Recent storms feed snowpack in Olympic Mountains

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Recent storms feed snowpack in Olympic Mountains

PORT ANGELES — The new year will begin with a near-normal snowpack in the Olympic Mountains.

State considers adding pinto abalone to endangered species list

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State considers adding pinto abalone to endangered species list

The southern resident orcas aren’t the only species headed toward extinction in the Salish Sea. The pinto abalone…

Oceanographer to discuss Salish Sea ecosystem in Port Townsend lecture

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Oceanographer to discuss Salish Sea ecosystem in Port Townsend lecture

PORT TOWNSEND — University of Washington professor Jan Newton will be the featured speaker at the Port Townsend…

Debris continues to litter Port Angeles’ Lincoln Park after windstorm

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Debris continues to litter Port Angeles’ Lincoln Park after windstorm

PORT ANGELES — The city parks department is still in “cleanup mode” after a windstorm knocked down at…

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Cold awakenings ahead for many in Polar Bear Dips on Tuesday

The beginning of 2019 will be a rude but exhilarating awakening for those hardy souls who plunge into…

Polar plunges offer invigorating start to year

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Polar plunges offer invigorating start to year

The brave, the foolish and the stout of heart are invited to start the year off by taking…

Port Townsend to take steps to reconcile critical areas regulations

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Port Townsend to take steps to reconcile critical areas regulations

PORT TOWNSEND — The state Department of Ecology has announced its final action approving the City of Port…

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United Way of Clallam County drive closing in on $800,000 goal

PORT ANGELES — United Way of Clallam County has raised more than 75 percent of the entity’s $800,000…

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Investigations begin into 9-1-1 outage

Federal and state officials have begun investigations into the cause of the outage that disrupted 9-1-1- emergency service…

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Peninsula Home Fund campaign nears end but benefits will continue all through 2019

Monday — New Year’s Eve — is the last day of the 2018 campaign for donations to the…

With Home Fund help, youngster begins to hear

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With Home Fund help, youngster begins to hear

PORT ANGELES — One bright Sunday in November, Nina Jones took the day off to have a little…

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Forks chamber seeks nominations for awards

FORKS — The Forks Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominees for the 18th annual Best of our Community…

In this July 5, 2017 file photo, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signs into law a measure that makes Washington one of a hand full of states that guarantee paid family leave in Olympia, Wash. Employers and employees in Washington state will start paying into a new paid family leave program next week, and benefits from the program will begin in 2020. (AP Photo/Rachel La Corte, file)

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Premiums for new paid family leave program start this week

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NEWS BRIEFS: Man charged with killing mother … and other items

SEATTLE — A 25-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in his mother’s slaying in Hoodsport on…

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EYE ON CLALLAM: Commissioners to discuss county code enforcement

Clallam County commissioners will hear an update on the county’s code enforcement program in a work session that…

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EYE ON JEFFERSON: Commissioners to appoint judge to post for 13 days

The three Jefferson County commissioners plan to appoint a District Court judge for 13 days when they meet…

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Clallam libraries to host Yoga Storytime

Yoga Storytimes aiming to build early literacy and healthy bodies at the same time, are planned this week…

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Clallam Conservation District’s native plant sale deadline is Jan. 25

Orders for native plants from the Clallam Conservation District’s annual native plant sale are due in January.

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Murder mystery game in Sequim to seek thief of tin foil hat

SEQUIM — The Sequim-Dungness Valley Chamber Merchant Group will present a new murder mystery for solving during the…

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NEWS BRIEFS: College ocean acidification tool lecture … and other items

PORT ANGELES — The inventors of an ocean acidification monitoring tool will discuss its use at the Studium…