A home is left gutted by fire after an early-morning blaze said to have been accidental and likely caused by discarded fireworks that smoldered and spread. (Clallam 2 Fire Rescue)

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Lake Sutherland blaze leaves family homeless

Firefighters say combustion may be from fireworks

A doe and its fawn make tracks on the beach Tyler Street Plaza in Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Checking out the beach

A doe and its fawn make tracks on the beach Tyler Street Plaza in Port Townsend.

The Port of Port Townsend has installed a no fireworks sign by the entrance to the Gardiner boat launch ramp to discourage illegal fireworks use that has been an ongoing problem, residents say, along with illegal camping and overnight parking in the lot across the road. (Paula Hunt/Peninsula Daily News)

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Gardiner no-shoot area is denied

Stakeholders pursue different solutions

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Avian flu case reported in Jefferson County

State highest in nation for infected backyard flocks of birds, poultry

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Inslee prohibits Washington State Patrol from aiding abortion investigations

OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee has issued a directive instructing the Washington State Patrol to not cooperate with…

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Two workers killed after trench collapses in Shoreline

SHORELINE — Two workers were killed after a trench collapsed in Shoreline and the slope was too unstable…

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State justices blast racist questioning by prosecutor

SEATTLE — The state Supreme Court has unanimously overturned a man’s conviction for assaulting police officers, blasting a…

Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department worker Richard Foster picks up spent fireworks on Tuesday at Sail and Paddle Park on Ediz Hook. Despite a city-wide ban on fireworks on Port Angeles, many people purchased the devices in Clallam County and nearby Native American reservations and brought them into town for Independence Day celebrations. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Fireworks cleanup

Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department worker Richard Foster picks up spent fireworks on Tuesday at Sail and…

A hallway at the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe’s Healing Clinic at 526 S. Ninth Ave. leads to several meeting rooms, where patients with opioid-use disorder (OUD) treatment receive counseling. The facility officially opens today. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Healing clinic opens in Sequim

First day to see patients is today

After a three-year hiatus, the popular Fiddle Tunes is back at Centrum with workshops and performances culminating in a Fiddle Tunes finale on Littlefield Green at Fort Worden State Park on Saturday. Sharing tunes at Fort Worden Commons on Tuesday afternoon are, from left: WB Reid of Seattle, Paul Rangell and son Benny of Santa Cruz, Calif., and Suzy Thompson of Berkeley, Calif. Thompson is a past Artistic Director of the Fiddle Tunes. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Fiddle tunes

After a three-year hiatus, the popular Fiddle Tunes is back at Centrum with workshops and performances culminating in…

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Shooting ban area hearing to be set

Neighbors can ask to join if interested

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New death reported from COVID-19

Berry disagrees with CDC reporting of risk

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US Coast Guard encourages safe whale-watching practices

SEATTLE — The Coast Guard has kicked off Operation Be Whale Wise to encourage the public to practice…

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New study says decrease in salmon threatens killer whales

BELLINGHAM — Southern Resident killer whales have not had enough food for several years, which could affect their…

Brandon Elliott, right, of Port Angeles, ate 7 1/2 hot dogs to win a contest Monday next to the Wharf in downtown Port Angeles. Richard Wright, left, of Port Angeles finished second and K.T. Nall of Santa Barbara, Calif., placed third. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Hot dogs, apple pie highlight Fourth of July

Contest winners take home cash as part of festivities

Visitors get a look at the Dungeness River Nature Center’s 3-D Dungeness River watershed table relief map. The center hosts open houses this week. (John Gussman/Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe)

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Open house days set at Dungeness River Nature Center

Hurricane Coffee Co. opens second location at center

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No-shoot zone requested in East Jefferson County

‘Multiple unsafe shooting situations’

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New state laws affect guns, hospital costs

License plate fees also go up in measures that went into place Friday

Ian Mackay rides his motorized wheelchair on a section of the Olympic Discovery Trail at Robin Hill County Park west of Sequim on Friday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Ian Mackay sets wheelchair record

Mouth-controlled ride measures 184.4 miles

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Port Angeles driver hits vehicle stopping for deer

PORT TOWNSEND — A Port Angeles woman was treated and discharged from Jefferson Healthcare hospital in Port Townsend…