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Shine: State officials get first-hand look at elements that pound Hood Canal Bridge

SHINE — Rain cascaded off the upper deck of the Hood Canal Bridge and cars swooshed overhead Thursday…

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Port Townsend: Production assistant finds Hollywood coming to her town

PORT TOWNSEND — Page Gehrke escaped La La land a year ago to settle at the remote tip…

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Port Townsend: Businesses reap boffo economic boon from film crews

PORT TOWNSEND — Valorie Danielek unloaded 50 pizzas from her delivery van at the Port Townsend ferry dock…

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Horses take center stage during filming of “Ring” on ferry

PORT TOWNSEND — The rear end of a horse on its way to a starring role in the…

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Port Townsend: City Council approves code of ethics to handle such complaints close to home

PORT TOWNSEND — Port Townsend will soon have a code of ethics that far stricter than current state…

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Port Townsend: City Council approves plan for smaller homes in square blocks

PORT TOWNSEND — The City Council has unanimously approved an ordinance that will allow more, but smaller, houses.…

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Port Townsend: Port, city at odds over 400 seedlings at Kah Tai Lagoon Park

PORT TOWNSEND — Port commissioners heard an appeal Monday from City Manager David Timmons that they allow the…

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Protection Island: Old buildings to be removed from wildlife refuge

The peace and quiet of Protection Island is being temporarily disturbed as work crews remove several ramshackle buildings…

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Jefferson: Redistricting plan calls for horizontal county divisions

PORT TOWNSEND — Residents and elected officials are mostly in agreement over a redistricting plan that would divide…

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Peninsula: Governor unfreezes funds for historical projects

Several North Olympic Peninsula projects will be funded now that Gov. Gary Locke has lifted a freeze on…

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Jefferson: Reading study targets local families

PORT TOWNSEND — University of Washington researcher Colleen Huebner knows parents can use a proven reading method to…

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Indian Island: Military operations at naval magazine increase

U.S. Navy officials have idled the 206-foot crane installed at Indian Island Naval Magazine to allow for stepped…

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Port Townsend: Council members seek strict ethics

PORT TOWNSEND — City Council members want a code of ethics stricter than a proposed ordinance drafted by…

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Port Townsend: Clock ticking for – Noi”i – owner

PORT TOWNSEND — A 90-day clock had already started against the owner of the 65-foot Noi’i wooden boat…

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Port Townsend: Agency may use law it helped pass to deal with derelict boat

Port of Port Townsend officials may need to apply for state money to get rid of a derelict…

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Collector appreciates late former Beatle for his musicanship

Chester Prudhomme of Port Townsend collects George Harrison memorabilia, not because of its potential value but because he…

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Snow blankets Jefferson County

Snow caught Jefferson County residents by surprise Wednesday morning, causing schools to cancel classes, buses to make U-turns…

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Jefferson: Accused killer to undergo mental evaluation – — – again

PORT TOWNSEND — The man accused in the 1992 stabbing death of 15-year-old Allison Tornensis of Quilcene will…

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Naomi Watts to star in “Ring”

PORT TOWNSEND — A British-born actress poised to come into her own and a veteran British actor will…

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Jefferson: Commissioners vote for 1 percent property tax increase

Jefferson County commissioners voted Monday to raise property taxes by just 1 percent for 2002 — although the…