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Peninsula College course to encourage new businesses

PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College is launching a new entrepreneurship course this spring that will take participants from…

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EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Commissioners to consider lodging tax grants

Meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula

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Environmental open house set for Thursday

SEQUIM — Clallam County Environmental Health will host a community meeting regarding the status of the Pollution Identification…

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High levels of neurotoxin found at Lake Leland

PORT TOWNSEND — High levels of the nerve toxin Anatoxin-A were measured in water samples collected from Lake…

Work crews have removed trees and other debris from a landslide that closed a portion of the Olympic Discovery Trail east of Port Angeles last month.

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Section of Olympic Discovery Trail reopens

PORT ANGELES — A portion of the Olympic Discovery Trail east of Port Angeles that was temporarily closed…

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One injured after dump truck collides with 4Runner

PORT TOWNSEND — One man was airlifted to an Everett hospital after the driver of a dump truck…

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Sequim man arrested in drug-related investigation

PORT LUDLOW — A Sequim man was arrested on investigation of multiple drug-related charges after a state trooper…

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History presentation to highlight schooner Cadboro

PORT ANGELES — A question about a long-ago discovery in local waters set Larry Lang on a path…

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Homesharing discussion set Saturday at Port Angeles library

PORT ANGELES — Dr. Nancy Stephanz, a retired physician who was the driving force behind bringing the homesharing…

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Port Townsend Arts Commission awards $13,500 in funding

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Arts Commission has awarded $13,500 to 11 artists or organizations in its…

Gavin Truckenmiller earned first place in the Peninsula College Student Photography category in the 2026 Tidepools contest with his photograph “Connection Through Reflection.”

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Tidepools contest winners announced

PORT ANGELES — The 2026 Tidepools Magazine contest winners in the categories of art, photography, writing and music…

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Montana man sentenced in drug trafficking case

PORT ANGELES — A Montana man has been sentenced to nearly two years in prison after he pleaded…

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Electronics recycling event set for Saturday at Civic Field

PORT ANGELES — Olympic Kiwanis, in partnership with Friendly Earth International Recycling, will host an electronics recycling collection…

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YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day set for Saturday

SEQUIM — The Olympic Peninsula YMCA will host Healthy Kids Day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday…

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Jefferson public health heroes to be recognized

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County Public Health has announced its 2026 Public Health Heroes in celebration of National…

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Algal blooms found at Jefferson County lakes

PORT TOWNSEND — Early season cyanobacterial algal blooms have been detected at Anderson Lake, Lake Leland and Gibbs…

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Freeland man pleads guilty to murdering mother

Justin Wiener pleaded guilty in Island County Superior Court to murder in the first degree.

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Victim mourned at vehicular homicide sentencing

Oak Harbor resident Travis Loetterle was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his crimes.

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Larsen requests money for county projects

The federal government may help fund a couple of expensive but important Island County projects.

A city of Oak Harbor map shows the areas of annexation as well as the “donut holes” of unincorporated land.

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City annexation may face legal fight

An environmental group has pledged to challenge the legality of Oak Harbor’s recent annexation.