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Peninsula’s Keegan a finalist for Skagit Valley College president

PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College President Tom Keegan is one of four finalists for the presidency of Skagit…

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Peninsula College’s new Maier Hall opens amid fanfare

PORT ANGELES — Dignitaries armed with scissors stood before a crowd of about 100 on Friday and cut…

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Peninsula-based timber company Merrill & Ring to celebrate 125 years

PORT ANGELES — Still managing timber after all these years, Merrill & Ring is turning 125. The privately…

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Raid on Port Angeles house linked to alleged burglary ring [**Video**]

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles police Thursday made another arrest they said is linked to a drug-related burglary…

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Flu vaccine same as last year, but new shots needed

PORT ANGELES — Don’t expect last year’s flu shot to continue to keep you healthy through this winter,…

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WEEKEND — Classic cars, fun set for Shane Park fundraiser

PORT ANGELES — More than 100 classic cars will be on display at Shane Park in west Port…

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Port Angeles man, 22, is cleared of rape charges

PORT ANGELES — Cole B. Locut of Port Angeles was acquitted of rape charges after a one-week trial…

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Clallam County to be repaid half the cost for future park

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County will be reimbursed for half the cost of a 7.5-acre waterfront parcel near…

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Unemployment inches up on North Olympic Peninsula

The North Olympic Peninsula shed 120 government jobs and gained 90 private sector jobs last month as the…

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Older Elwha Dam starts becoming rubble [**Video**]

PORT ANGELES — A cloud of century-old concrete dust hovered over the Elwha Dam on Monday as crews…

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Scientists look ahead to return of legendary salmon runs on Elwha River [ *** PHOTO GALLERY *** ]

PORT ANGELES — A quarter-century from now, the Elwha River will be teeming with salmon, including the legendary…

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Elwha sediment to nourish lower river, Ediz Hook

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — When the Elwha and Glines Canyon dams are gone, what will happen to the…

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Take a walk or click on computer to see work on Elwha River dams

PORT ANGELES — You can watch the historic piece-by-piece removal of the Elwha and Glines Canyon dams —…

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North Olympic Peninsula post offices appear safe from budget ax

PORT ANGELES — None of the post offices on the North Olympic Peninsula is in danger of being…

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Cross-Strait power cable project still in works

PORT ANGELES — An underwater transmission line between Port Angeles and Victoria would provide the North Olympic Peninsula…

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6.4 quake off Vancouver Island felt by few on Peninsula

By Rob Ollikainen Peninsula Daily News and news sources NEAH BAY — The magnitude-6.4 earthquake centered off the…

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Rep. Steve Tharinger takes voluntary 3 percent cut in pay

Steve Tharinger has joined fellow Sequim lawmaker Kevin Van De Wege in taking a voluntary pay cut from…

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Olympic Medical Center revenue down by 18 percent

PORT ANGELES — After hearing a cloudy financial forecast, Olympic Medical Center commissioners were told Wednesday that a…

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UPDATED — Port Angeles man dies in single-car wreck on Old Olympic Highway

AGNEW — Nathan Ruffcorn, 29, of Port Angeles, was killed in a rollover wreck on Old Olympic Highway…

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Clallam County buys parcel for Deer Park underpass project

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County has purchased the first of seven properties it needs to build an underpass…