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Peninsula unemployment rates still rising despite tourist season, state agency says

North Olympic Peninsula unemployment inched up last month despite an increase of 170 service-providing jobs. Clallam County’s jobless…

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Bonneville Power Administration price hike to up Clallam County consumer costs

PORT ANGELES — Utility customers in Clallam County can expect to pay a little more to heat their…

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Tribal canoes to land in Port Angeles today, near Sequim on Monday, Port Townsend on Tuesday

PORT ANGELES — Dozens of ornate, wood-carved tribal canoes will land at Hollywood Beach in Port Angeles today…

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Copper theft investigation involving alleged New Peking looter grows

PORT ANGELES — The Sequim man who allegedly tried to steal copper from the charred remains of the…

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Raptor center, two surrogates raise orphaned owls; freedom near [**Gallery**]

SEQUIM — Eight young barn owls have a new lease on life thanks to the Northwest Raptor &…

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DNA evidence probed in fatal shooting in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — The investigation of a deadly shooting June 20 hinges on DNA evidence collected from 211…

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Olympic one of 58 national parks on Texas family’s itinerary

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Teresa Beverley of San Antonio said she was struck by the glaciers, rain forests…

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Inaugural Port Angeles walkathon nets $11,000 for prostate cancer research

PORT ANGELES — Last month’s first Port Angeles Prostate Cancer Walk-A-Thon netted close to $11,000 for the Prostate…

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Clallam County receives state funding for at-risk youth

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County was awarded $292,849 from the state to support at-risk youth. County commissioners Tuesday…

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Front Street wreck slows traffic for miles

PORT ANGELES — A two-vehicle wreck at Front and Alder streets in Port Angeles snarled afternoon traffic for…

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Clallam to use portion of grant to pay for shoreline plan forums

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County will spend a tenth of a $1 million Environmental Protection Agency shoreline planning…

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PUD to get accurate dollar figures on Carlsborg sewer project, it tells property owners

CARLSBORG — Sides in a controversial plan to build sewer lines and treatment in Carlsborg will have some…

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Sequim man formally charged in New Peking looting; sooty scrap, liquor merchandise recovered

PORT ANGELES — The Sequim man accused of trying to loot copper from the charred remains of the…

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Canoe Journey begins its 2011 paddle this week; stopovers include Port Angeles, Port Townsend

Pullers from dozens of Pacific Northwest tribes and Canadian first nations are preparing their canoes for the 2011…

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Peninsula warmer, drier in 30-year average

The North Olympic Peninsula is heating up and drying out, long-term weather observations show. NOAA’s National Climatic Data…

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Motions reset in vehicular homicide case; change of venue sought

PORT ANGELES — A woman accused of killing Ellen J. DeBondt of Crescent Beach on March 6 while…

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Contract for upgrades at Clallam courthouse, jail OK’d

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County commissioners Tuesday approved a $1.59 million contract with Andgar Corp. of Ferndale to…

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Clallam says no thanks to phase II stormwater permit

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County told the state Department of Ecology in a letter signed by the commissioners…

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Olympic Medical Center OKs contract for ER expansion

PORT ANGELES — Olympic Medical Center approved a $743,855 architectural, engineering and design contract for its expanded emergency…

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Fireworks rules vary in Clallam County, strictest in Port Angeles

With firework stands now open across Clallam County, authorities remind the public to use common sense this Fourth…