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Olympic Medical Center CEO: Hospital taking a step forward

SEQUIM — This will be a year of stabilization and progress for Olympic Medical Center after a difficult…

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Peninsula Daily News office closed Jan. 17

PORT ANGELES — Due to inclement weather, the Peninsula Daily News office at 305 W. First St. in…

Katherine Hennessy of Port Angeles goes out for a morning jog on Cedar Street on upper Pine hill in Port Angeles on Tuesday. She said the cold and snowy weather doesn’t deter her from training for future distance runs. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Weather to warm as rain moves onto Peninsula

Hurricane Ridge expects more snow, could open soon

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Port Townsend looks to invest in sewer system

Infrastructure needs significant upgrades

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State officials turn to schools in opioid fight

Legislation would require fentanyl-use prevention education once per year

Frankey Ithaka answers questions from the media moments after a Kitsap judge denied a hearing that challenged former President Donald Trump’s eligibility for the state ballot. (Elisha Meyer/Kitsap News Group)

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Kitsap judge won’t rule on Trump’s eligibility for ballot

Hearing set in Olympia on Thursday

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Black Press Media announces move to new ownership

Carpenter Media Group operates leading community news publications in the southern United States, including Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, North…

Cameron Torres, 8, left, and his brother, Steven Torres, 9, slide their way down a frozen alley behind their home near 11th and C streets in Port Angeles on Saturday. The youngsters braved temperatures in the 20s and wind chills in the teens in pursuit of some gravity-assisted entertainment. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Temperatures to begin a slow warming trend

Fee-free day today at national park, forest, state parks

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Eight voters challenge Trump on Washington state ballot

Kitsap judge to hear arguments Tuesday

Nisqually Tribal Chairman Willie Frank III, right, discusses the newly designed statue mockup of his father, Billy Frank Jr., with other attendees at Wednesday’s unveiling. A full-scale, bronze statue of Billy Frank Jr. will be placed in the U.S. Capitol’s National Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C., next year. (Laurel Demkovich/Washington State Standard)

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Design unveiled for Billy Frank Jr. statue at U.S. capitol

Bronze rendering will honor Native American fishing rights activist

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Shelter offered to unhoused this weekend

North Olympic Peninsula organizations offer shelter and meals for those without shelter or food this weekend.

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Snowstorm keeps everyone busy on local roadways

Thursday’s snowfall kept North Olympic Peninsula law enforcement, road crews and public transit agencies busy overnight as snow…

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Madrona Villella, 7, of Port Angeles looks out from a pretend storefront lined with snowballs at the children's playground at Shane Park on a chilly Friday in Port Angeles. The youngster braved single-digit wind chills for a chance at a snow day in the park.

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SATURDAY UPDATE: Arctic air socks in Peninsula

Roads slick; Hurricane Ridge open but not for skiing

Paige Govia, 18, at left, and Rosey Schmucker, 17,, are competing for the 2024 Rhododendron Festival Queen crown.

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Two vie for Port Townsend Rhody Festival queen crown

Coronation set in February

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Port Angeles hosts youth basketball tournament

Total of 160 games played Saturday, Sunday

Port Townsend’s Margo Karler uses her cell phone to photograph wave action at North Beach in Port Townsend on Thursday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Waves rolling in

Port Townsend’s Margo Karler uses her cell phone to photograph wave action at North Beach in Port Townsend…

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Extreme cold here until Sunday

Snow not as likely, but wind chill could reach zero

The No. 14 Kingston Express bus departs Port Townsend in the morning and afternoon Monday through Saturday. Diane Urbani de la Paz/For Peninsula Daily News

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Free rides added from Port Townsend to Kingston ferry dock

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson Transit’s Kingston Express, also known as the No. 14 bus, is a free ride…

A crew works to fold up a chilling coil used to create the ice skating rink at the Port Angeles Winter Ice Village site on Saturday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Port Angeles Chamber unique in country, director says

Just 7 percent of income comes from member dues

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Church dinner canceled

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles First United Methodist Church has canceled its dinner tonight due to icy…