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COVID cases rise; face masks are urged

Jefferson’s numbers surge above Clallam’s

Chynna Penird of Port Angeles collects trash and debris from the driftwood along Ediz Hook in Port Angeles on Saturday as part of a beach cleanup effort in honor of Earth Day. The event, hosted by Washington CoastSavers with assistance from other groups and supporters, drew more than two dozen participants. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Earth Day cleanup

Hundreds of people turned out for beach cleanups on Saturday and Sunday in celebration of Earth Day.

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Quilcene bond election Tuesday

Aim: New elementary school, career center, athletic field upgrade

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Cybercrime topic of talk Tuesday

Fraud officer to tell what to look for, how to protect oneself

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Weekly flight operations scheduled

COUPEVILLE — There will be no field carrier landing practice for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey…

Chelsea Rosenberger, right, and sons Josiah and Micah, go through the bits of trash they picked up along a beach at Fort Worden State Park on Saturday as their volunteer contribution for Earth Day. The family participated in a beach cleanup sponsored by the Marine Science Center in Port Townsend. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Earth Day cleanup

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President Joe Biden speaks at Seward Park on Earth Day, Friday, April 22, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Biden order to protect old-growth forests

President speaks in Seattle about environmental issues

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The cruise ships Celebrity Eclipse, front, and Ovation of the Seas, rear, sit anchored in Port Angeles Harbor on Friday as they await the Alaskan cruise season. Both ships are operated by the Royal Caribbean Group or its subsidiaries. Anchored between the cruise vessels are the bulk carrier James Bay and the pusher tug Dublin Sea.

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Cruising the harbor in Port Angeles

The cruise ships Celebrity Eclipse, front, and Ovation of the Seas, rear, sit anchored in Port Angeles Harbor…

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Mount Olympus in Olympic National Park, as seen from the High Divide trail in August 2020, could lose its glaciers by 2070 because of global warming.

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Study: Olympic glaciers doomed

Researchers project most melting by 2070

A sign warns that firearms are prohibited at Mary Mart, a marijuana store, Tuesday, April 19, 2022, in Tacoma, Wash., as armed security guard Austin MacMath stands watch outside at left. A surge in robberies at licensed cannabis shops in Washington state is helping fuel a renewed push for federal banking reforms that would make the cash-dependent stores a less appealing target. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Pot shop robberies, deaths fuel calls for banking bill

Murray urges change in law

Howly Slim

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Howly Slim dies of cancer

Man of many talents known for concerts on Peninsula

Dr. Suzanne Ames

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Peninsula College selects president

New chief to replace retiring Luke Robins

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Woman rescued after falling in toilet trying to get phone

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Weekend workshop to explore plans for poplars

Groups oppose proposal to remove ‘heritage’ trees

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Supreme Court: State law preempts city gun ordinance

OLYMPIA — The Washington state Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously ruled that a city ordinance requiring that guns…

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Man accused of killing police officer plans to plead guilty

EVERETT — A lawyer for a man accused of fatally shooting an Everett police officer in late March…

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Clallam funding, Jefferson right-of-way on agendas next week

Government meetings across Clallam, Jefferson counties

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Grant to aid plans for housing

Tennis courts, public safety facility also discussed

Babs, a 7-month-old lab in training for Guide Dogs for the Blind, makes her first trek up a paratransit bus ramp with her raiser Karen Tyson. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Clallam Transit takes guide dog trainees for a ride

Canines learning to help visually impaired people

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County to lease encampment to OlyCAP

Plans are to upgrade site to permanent supported housing