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State lawmakers prepare to stand up for Peninsula in face of huge budget deficit

OLYMPIA — Representatives for the 24th District say they have one goal during the 105-day state Legislature session…

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Grandmother names deceased newborn Thomas Loy Last

PORT ANGELES — A deceased newborn infant recovered from a large trash container by police last week has…

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Interim Harbor-Works director to step down next week

PORT ANGELES — The Harbor-Works Public Development Authority will be without a chief on Thursday. Jim Haguewood, who…

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Flood inundates HarborTowne Mall basement; health department gives its OK for eateries to reopen

PORT ANGELES — Businesses at the HarborTowne Mall in downtown Port Angeles were allowed to reopen on Thursday…

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Port Angeles city, Harbor-Works officials to travel to Florida to discuss old Rayonier water tank

PORT ANGELES — Representatives of the city of Port Angeles and Harbor-Works Public Development Authority will travel to…

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Major work at The Gateway still on hold

PORT ANGELES — After months of little or no activity, jack hammering could be heard echoing from the…

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Appellate court overturns Port Angeles murder conviction involving girl, 15

OLYMPIA — The state Court of Appeals reversed Robert Gene Covarrubias’ 2006 murder conviction on Tuesday, and sent…

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Businesses spin off from The Camera Corner

PORT ANGELES — When a business closes, it leaves more than a vacant storefront behind. It puts employees…

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Port Angeles police presume death of newborn possibly left in trash that’s now in Tacoma

PORT ANGELES — A teen and her father are in custody over the possible death of her newborn,…

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Refinancing option lures customers to banks

North Olympic Peninsula banks have been inundated with inquiries from customers seeking to refinance their home mortgages amid…

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North Olympic Peninsula’s two casino owners say they’re on the same side

Local tribal leaders say they don’t see themselves as competitors for gambling revenue, but rather partners in encouraging…

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Lower Elwha casino now set to open in February

PORT ANGELES — The Lower Elwha Klallam tribe will have to wait a little longer to power up…

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Jamestown tribe’s hotel, conference center opening pushed back to 2012

BLYN — The financial meltdown affecting the nation continues to push back the opening of the Jamestown S’Klallam…

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More time allowed in attempt to save shuttered KPly mill

PORT ANGELES — An auction scheduled in January to sell KPly mill’s buildings and machinery has been put…

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Sequim Food Bank president delivers on Christmas

SEQUIM — Hunger doesn’t take a holiday, and so neither does the Sequim Food Bank. Stephen Rosales, food…

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A ruff Christmas: Pet food Santa makes the rounds

PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Peninsula Humane Society extended holiday cheer to man’s best friends on Christmas. With…

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Difference between state, local road agencies: salt

After days of sanding and plowing, North Olympic Peninsula highways tended to be clear on Tuesday, while many…

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Foreclosures, bankruptcies on the rise across Peninsula

Foreclosures and bankruptcy filings in the North Olympic Peninsula continue to rise on the heels of the national…

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Woman dies in unusual crash in bank ATM lane

PORT ANGELES — A 65-year-old woman was found dead, trapped between her van and a drive-through ATM at…

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Gateway under scrutiny: Is there a design flaw?

PORT ANGELES — City of Port Angeles engineers suspect that cracking that in a foundation wall at The…