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Hearing scheduled on proposed Joyce pot ban

PORT ANGELES — A proposal to ban marijuana sales in the Joyce area was met with mixed reviews…

Crime

Walmart theft nets 45-day sentence for Forks woman

PORT ANGELES — A Forks woman has been sentenced to 45 days in jail for taking more than…

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Bicyclist struck by van treated and discharged

PORT ANGELES — A bicyclist who was struck by a box van on the shoulder of U.S. Highway…

The building housing Peninsula Behavioral Health’s Horizon Center at Fifth and Lincoln streets may be moved to make way for an expansion of the nearby William Shore Memorial Pool in Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Clallam commissioners give final approval of pool study grant

PORT ANGELES — Thirteen months after its initial approval, Clallam County has authorized a $39,960 grant to the…

Jim Jones

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Clallam budget deficit less than projected

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County’s budget deficit for 2017 is looking “significantly better” than it did six months…

Clallam commissioners expected to extend ordinance on structure size

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Clallam commissioners expected to extend ordinance on structure size

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County commissioners are expected to extend a temporary ordinance limiting structures in rural residential…

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Retail marijuana ban considered for Joyce area

JOYCE — At the Joyce Daze Wild Blackberry Festival in 2015, area residents were asked in a survey…

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Clallam health assessment released; lack of access to healthy food noted

PORT ANGELES — A new health assessment has identified five key issues of concern and opportunity for Clallam…

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County, Port of Port Angeles commissioners to talk timber Monday

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Crime

Clallam County man sentenced for indecent exposure in Jefferson

PORT TOWNSEND — A Sequim man has been sentenced to nearly five months in jail and two years…

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Coroner identifies body of woman found with vehicle in Olympic National Park

PORT ANGELES — A woman whose body was discovered with a vehicle near Hurricane Ridge on July 2…

Spruce Railroad Trail at Lake Crescent to be reopened this weekend

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Spruce Railroad Trail at Lake Crescent to be reopened this weekend

LAKE CRESCENT — Hikers and bikers will travel through North Olympic Peninsula history when Spruce Railroad Trail reopens…

Clallam to put juvenile justice sales tax on ballot

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Clallam to put juvenile justice sales tax on ballot

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County voters this November will decide whether to support a one-tenth of 1 percent…

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Clallam County approves grant for Peninsula Housing Authority

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County has inked an agreement with Peninsula Housing Authority to help pay for infrastructure…

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Peninsula health officials review medicine return program

PORT ANGELES — Public health officials on the North Olympic Peninsula are monitoring regulations that require pharmaceutical companies…

Crime

Forks man pleads not guilty to putting meth in diaper

PORT ANGELES — A Forks man who was accused of putting a bag of methamphetamine in a baby’s…

Additional charges proposed against Port Angeles man accused of firing at police

Crime

Additional charges proposed against Port Angeles man accused of firing at police

PORT ANGELES — James Edward Sweet, the Port Angeles man charged with shooting at law enforcement officers in…

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Names provided of two of three bodies found in Olympic National Park

PORT ANGELES — Two of three bodies that were discovered in Olympic National Park last weekend have been…

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Clallam County launches budget transparency tool

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County has launched a new software system to help the public, elected officials and…

Mark Nichols

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Nichols denies sexual harassment, investigation agrees

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Nichols denies that he sexually harassed or retaliated against a…