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Clallam corrections sergeant faces misdemeanor assault charge

PORT ANGELES — A Clallam County corrections sergeant is facing a misdemeanor assault charge for use of force…

Float dedication kicks off inaugural Port Angeles Maritime Festival

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Float dedication kicks off inaugural Port Angeles Maritime Festival

PORT ANGELES — With the tall ships Lady Washington and Hawaiian Chieftain looming in the background, local dignitaries…

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Port Angeles council discusses racism after visitor’s story

PORT ANGELES — A visitor’s account of a brush with racism in Port Angeles prompted a City Council…

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Two charged after armed confrontation

PORT ANGELES — Two people were charged Wednesday for their alleged roles in an armed confrontation last weekend…

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Port Angeles City Council debates review of comprehensive plan

PORT ANGELES — A 4-3 majority of the Port Angeles City Council has voted to remand a comprehensive…

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Charges expected to be filed today after armed confrontation

PORT ANGELES — Charges are expected to be filed today against a man and woman accused in an…

Black Ball bicentennial to be marked at Port Angeles Maritime Festival

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Black Ball bicentennial to be marked at Port Angeles Maritime Festival

PORT ANGELES — The red and black flag that flies above the iconic MV Coho ferry turns 200…

Former Clallam County corrections deputy charged after sexual contact accusations

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Former Clallam County corrections deputy charged after sexual contact accusations

PORT ANGELES — Howard Andrew Blair, a former Clallam County corrections deputy accused of having sexual contact with…

Inmate charged in attack; officer still suffers from head injury after 2016 beating

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Inmate charged in attack; officer still suffers from head injury after 2016 beating

PORT ANGELES — The state Attorney General’s Office has filed an attempted murder charge against a prison inmate…

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News A stolen vehicle involved in a car chase and subsequent foot chase sits at thge Liberty gas station at U.S. Highway 101 and Pioneer Street east of Port Angeles on Saturday morning.

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Two arrested after confrontation, pursuit near Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Authorities arrested two suspects and were looking for a third Saturday after an armed dispute…

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Port Angeles man pleads guilty in tree poaching case

PORT ANGELES — Richard A. Welches, one of three co-defendants charged with poaching an old growth maple tree…

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City, college, school district, Lower Elwha Tribe agree to share Port Angeles facilities

PORT ANGELES — The city has inked an agreement with Peninsula College, the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe and…

Clallam County deputy accused of sex crimes

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Clallam County deputy accused of sex crimes

PORT ANGELES — A former Clallam County corrections deputy is facing charges of inappropriate touching of eight female…

County health officer announces resignation

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County health officer announces resignation

PORT ANGELES — Dr. Christopher Frank will step down as Clallam County health officer Aug. 3, he announced…

Port Angeles seeks grant for after-school child care at pool

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Port Angeles seeks grant for after-school child care at pool

PORT ANGELES — The city is seeking a $750,000 grant to fund an after-school child care facility at…

Former treasurer files for prosecuting attorney race

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Former treasurer files for prosecuting attorney race

PORT ANGELES — Former Clallam County Treasurer Selinda Barkhuis has filed to run against the prosecuting attorney who…

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Port Ludlow doctor identified as victim in fatal six-vehicle wreck on Hood Canal Bridge

SHINE — A Port Ludlow doctor was killed in a six-vehicle collision on the two-lane Hood Canal Bridge.

East Jefferson Fire Rescue firefighters attack a blaze that burned a home in Port Ludlow.

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Fire destroys Port Hadlock home

PORT HADLOCK — A fast-moving fire gutted a single-story house on the 11200 block of Rhody Drive in…

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EYE ON CLALLAM: Clallam, Jamestown Tribe seek pact for oyster restoration grant

Clallam County commissioners will discuss a contract with the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe for a state Department of Ecology…

Port Angeles prepares for new plastic bag law

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Port Angeles prepares for new plastic bag law

PORT ANGELES — City officials say they are helping businesses prepare for the “Bring Your Own Bag” law,…