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Visitors and dignitaries ascend the steps at the observation tower at Port Angeles City Pier on Wednesday after a ceremony to officially reopen the structure to the public. The tower was closed in November 2023 due to safety issues and structural concerns, prompting numerous repairs. Funding for the work, totaling more than $650,000, came from city lodging tax. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Tower opens in Port Angeles

Visitors and dignitaries ascend the steps at the observation tower at Port Angeles City Pier on Wednesday after…

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Humane Society to partner with sheriff

Bark House to reserve kennels for dangerous dogs

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Port Townsend to use federal grant for trails design

City poised to take part in four different Jefferson County sites

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Fire officials make progress on small fires within national park, forest

Residents near 2620 Road Fire all at Level 1 ‘get ready’ status

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Kodiak Building Partners acquires Thomas Building Center

Acquisition to enhance operational efficiency, company officials say

Nora Murray, 2, reaches for a handhold while climbing on a playground toy at the Dream Playground at Erickson Playfield as her mother, Christina Murray of Port Angeles, looks on. The pair were on a Wednesday outing to the popular Port Angeles playground. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Firm grasp

Nora Murray, 2, reaches for a handhold while climbing on a playground toy at the Dream Playground at…

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Council clarifies Port Angeles short-term rental policy

Owners who pass test can run multiple units

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Three properties under contract for DNR sales in Jefferson County

Revenue delayed from second quarter until later in year

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Fire spotted at Maiden Peak in national park

2620 Road Fire containment efforts ongoing

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Rural Community Leadership Program to be conducted this fall

PORT ANGELES — Rural Development Initiatives will offer its Rural Community Leadership Program in Clallam County beginning in…

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Lefties batter Roberto Garza Núñez, right, is nearly struck by an errant pitch as Wenatchee catcher Joe Scheffler receives the delivery on Wednesday in Port Angeles.

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LEFTIES: Port Angeles’ Giesegh, Nunez named to All-West Coast League team

PORTLAND — Port Angeles’ two standouts this summer, outfielder Jeremy Giesegh and second baseman Roberto Nunez, were named…

A model of a statue of Nisqually tribal activist Billy Frank Jr. by Chinese American sculptor Haiying Wu sits in the Port Angeles Public Library in conjunction with a meeting of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission. The model eventually will be cast in bronze and installed in the National Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C. Frank received a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015 for his work in fighting for tribal treaty rights and obligations. The statue will be on display at the library through Saturday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Tribal activist

A model of a statue of Nisqually tribal activist Billy Frank Jr. by Chinese American sculptor Haiying Wu…

The McKinley Paper Co. mill in Port Angeles sits mostly idle on Tuesday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Port Angeles mill workers to get benefits

McKinley designated ‘permanent closure’

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Halfway House restaurant staff supporting firefighting efforts

2620 Road Fire remains at 8 percent containment

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Overnight bridge closures set on Hood Canal

SHINE — The state Department of Transportation has scheduled overnight closures of the Hood Canal bridge on state…

Invasive European green crabs have been discovered in the Quileute River estuary for the first time. (Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife)

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European green crabs detected in Quillayute River estuary

LA PUSH — European green crabs have been detected for the first time in the Quillayute River estuary.

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Peninsula College's Lauren Lases heads the ball while surrounded by a host of Columbia Basin defenders and teammate Gemma Rowland during the Pirates' 3-0 win over the Hawks at the NWAC Friendlies in Tukwila.

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WOMEN’S SOCCER: Peninsula College opens by controlling pitch in 3-0 shutout of defending champion Columbia Basin

Pirates open strong at NWAC Friendlies

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Peninsula's Nil Grau, center, fights off Skagit Valley's Fernando Velazquez at Peninsula College's Wally Sigmar Field last season. Grau, who scored eight goals last year for the Pirates, returns for his sophomore season this year.

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COLLEGE SOCCER: Pirates loaded for NWAC title defense

PORT ANGELES — The Peninsula College men’s soccer team will come in to this season being one of…

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Noah Oberly and Cooper Disque eye the turn buoy in Port Angeles Harbor as they get ready to head back to shore.

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ROWING: OPRA members shine at home beach sprint regatta

PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association hosted its second annual beach sprint regatta on Hollywood Beach…

Ryan Petty, No. 95, crashes into Brandon Rutherford during the 2024 Demo Derby at the Clallam County Fair this weekend. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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CLALLAM COUNTY FAIR: Demolition derby gets airborne

Ryan Petty, No. 95, crashes into Brandon Rutherford, lifting his car off the ground during the 2024 Demo…