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VIDEO — A virtual fly-through along the lower Elwha River

By U.S. Geological Survey via Peninsula Daily News THIS VIDEO SHOWS a virtual fly-through of a detailed, highly…

Spanish imports from South America to the Makah tribe in Washington to your garden. GoodStuffNW.com

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Ozette potato brings flavor, Northwest history to your garden

GoodStuffNW.com, recommended by Peninsula Daily News staff ORIGINALLY PICKED UP the Spaniards in South America, the Ozette potato…

Richard Lont (left) and Nathan Soderberg. KOMO News

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Quick-thinking Quilcene students save classmate

KOMO News (PDN News Partner) QUILCENE — Two students at Quilcene Elementary School are being credited with saving…

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Six local post offices — Beaver, Clallam Bay, Joyce, LaPush, Nordland, Sekiu — may get hours reduced under new cost-cutting plan

Peninsula Daily News and news services WASHINGTON — Six post offices on the North Olympic Peninsula are among…

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Six local post offices may get hours reduced

WASHINGTON — The financially struggling U.S. Postal Service sought Wednesday to tamp down concern over wide-scale cuts, revealing…

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Restoration work planned on Ediz Hook this summer

By Tiffany Royal Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission PORT ANGELES — Habitat restoration is planned on a 1,200-foot stretch…

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Group protests use of Border Patrol agents as interpreters for local law enforcement

By Manuel Valdes The Associated Press It has become a common practice among local law enforcement agencies in…

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Group protests use of Border Patrol agents as interpreters for local law enforcement

By Manuel Valdes The Associated Press It has become a common practice among local law enforcement agencies in…

A protester smashes a window at a Wells Fargo branch during a May Day rally today in downtown Seattle. Mayor Mike McGinn says he’s making an emergency declaration allowing police to confiscate items that can be used as weapons following violent May Day protests that left storefronts and car windows shattered. -- Photo by Joshua Trujillo/Seattlepi.com via The Associated Press

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Seattle police arrest 3 in May Day protests

The Associated Press SEATTLE — May Day demonstrators who marched through Seattle turned violent today, with black-clad protesters…

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Tharinger to seek re-election

State Rep. Steve Tharinger used the Clallam County Democratic Convention over the weekend to announce his candidacy for…

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Volunteer state park hosts wanted

Peninsula Daily News news sources OLYMPIA — State parks officials are looking for volunteers willing to serve as…

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Volunteers wanted for Elwha restoration project

Elwha Restoration/Olympic National Park via Peninsula Daily News WANT TO BE even more involved in the Elwha Restoration?…

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PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Police agencies await federal rules to fly drones over neighborhoods

Peninsula Daily News news sources WASHINGTON — Police departments across the country have bought inexpensive small drone aircraft…

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PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Police agencies await federal rules to fly drones over neighborhoods

Peninsula Daily News news sources WASHINGTON — Police departments across the country have bought inexpensive small drone aircraft…

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Pillar Point in Clallam County to be closed to shellfish harvesting; Port Townsend Bay threatened

FROM WASHINGTON DEPATMENT OF HEALTH, www.doh.wa.gov: Pollution limits harvest in one shellfish area; nine other areas threatened High…

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Volunteers wanted for Elwha restoration project

Elwha Restoration/Olympic National Park via Peninsula Daily News WANT TO BE even more involved in the Elwha Restoration?…

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After drop-in on Colorado campus, black bear is returned to the wild

The Associated Press A 200-pound black bear that wandered onto the University of Colorado campus has been set…

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ACLU sues Border Patrol over traffic stops

The Associated Press SEATTLE — The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Border…

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Coast Guard chopper crash survivor gets ‘career killer’ report, lawyer says

By Becky Bohrer The Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska — The U.S. Coast Guard commander for Alaska is recommending…

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Peninsula tribe to receive $25 million as part of federal settlement

Peninsula Daily News and The Associated Press NEAH BAY — The Makah tribe will receive $25 million from…