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Luring attempt reported at Port Angeles middle school

PORT ANGELES — City police were investigating a reported luring incident at Stevens Middle School that occurred after…

History of news: Peninsula journalists take stock during panel on new book

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History of news: Peninsula journalists take stock during panel on new book

PORT ANGELES — A panel of journalists reflected on the history of the local news media and made…

Port Angeles chamber’s skating rink draws thousands

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Port Angeles chamber’s skating rink draws thousands

PORT ANGELES — It turns out Port Angeles has an affinity for ice skating, business leaders heard Wednesday.

Panelists to discuss book on Peninsula media

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Panelists to discuss book on Peninsula media

PORT ANGELES — An author who penned a book on the history of the North Olympic Peninsula news…

‘Lots of opportunity’ for arts: New leader looks ahead for Juan de Fuca Foundation

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‘Lots of opportunity’ for arts: New leader looks ahead for Juan de Fuca Foundation

PORT ANGELES — Kayla Oakes, the new executive director of the Juan de Fuca Foundation for the Arts,…

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Suggestions accepted for small changes to Port Angeles comprehensive plan

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Planning Commission has opened a public comment period for suggestions for minor…

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State Patrol: Highway 112 near Clallam Bay closes for three hours after driver flees wreck

CLALLAM BAY — State Highway 112 was closed for about three hours Sunday after a man crashed a…

Inaugural season of Port Angeles ice skating rink closes in the black

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Inaugural season of Port Angeles ice skating rink closes in the black

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Winter Ice Village will close for the season today, having exceeded organizers’…

Activist arrested after sequoia felled pleads not guilty

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Activist arrested after sequoia felled pleads not guilty

PORT ANGELES — A tree activist who was arrested while protesting the early-morning cutting of the long-debated Lions…

Recent storms feed snowpack in Olympic Mountains

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Recent storms feed snowpack in Olympic Mountains

PORT ANGELES — The new year will begin with a near-normal snowpack in the Olympic Mountains.

Debris continues to litter Port Angeles’ Lincoln Park after windstorm

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Debris continues to litter Port Angeles’ Lincoln Park after windstorm

PORT ANGELES — The city parks department is still in “cleanup mode” after a windstorm knocked down at…

Crime

Cold, wet man turns himself in after chase from Forks

FORKS — An Auburn man has been arrested for investigation of eluding a pursuing police vehicle, hit-and-run and…

Business

Jobless rate rises on Peninsula

Unemployment was up in Clallam and Jefferson counties last month as 372 North Olympic Peninsula residents joined the…

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Mobile app new tool for coastal observations

PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Marine Resources Committee has announced the launch of a state-sponsored tool to…

Port Angeles man, 70, to run in race at bottom of world

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Port Angeles man, 70, to run in race at bottom of world

PORT ANGELES — Bruce Skinner loves to run and travel.

(Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)                                A Clallam Transit bus waits at The Gateway transit center in Port Angeles for a run to Sequim while a local bus pulls in behind it on Wednesday.

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Clallam Transit approves 2019 budget

PORT ANGELES — Clallam Transit’s governing board has approved a $10.3 million operating budget that funnels $426,240 to…

Authorities seek driver after 7-mile pursuit in Forks

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Authorities seek driver after 7-mile pursuit in Forks

FORKS — Authorities were searching on Thursday for the driver of a vehicle who led Forks police on…

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Kadie Wood, left, and Grady Earls, both 13 of Forks, enjoy an afternoon skating on Saturday at the Port Angeles Winter Ice Village in downtown Port Angeles.

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Hundreds take to ice in Port Angeles for holiday skate

PORT ANGELES — Scores of ice skaters honed their skills in downtown Port Angeles while others sipped hot…

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Firm hired to oversee Quileute school move

PORT ANGELES — The Quileute Tribe has hired an owner’s representative to oversee the design and construction of…

Peninsula ablaze with lights for the holidays

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Peninsula ablaze with lights for the holidays

BLYN — Millions of Christmas lights twinkle across the North Olympic Peninsula in public and private displays from…