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Protesters gather on Inslee’s lawn

OLYMPIA — Pro-Trump protesters, many of them armed, broke through a gate at the Washington state governor’s mansion…

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D.C. actions condemned by local political leaders

Jefferson GOP chief questions election results

DC National Guard stands outside a mostly quiet Capitol, Thursday morning, Jan. 7, 2021 in Washington, as workers place security fencing in place. The House and Senate certified the Democrat's electoral college win early Thursday after a violent throng of pro-Trump rioters spent hours Wednesday running rampant through the Capitol. A woman was fatally shot, windows were bashed and the mob forced shaken lawmakers and aides to flee the building, shielded by Capitol Police. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

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The latest: Pelosi wants Capitol police chief to resign

WASHINGTON — Congress confirmed Democrat Joe Biden as the presidential election winner before dawn today, hours after a…

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Peninsula confirms 19 more cases by noon Thursday

Health officers: Most related to holiday gatherings

Capitol police officers stand outside of fencing that was installed around the exterior of the Capitol grounds, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021 in Washington. The House and Senate certified the Democrat's electoral college win early Thursday after a violent throng of pro-Trump rioters spent hours Wednesday running rampant through the Capitol. A woman was fatally shot, windows were bashed and the mob forced shaken lawmakers and aides to flee the building, shielded by Capitol Police. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

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Capitol siege by pro-Trump mob forces questions, ousters

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A landslide blocks safe passage along the Spruce Railroad Trail. Olympic National Park officials said that heavy rain was the cause. (Photo courtesy of Noel Carey)

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Landslide closes portion of Spruce Railroad Trail

Debris between tunnels on 10-mile Lake Crescent hike

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Clallam County commissioners approve lodging tax grants

Visitors Bureau, ODT, BMX among recipients

Cherish Cronmiller is the executive director for Olympic Community Action Programs. She announced this week OlyCAP has received more than $11 million from a state Department of Commerce grant to go toward the Seventh and Hendricks affordable housing project. (Brian McLean/Peninsula Daily News)

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Olympic Community Action Programs awarded $11.3 million for affordable housing

Complex will have child care, support services

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Port Townsend police chief hopefuls to meet public

Questions may be submitted until Thursday

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Rain causes Crescent water system problem

JOYCE — Crescent Water Association customers were asked to conserve water after heavy rains broke up a massive…

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Pedestrian remains in critical condition after being struck by vehicle

PORT ANGELES — A pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle Tuesday night on U.S. Highway 101 east…

Police with guns drawn watch as protesters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. (J. Scott Applewhite/The Associated Press)

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Chaos in Capitol: Riots over election

Mob breaks into Capitol

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Health officers: New state plan ties Peninsula from advancing

Clallam, Jefferson counties fortunes combined with Kitsap, Mason success

Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group Bethany McKim, infant room teacher at Sequim’s Little Explorers Early Learning Center, cares for 7-month-old Oisin last month. Owners of the center said they’ve had difficulty hiring during the pandemic, and that has led to limited hours.

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Child care openings, staffing remain struggles for Clallam County providers

Staffing shortages have increased, stakeholders say

Piper Dunlap of Port Townsend rides the cold waves at North Beach County Park, where he and four other surfers stayed Sunday evening until it was too dark to see. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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Catching some waves

Piper Dunlap of Port Townsend rides the cold waves at North Beach County Park, where he and four…

Jefferson Community Foundation CEO Siobhan Canty is the American Association of University Women's 2021 Woman of Excellence. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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Foundation CEO named Woman of Excellence

Siobhan Canty selected by American Association of University Women

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Clallam County Republicans, Democrats select leaders

Sue Forde of Sequim has been elected to a second term as the chair of the Clallam County…

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Sewer overflow spills into Port Ludlow Bay

Residents urged to stay out of the water

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North Olympic Peninsula COVID-19 cases cross 1,000 mark on Tuesday

Olympic Medical Center cuts back on surgeries

Gov. Jay Inslee speaks at a news conference Tuesday at the Capitol in Olympia. Inslee said some COVID-19 restrictions in Washington will be eased beginning next week and the state will change its reopening plan to move from a county-based oversight system to one focused on regions. (Ted S. Warren/The Associated Press)

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Governor announces new COVID-19 reopening plan

North Olympic Peninsula tied to Kitsap, Mason counties

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