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Clallam County Drug Court celebrates decade of service

PORT ANGELES — Tony Drake was either incarcerated or on parole from ages 12 to 42. He got…

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Olympic Medical Center gets focused for 2010

PORT ANGELES — Olympic Medical Center’s various departments have requested $17 million from next year’s capital budget. Management…

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Sequim City Council member recovering from heart attack

SEQUIM — Sequim City Council member Bill Huizinga is recovering from a heart attack he suffered Tuesday night.…

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Clallam gets chemical dependency treatment contract

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County lawmakers have inked a $1.75 million contract with the state Department of Social…

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Forks car-pedestrian crash appears to be accidental, undersheriff says

FORKS — A Sunday morning crash in which a 20-year-old woman was hit by a car on a…

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Swine flu spreading faster on North Olympic Peninsula than vaccine becoming available

If you’ve had the flu this season, it was probably swine flu, the North Olympic Peninsula’s top public…

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Best in state: Clallam Marine Patrol wins 2009 Law Enforcement Program

PORT ANGELES — As another boating season comes to an end, the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office Marine Patrol…

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Clallam to consider rural speed limit changes

SEQUIM– Speed limits will be lowered on two Clallam County roads next month pending approval from the three…

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Judge sets $50,000 bail in case involving car-pedestrian fatality

FORKS — A Clallam County Superior Court judge on Monday set $50,000 bail for the Forks man accused…

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UPDATE: $50,000 bail set for driver of car that hit Forks pedestrian

FORKS — A Clallam County Superior Court judge today set $50,000 bail for the Forks man accused of…

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Port Townsend man charged in Tacoma bank robbery, suspected in others

PORT TOWNSEND — A Port Townsend man has been identified as the “John Doe bandit” who is accused…

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Alternative sled hill at Hurricane Ridge in works, park chief says

PORT ANGELES — Olympic National Park officials think they’ve found a part-time remedy for the closure of the…

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PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Clallam County separates proof of rabies vaccination, pet licensing

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County residents are still required to get rabies shots for their dogs and cats.…

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State open house launches U.S. 101 widening between Port Angeles, Sequim

CARLSBORG — Thousands of motorists in Clallam County will be affected on a daily basis by the proposed…

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Pedestrian access limited to and from new Elwha bridge through November

PORT ANGELES — Getting across the Elwha River on the newly christened, double-deck Elwha River bridge is easy…

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Spike in dead sea otters catches wildlife officials’ attention

PORT ANGELES — A recent spike in dead sea otter sightings has caught the attention of wildlife officials,…

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Red ink still flowing at Clallam courthouse; employee furloughs possible

PORT ANGELES — All Clallam County employees would take 12 unpaid furlough days in 2010 and the public…

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PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: First doses of swine flu vaccine arriving on North Olympic Peninsula

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County’s first 700 doses of the H1N1 swine flu vaccine has arrived, Dr. Tom…

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U.S. Highway 101 underpass project to move forward east of Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — A roadblock to Clallam County’s much-anticipated overpass of U.S. Highway 101 east of Port Angeles…

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Tax initiative debated at Port Angeles chamber luncheon

PORT ANGELES — A staunch supporter of Initiative 1033 on November’s ballot says taxpayers should have more say…