Official: Lake Crescent Highway 101 construction at 30 percent complete

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Official: Lake Crescent Highway 101 construction at 30 percent complete

Olympic National Park spokeswoman says the project has entered its most ambitious phase.

Legislators tell of accomplishments in recent session

Politics

Legislators tell of accomplishments in recent session

FORKS — North Olympic Peninsula lawmakers reflected on the highlights of the 60-day state legislative session at a…

Politics

Legislators talk about public records legislation

FORKS — A failed bill to exempt state lawmakers from the Public Records Act is worth a second…

Port Angeles council tables plastic bag ban

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Port Angeles council tables plastic bag ban

PORT ANGELES — City lawmakers have tabled a proposal to ban single-use plastic bags in Port Angeles.

Port Angeles man sentenced to 37 years in prison for shooting at law enforcement

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Port Angeles man sentenced to 37 years in prison for shooting at law enforcement

PORT ANGELES — With a gallery of first responders looking on, James Edward “Butch” Sweet was sentenced Tuesday…

Three lectures in Sequim to focus on preparing for Cascadia quake

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Three lectures in Sequim to focus on preparing for Cascadia quake

PORT ANGELES — Three Cascadia disaster preparedness talks will be held in Sunland in the coming weeks, including…

Port Angeles to be showpiece for firm’s recycled carbon fiber product

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Port Angeles to be showpiece for firm’s recycled carbon fiber product

PORT ANGELES — More than 150 wooden park benches will be replaced this year by a recycled carbon…

Good news for water supply: Olympic snowpack at 119 percent of normal

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Good news for water supply: Olympic snowpack at 119 percent of normal

MOUNT VERNON — Olympic Mountain snowpack in the days before spring was 119 percent of normal, a good…

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Peninsula man who died in Kitsap County wreck identified

POULSBO — A Port Angeles man who died in a wreck near Poulsbo on Tuesday has been identified…

Crime

Second trial set for accused rapist

PORT ANGELES — Martin C. Perez, an accused rapist whose first trial ended with a hung jury last…

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Open house to detail plans for West 10th Street in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — City officials will host an open house this month to discuss plans to rebuild a…

Port Angeles city manager talks of potential

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Port Angeles city manager talks of potential

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles can reach its “tremendous potential” if citizens and community leaders can develop a…

Business

Peninsula loses jobs in January

North Olympic Peninsula employers shed more than 800 jobs in January as Clallam and Jefferson County unemployment rates…

Demonstrators take part in ‘Die in — Lie in’ at Friends of the NRA fundraiser in Port Angeles

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Demonstrators take part in ‘Die in — Lie in’ at Friends of the NRA fundraiser in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Nearly 40 demonstrators pretended to lie dead outside a Northwest Peninsula Friends of the National…

Rape trial ends in hung jury

Crime

Rape trial ends in hung jury

PORT ANGELES — A trial for a Forks man accused of raping an acquaintance in a remote garage…

U.S. senator tells Peninsula health officials of opioid efforts

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U.S. senator tells Peninsula health officials of opioid efforts

PORT ANGELES — U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell is hammering out legislation that would arm health officials and first…

Crime

Tribal member faces trial in federal court for alleged assault

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man who allegedly assaulted a woman at the Elwha River Casino last…

FBI seeks witnesses to alleged assault outside Elwha River Casino

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FBI seeks witnesses to alleged assault outside Elwha River Casino

PORT ANGELES — The FBI is seeking witnesses to an alleged domestic violence assault that occurred in the…

Port Angeles council considers plastic bag ban

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Port Angeles council considers plastic bag ban

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles City Council has conducted a first reading on a proposal to ban…

Crime

Expelled Forks student allegedly threatened to kill

PORT ANGELES — An expelled Forks High School student who allegedly threatened to kill a classmate and kept…