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Sliding enrollment, special ed expenses hitting Port Angeles School District hard

PORT ANGELES — Stagnating enrollment and an increase in students needing special education were worrisome trends when it…

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Noah Glaude, executive director of the North Olympic Library System, shovels snow from the front sidewalk at the Port Angeles Public Library after a fast and furious band of snow showers rolled across Port Angeles on Wednesday morning.

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Brief snow, then rain for Peninsula

Warmer temperatures with rain expected, even at elevation

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STRs can operate in Port Angeles this summer

Letters sent, but no further action taken

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Commissioners told Towne Road plans

Design plans, cost estimate expected soon

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Crime & Justice

Port Angeles police seeking man

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Police Department is seeking the public’s help in locating a man suspected…

Should police be allowed to engage in high-speed pursuits if they just suspect someone is engaged in a crime? The state Legislature is set to debate that issue following verification of a citizen initiative that gives police more leeway in decision making. (Mary Murphy/Washington State Journal)

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State Legislature to debate high-speed police pursuits

Initiative 2113 would amend law to be ‘reasonable suspicion’

Katherine Baril, center, and other patrons arrived early for a screening of the movie “Ferrari” in the newly made-over Rosebud cinema, part of the Rose Theatre in Port Townsend. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Rosebud cinema blooms under new owners

Rose Theatre, Starlight room policies changed

Pam Petranek, left, is sworn in for her second term as a Port of Port Townsend commissioner on Jan. 10 by Executive Director Eron Berg. (Photo courtesy Port of Port Townsend)

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Poplars targeted for spring removal

Sims gateway project timeline is outlined

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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

Politics

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…