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Bank robbery set for trial in September

PORT ANGELES — A trial for a Jefferson County man facing charges related to a Sequim bank robbery…

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Chimacum man gets life sentence for second sex offense

‘Two Strikes’ law invoked for convictions involving children

Drugs discovered in duffel bags on a beach near Port Angeles in April 2021 were measured. (OPNET)

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Man gets 15-year sentence for drugs found on beach

More than 300 pounds of meth, fentanyl in duffel bags

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Sarah Ketchum, store manager of Sequim Habitat Boutique, accepts a table that was returned by Sequim Police Officer Abraham Blaylock on July 17. Sequim and Port Townsend police departments worked together to find the table and arrest a woman allegedly linked to the theft.

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Table stolen from, later returned, to Habitat store

Law enforcement officers locate item in Jefferson County

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Man sentenced to five years for drug crimes

PORT ANGELES — A Kitsap County man has been sentenced to five years in prison after he pleaded…

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Jury convicts Chimacum man of multiple sex offenses

Griffin, 57, faces life in prison when he is sentenced July 31

Johnny Steven Talbert, 43, appears in Clallam County Superior Court earlier this month. He is wanted in North Carolina for two counts of first-degree murder and one count of first-degree robbery with a dangerous weapon. (Brian McLean/Peninsula Daily News)

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Talbert extradition to be heard in July

Man facing two counts of first-degree murder in North Carolina

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Two arrests made in suspected drug deals

PORT ANGELES — Two people were arrested on investigation of drug crimes in an operation led by the…

Johnny Steven Talbert, 43, appears in Clallam County Superior Court on Friday. He is wanted in North Carolina for two counts of first-degree murder and one count of first-degree robbery with a dangerous weapon. (Brian McLean/Peninsula Daily News)

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Review hearing set in extradition case

Man facing two counts of first-degree murder in North Carolina

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Prosecutor highlights mental health following malicious mischief conviction

PORT TOWNSEND — A Brinnon man has pleaded guilty to second-degree malicious mischief and will be prohibited from…

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Port Angeles man to serve one year in prison

Criminal history includes vehicular homicide in 2011

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Woman pleads guilty to assault on state trooper

PORT TOWNSEND — An Olympia woman pleaded guilty to third-degree assault of a state trooper during a traffic…

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Woman pleads not guilty following police chase

Prosecuting attorney moves to exclude report on alleged bank robber

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Man arrested following short pursuit

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man has been arrested on investigation of eluding a police vehicle, reckless…

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Woman is charged in Port Angeles police pursuit

Speeds reportedly reach 89 mph as driver runs stop signs, red lights

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Man to serve more than 11 years for sex crimes conviction

Prosecuting attorney argues for sentence above standard range

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Cold case suspect known to police

PA officers contacted man nearly 300 times

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Port Angeles man pleads not guilty to murder

Trial date set for July 20 in Clallam County Superior Court

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Charges filed in murder case

King to be arraigned during Friday hearing

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Search warrant executed in homicide investigation

PORT ANGELES — Homicide detectives secured evidence during the execution of a search warrant that will help in…