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Two people sustain burns after sailboat explosion, fire

PORT TOWNSEND — Two people sustained burns over 20 percent of their bodies after a boat explosion this…

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Early morning RV fire displaces one person in Sequim

SEQUIM — One person was displaced following an RV fire this weekend.

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Lynnwood man dies in collision east of Sequim on Sunday night

A fatal head-on collision east of Sequim along U.S. Highway 101 on Sunday night left a 39-year-old Lynwood…

Emergency responders work at the scene Sunday night after a driver crossed the centerline just east of Sequim and collided head-on with another vehicle. One person died and two others were injured in the incident. (Clallam County Fire District 3 via Facebook)

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One dies, two others injured in collision

Driver crossed centerline on Highway 101 just east of Happy Valley Road

Sequim Irrigation Festival royalty candidates for 2026 include, from left, Tilly Woods, Emma Rhodes, Brayden Baritelle and Caroline Caudle. Keith Ross/Keith’s Frame of Mind

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Four to compete for scholarships as Irrigation Festival royalty

Program set Saturday at Sequim High School

Dr. Bri Butler, Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe Family Dental Clinic dental director, stands in one of the pediatric rooms of the clinic she helped develop. The tribe is planning to move its Blyn clinic into Sequim to expand both pediatric and adult services. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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Jamestown Tribe plans to move dental clinic to Sequim

Sequim building would host both children, adults

Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group David Herbelin, executive director of Olympic Theatre Arts, is stepping down from the role. He was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in spring 2022, and although he has survived various prognosis timelines, the disease has spread. Herbelin will stay on as a part-time consultant for a few months as OTA’s board of trustees seeks his replacement.

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Olympic Theatre Arts director resigns position

Herbelin plans to spend time with family after cancer diagnosis

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Fire district extinguishes RV fire in Sequim Sunday morning

Firefighters with Clallam County Fire District 3 extinguished an RV fire early Sunday morning near Station 34.

Kathryn Sherrill of Bellevue zeros in on a flock of brants, a goose-like bird that migrates as far south as Baja California, that had just landed in the Salish Sea at Point Hudson in Port Townsend. Sherrill drove to the area this week specifically to photograph birds. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Brants party

Kathryn Sherrill of Bellevue zeros in on a flock of brants, a goose-like bird that migrates as far…

The Port Angeles High School jazz band, led by Jarrett Hansen, placed first in its division on Feb. 6 at the Quincy Square Jazz Festival at Olympic College in Bremerton.

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Port Angeles High School jazz band places first at competition

Roughriders win division at Quincy Square festival

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Chimacum Creek early education program could see cuts this year

Governor’s budget says reducing slots could save state $19.5 million

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Port Angeles turns off its license plate-reading cameras

City waiting for state legislation on issue

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Sequim composer’s epic music remains a staple for athletes at Olympics

‘Rise of the Phoenix’ helps Japan figure skating team win silver

4PA volunteers Kathy and Vern Daugaard pick up litter on the edge of the Tumwater Truck Route this week. 4PA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to a clean and safe community. The efforts of staff and volunteers have resulted in the Touchstone Campus Project, which is being constructed in the 200 block of East First Street, with transitional housing for Port Angeles’ most vulnerable residents. Those interested in volunteering or donating can visit 4PA.org. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Volunteer work

4PA volunteers Kathy and Vern Daugaard pick up litter on the edge of the Tumwater Truck Route this…

Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding Board President Richard Schwarz gets a rundown of the systems installed in a lobster boat built on campus by Iain Rainey, a recent graduate and current Marine Systems Prothero intern. (Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding)

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Port Hadlock boatbuilding school sees leadership shift

Organization welcomes interim director as well as new board members

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Home Fund proposals now accepted at Olympic View Community Foundation

Requests due March 13 from Peninsula nonprofits

Robin Presnelli, known to many as Robin Tweter, poses shortly before her heart transplant surgery.

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Transplant recipient to speak at luncheon

With a new heart, Presnelli now helps others on same path

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Jury finds Fisher guilty of manslaughter

Sentencing slated for March 31

Mark Gregson.

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Interim hospital CEO praises partnership, legacy

Gregson says goal is to solidify pact with UW Medicine in coming months

Port of Port Townsend Harbormaster Kristian Ferrero, right, watches as a crew from Seattle Global Diving and Salvage work to remove a derelict catamaran that was stuck in the sand for weeks on a beach at the Water Front Inn on Washington Street in Port Townsend. The boat had been sunk off of Indian Point for weeks before a series of storms pushed it to this beach last week. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Derelict boat removal

Port of Port Townsend Harbormaster Kristian Ferrero, right, watches as a crew from Seattle Global Diving and Salvage…