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WEEKEND REWIND: Sequim man accused in shooting death found not guilty of manslaughter charge

PORT ANGELES — Nathaniel Darren Olson has been acquitted of manslaughter in the death of Matthew Baker. Olson, 29, was charged with first-degree manslaughter with… Continue reading

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Clallam Board of Health to let county commissioners decide annual fee on septic system owners

PORT ANGELES — The onus of funding environmental health programs should fall on Clallam County commissioners, the county Board of Health agreed this week. Mike… Continue reading

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A Clallam Transit bus on the Route 30 commuter run between Port Angeles and Sequim makes its way along U.S. Highway 101 near Deer Park Road on Thursday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Clallam Transit adds midday trip on Port Angeles-Sequim commuter route

PORT ANGELES — Bus riders in the Port Angeles-Sequim corridor will soon have another option for midday travel. Beginning Monday, Clallam Transit's No. 30 U.S.… Continue reading

A Clallam Transit bus on the Route 30 commuter run between Port Angeles and Sequim makes its way along U.S. Highway 101 near Deer Park Road on Thursday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Appeals court upholds former Sequim man’s child sex crimes convictions, denies new trial

PORT ANGELES — A former Sequim man's 2010 convictions for multiple counts of child sex crimes have been upheld for a second time by the… Continue reading

A car sits partially over the embankment dropping down into Valley Creek near the eastern Eighth Street bridge on Wednesday while being pulled by a tow truck after the driver crashed through a fence and across a front yard. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News ()

Driver ‘very lucky’ to avoid injury when car winds up on edge of embankment in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — A distracted driver who plowed through a fence above Valley Creek on Wednesday was “very lucky” that he and others escaped injury,… Continue reading

A car sits partially over the embankment dropping down into Valley Creek near the eastern Eighth Street bridge on Wednesday while being pulled by a tow truck after the driver crashed through a fence and across a front yard. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News ()

North Olympic Peninsula unemployment rate sees increase as labor force grows

Unemployment grew on the North Olympic Peninsula in January, while the region’s labor force expanded by an estimated 785 residents, state officials said. Clallam County’s… Continue reading

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Charges filed in alleged armed robbery at Sequim motel

PORT ANGELES — David Allen Poole was charged Tuesday with first-degree robbery and second-degree theft for his role in an alleged armed robbery at a… Continue reading

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Clallam County to auction surplus vehicles starting April 11

PORT ANGELES — A 1977 ambulance and other surplus vehicles will be sold at a Clallam County auction next month. County commissioners Tuesday declared the… Continue reading

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Port Angeles man charged with child rape

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man was charged Tuesday with one count of first-degree rape of a child. Brian Wayne McBride, 31, will be… Continue reading

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Port Angeles man arrested for investigation of child rape

PORT ANGELES — A 31-year-old Port Angeles man has been arrested for investigation of two counts of first-degree rape of a child. Brian Wayne McBride,… Continue reading

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Sequim man accused in shooting death found not guilty of manslaughter charge

PORT ANGELES — Nathaniel Darren Olson has been acquitted of manslaughter in the death of Matthew Baker. Olson, 29, was charged with first-degree manslaughter with… Continue reading

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Manslaughter trial nears end for Sequim man charged in shooting death

PORT ANGELES — A Clallam County jury will soon decide the fate of Nathaniel Darren Olson, a Sequim man charged in the shooting death of… Continue reading

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Sequim man accused in robbery at motel

PORT ANGELES — A second Sequim resident has been arrested in connection with an alleged armed robbery at a Sequim motel in January. David Allen… Continue reading

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WEEKEND REWIND: Clallam commissioner asks Department of Natural Resources for murrelet analysis

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County Commissioner Bill Peach, in his role as the timber county representative on the state Department of Natural Resources, has asked… Continue reading

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WEEKEND REWIND: Clallam County balks at cost estimate for Carlsborg sewer construction management

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County commissioners expressed sticker shock Monday over a proposed $974,000 contract with a Seattle-based consultant to oversee construction of the Carlsborg… Continue reading

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WEEKEND REWIND: Life sentence upheld for Port Angeles man on three strikes law

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man's life sentence without the possibility of parole has been upheld by the state Court of Appeals, according to… Continue reading

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WEEKEND REWIND: Mental health services provider faces fiscal challenges, bed shortage

PORT ANGELES — A combination of Medicaid cuts, expanded health care access and a statewide shortage of psychiatric beds is causing financial anxiety for the… Continue reading

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State Sen. Hargrove announces retirement from Legislature

OLYMPIA — Jim Hargrove announced his retirement on the floor of the state Senate on Thursday. The longtime Democratic Senator from Hoquiam represents the 24th… Continue reading

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Zika case confirmed on North Olympic Peninsula

PORT ANGELES — Health officials have confirmed a Zika virus infection in a Clallam County resident, the third such diagnosis in the state. The young… Continue reading

Life sentence upheld for Port Angeles man on three strikes law

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man’s life sentence without the possibility of parole has been upheld by the state Court of Appeals, according to… Continue reading