sunday southwest of Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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UPDATE: Evacuations downgraded as Lake Sutherland fire continues

No road closures as more than 100 acres are burned

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Second place arrives, third place sets record in Race to Alaska

Third place team set race’s all-time solo record

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OlyCAP wants more funding for shelter

Facility needs cash boost through summer

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Public hearing slated for Fort Worden action plan

Port Townsend seeks better financial reporting from fort managers

Members of team We Brake for Whales celebrate their win in the 2023 Race to Alaska in Ketchikan, Alaska, on Wednesday. (Kelsey Brenner via the Northwest Maritime Center)

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We Brake for Whales wins Race to Alaska

Captain is event’s first two-time winner

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Team poised to win Race to Alaska

Finish line close by late Tuesday afternoon in race that began in Port Townsend

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Mountain View site most popular for new pool, designers say

New taxes required to complete project

Visitors examine the marine exhibits at the Feiro Marine Life Center at Port Angeles City Pier on Sunday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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NOAA pledges $3 million for new marine life center in Port Angeles

Building to replace Feiro Marine Discovery Center

Team We Brake for Whales, currently in first place in the Race to Alaska, pulled into the checkpoint in Bella Bella, British Columbia, on Sunday. The team could reach the finish line in Ketchikan, Alaska, as soon as today. (Peter Geerlofs via Northwest Maritime Center)

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8-person sailboat may reach Ketchikan today

Team captain led Sail Like a Girl to 2017 victory

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Search sporadic for hiker missing near Brinnon

BRINNON — Search operations for a hiker from Olympia who was reported missing June 1 have slowed to…

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Race to Alaska pushes north

Light rain, light wind sets in for racers

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News The cannon blast at noon on Thursday signaled the start of the 710 -ile leg of the 2023 Race2Alaska from Victoria’s Inner Harbour to Ketchikan, Alaska. Thirty-one boats, using sails, paddles or oars, left did a Le Mans type start from Government Street above the Harbour to their boats before the start of the race which got going in Port Townsend on Monday.

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Race to Alaska leaves Victoria

Journey to Ketchikan, Alaska begins

Gov. Jay Inslee rides across the Johnson Creek Railroad Trestle Foot Bridge on the Olympic Discovery Trail east of Sequim on Wednesday. The Rails-to-Trails Conservancy honored Inslee as its 2023 Rail-Trail champion during an event at Red Cedar Hall in Blyn following Inslee's 27-mile ride from Port Angeles. (Jesse Major/Rails-to-Trails Conservancy)

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Inslee presented award for trails advocacy

Bike group cites governor’s support

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Port of Port Angeles directors resigns

Director of Operations to serve in interim

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All but one team reach Victoria for phase 2 of R2AK

Racers leave at noon Thursday

Racers in the Race to Alaska pass by the cheers and well wishes from the hundreds of spectators lining the docks at the Northwest Maritime Center when the cannon went off at 5 a.m. Monday, starting the 750-mile journey from Port Townsend to Ketchikan, Alaska. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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And they’re off to the Proving Ground

Race to Alaska boats to leave Victoria on Thursday

With emotions running high, the skipper of the boat, Jordan Hanssen, and crewman Greg Spooner share a hug as the boat is pulled up the ramp under the eyes of spectators lining the dock at the Port Townsend Boat Haven on Monday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Rowboat that set record recycled

Ceremonial ‘wake’ held for 30-foot vessel

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Jefferson Transit to use an electric bus

Agency’s future is with alternative-fuel vehicles