Gov. Jay Inslee arrives during a legislative session preview in the Cherberg Building at the Capitol on Thursday in Olympia. (Lindsey Wasson/The Associated Press)

Politics

Lawmakers to take on fentanyl, housing in Inslee’s final legislative session

Climate change Inslee’s biggest issue

News

Clallam County commissioners agree to finish Towne Road in 2024

SEQUIM — Barring any setbacks, completion of a key segment of Towne Road will be completed by the…

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New major state spending unlikely

Legislature’s lead budget writers offer clues about what’s next for state spending

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Nora Eastman of Port Angeles displays a photo of her son, Ted Eastman, 33, who died of an overdose of fentanyl, at their home on the Lower Elwha Klallam reservation.

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Family grieves after fentanyl deaths

Clallam County looking at more overdose deaths than previous years

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News

Home Fund donors continue to give

Generosity aids neighbors on Peninsula

Crime & Justice

Clallam Transit bus is stolen

Woman to enter plea on Monday

News

Jefferson County approves loan for Port Hadlock sewer project

Funds will provide cash before grants reimburse agency

Evette Allerdings of Port Angeles created “Orangy,” a silk painting, for the “Burst of Color” show opening today at Port Townsend’s Jeanette Best Gallery. (Evette Allerdings)

Arts & Entertainment

‘Burst of Color’ opens at Northwind Art’s gallery

Exhibition shows work of 37 fiber artists

News

UPDATE: Electrical power restored on West End

UPDATE: Electrical power was restored to West End customers by 1:30 a.m. Saturday, according to the Clallam Public…

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New state laws take effect

Gun purchases, street racing, voting rights among issues

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Port Townsend transportation tax goes into effect

Additional sales tax projected to generate $800,000 for streets

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Life

‘Whodunnit Downtown?’ contest coming up in Sequim

First Friday Art Walk offers variety of venues

Crime & Justice

Alleged arsonist faces arraignment Jan. 12

Manhunt led to arrest of Sequim man

Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department worker Lukas Cox tosses a limb from the downtown Port Angeles Christmas tree into a truck for eventual recycling as the tree is dismantled on Tuesday. The tree, donated by the Port of Port Angeles, illuminated downtown at the Conrad Dyar Memorial Fountain since it was lit on Thanksgiving weekend. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Tree recycling

Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department worker Lukas Cox tosses a limb from the downtown Port Angeles Christmas…

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Hundreds of state health jobs cut

Federal COVID-19 funds to expire by end of July ’25

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Health officer: Little data doesn’t mean less risk

PORT ANGELES — Sparse information about COVID-19, RSV, flu and other respiratory diseases doesn’t mean risks are diminished.…

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Clallam approves $500K for affordable housing project

Habitat for Humanity units to be sited in Sequim

Education

Cape Flattery putting levy on February ballot

Replacement measure would collect nearly $2M over four-year period

Participants in the New Year’s Day polar bear dip in Port Angeles run in and out of the chilly water of Port Angeles Harbor at Hollywood Beach as onlookers watch from the shore on Monday. More than 100 dippers took part in the annual ritual, which served as a fundraiser for Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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Taking the plunge

Participants in the New Year’s Day polar bear dip in Port Angeles run in and out of the…

Politics

Congress faces two shutdown deadlines

No agreements yet as spending bills loom