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NEWS BRIEFS: Gifted flag raised at PA middle school … and other items

PORT ANGELES — Stevens Middle School was recently gifted a flag from the Lower Elwha Tribe.

PHOTO: Paint what you see

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PHOTO: Paint what you see

Artist Richard Russell Sneary of Kansas City, Mo., paints a waterfront scene from his vantage point on Port…

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Emaciated orca to be given de-wormer after lab test

SEATTLE — An emaciated J-pod orca will be given de-wormer and an antibiotic to help with a possible…

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Port Hadlock boy injured after bicycle collides with vehicle

PORT TOWNSEND — A 10-year old boy was treated and discharged from a Seattle hospital Sunday after he…

A team in two hours: Strangers row together on longboat in Port Townsend

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A team in two hours: Strangers row together on longboat in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — Face it: We didn’t look like a team. A disparate bunch, we were tossed together…

Higher fence to go up soon: Port Angeles suicide barrier to be ‘very difficult to climb’

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Higher fence to go up soon: Port Angeles suicide barrier to be ‘very difficult to climb’

PORT ANGELES — Workers will begin stretching new suicide-barrier fencing along the Eighth Street bridges by the end…

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Clallam jail inmate hangs self

PORT ANGELES — An inmate hung herself in the Clallam County jail this weekend.

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Tiny particles in smoke haze can aggravate lung, heart disease

Particles about 30 times smaller than a human hair are creating a worsening haze over the North Olympic…

Rights group, state reach settlement in competency lawsuit

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Rights group, state reach settlement in competency lawsuit

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Pollution index soars as wildfire smoke sinks south

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Pollution index soars as wildfire smoke sinks south

Meteorologists point to coming winds to blow away the gray

PHOTO GALLERY: Clallam County’s fair days of summer

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PHOTO GALLERY: Clallam County’s fair days of summer

PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Fair was well underway Friday night and Saturday with plenty of kids,…

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Smoke drifting back to Olympic Peninsula

SMOKY AIR IS returning to the North Olympic Peninsula.

UPDATE: Marathon swimmer calls off across-and-back Strait journey

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UPDATE: Marathon swimmer calls off across-and-back Strait journey

UPDATE: Susan Simmons ended her swim attempt Saturday evening without reaching the U.S. The full story will be…

Sequim chamber director resigns

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Sequim chamber director resigns

SEQUIM — Shelli Robb-Kahler has announced her resignation from the Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber of Commerce’s executive director position.

Paint the Peninsula to fill Port Angeles Fine Arts Center with just-finished work

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Paint the Peninsula to fill Port Angeles Fine Arts Center with just-finished work

PORT ANGELES — Shuang Li, a former graphic interface designer, left high technology for her original dream: making…

Port of Port Townsend taps known executive for interim director post

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Port of Port Townsend taps known executive for interim director post

PORT TOWNSEND — Port of Port Townsend commissioners reached back to move forward in naming former deputy director…

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Two hurt in Highway 104 wreck

PORT TOWNSEND — Two Beaverton, Ore. residents were treated at Jefferson Healthcare hospital and discharged after a collision…

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Protesters face off in Seattle

SEATTLE — Right-wing demonstrators gathered Saturday in Seattle for a “Liberty or Death” rally that drew counter-protesters from…

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Judge tosses signatures on Washington gun initiative

SEATTLE — A judge in Washington has thrown out more than 300,000 signatures to put a gun-control initiative…

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Water alerts issued for two more Clallam PUD systems

The Clallam County Public Utility District has issued an alert asking upper Fairview Water System customers to voluntarily…