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Eden Valley Road to close in summer

PORT ANGELES — Lower Eden Valley Road will be closed for eight weeks this summer as the state…

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Clallam County names Drug Court coordinator

PORT ANGELES — Stormy Howell, a former Clallam County civil deputy prosecutor, is the new coordinator of the…

Vehicles pass each other on the stretch of U.S. Highway 101 at McDonald Creek. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

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Construction on widening of U.S. Highway 101 begins

PORT ANGELES — Construction crews will begin this week a long-awaited project to widen U.S. Highway 101 on…

Snow coats Klahhane Ridge at Olympic National Park on Thursday. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

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Olympic snowpack 211 percent of normal

The water content in the Olympic Mountain snowpack was more than double the normal amount heading into the…

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Defense to ask for delay in Stenson murder trial

PORT ANGELES — Nearly 20 years after the shooting deaths of Frank Hoerner and Denise Stenson at a…

Mostly torn-down Glines Canyon Dam

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Glines Canyon Dam removal on a one-month hold — and sediment amount in former Elwha lakes was underestimated

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — A long-planned hold in removing what’s left of Glines Canyon Dam has been extended…

Michael A. Cleland

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Former Port Angeles police chief dies

PORT ANGELES — Former city Police Chief Michael A. Cleland died Saturday from complications of a stroke in…

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Clallam commissioner Jim McEntire sets Jan. 16 town hall meeting in Sequim

SEQUIM — Clallam County Commissioner Jim McEntire has scheduled a town hall meeting to hear from his constituents…

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Feeling a bit achy? Flu season officially arrives on Peninsula

PORT ANGELES — Flu season has arrived on the North Olympic Peninsula. Dr. Tom Locke, public health officer…

Don Carey

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North Olympic Peninsula gun shops see spike in sales since Newtown

Two gun stores on the North Olympic Peninsula and many others across the nation have reported a spike…

Steve Haase of Las Vegas-based Yesco Sign Co. installs a bank of slot machines on Thursday in preparation for Saturday's grand opening at 7 Cedars Casino in Blyn. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

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Lots more slots: 7 Cedars Casino opening expanded room with new restaurant, elevated bar this weekend [*Photo Gallery*]

BLYN — The North Olympic Peninsula’s largest casino will get a lot bigger this weekend as the 7…

Steve Haase of Las Vegas-based Yesco Sign Co. installs a bank of slot machines on Thursday in preparation for Saturday's grand opening at 7 Cedars Casino in Blyn. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

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Lots more slots: 7 Cedars Casino opening expanded room with new restaurant, elevated bar this weekend [*Photo Gallery*]

BLYN — The North Olympic Peninsula’s largest casino will get a lot bigger this weekend as the 7…

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Jobless rates on Peninsula top the state’s

Losses in trade, transportation and warehousing jobs fueled a rise in North Olympic Peninsula unemployment last month, when…

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Humane Society to keep running Jefferson shelter

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County commissioners Monday renewed a license agreement with the Humane Society of Jefferson County…

Clallam County Superior Court Judge Ken Williams' last day will be Dec. 31. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

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After 20 years, Judge Williams hanging up his gavel

PORT ANGELES — When Ken Williams was elected in 1992, he hoped he could serve as a Clallam…

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UPDATED — All of U.S. Highway 101 now open along Hood Canal

All of U.S. Highway 101 now open along Hood Canal BRINNON — A 25-mile stretch of US. Highway…

The dock is on a wilderness beach in Olympic National Park on Washington's rugged northwest coast. U.S. Coast Guard (click on photo to enlarge)

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UPDATE — Tsunami debris team fails to reach huge dock on coastal beach

LAPUSH — A rain-swollen stream Thursday prevented a team of investigators from reaching a huge dock believed to…

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Clallam appoints judge to fill Rohrer’s term

PORT ANGELES — John Doherty, a former Clallam County District Court judge in Port Angeles and the current…

John Doherty

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Clallam panel returns John Doherty to District Court bench

PORT ANGELES — John Doherty, a former Clallam County District Court judge in Port Angeles and the current…

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Clallam County commissioners sign off on Dungeness water rule

PORT ANGELES — Two weeks before the state Department of Ecology’s water management rule takes effect in the…