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Port Angeles police identify man found dead in water at Boat Haven
Port Angeles police identify man found dead in water at Boat Haven
LIHEAP utility funds on the line with Trump budget

LIHEAP utility funds on the line with Trump budget

Nearly 3,200 people across the North Olympic Peninsula could lose funding that helps pay utility bills if Congress adopts President Donald J.… Continue reading

LIHEAP utility funds on the line with Trump budget
Cars make their way around a curve on U.S. Highway 101 at Lake Crescent west of Port Angeles earlier this month. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Contract awarded for Lake Crescent’s Highway 101 rehab project

Construction will get underway in late April under a traffic-disrupting, three-year contract to repave and restore the Lake Crescent Road portion of… Continue reading

Cars make their way around a curve on U.S. Highway 101 at Lake Crescent west of Port Angeles earlier this month. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Hearings set in 1978 murder case

Hearings set in 1978 murder case

Law enforcement officers, including former Port Angeles Police Chief Tom Riepe, will testify in a May 23 evidentiary hearing leading up to… Continue reading

Hearings set in 1978 murder case

Hood Canal Bridge closures to start back up Sunday

A series of six-hour night closures of the Hood Canal Bridge is tentatively scheduled to start Sunday. The closures are dependent on weather… Continue reading

Port Townsend unanimously approves ‘Welcoming City’ resolution

Port Townsend unanimously approves ‘Welcoming City’ resolution

The Port Townsend City Council unanimously approved a “Welcoming City” resolution, which reaffirms city practices that mirrors those in cities like Seattle… Continue reading

Port Townsend unanimously approves ‘Welcoming City’ resolution
Quilcene marina loses caretaker

Quilcene marina loses caretaker

The Herb Beck Marina no longer has a year-round caretaker. The port terminated in late February the contract with Jim Speer, who had… Continue reading

Quilcene marina loses caretaker
PREP BASKETBALL: Forks’ Adams voted to boys All-State team

PREP BASKETBALL: Forks’ Adams voted to boys All-State team

After a remarkable senior season, Forks center Marky Adams earned a spot on the 2016-17 Associated Press Class 1A All-State boys basketball team… Continue reading

PREP BASKETBALL: Forks’ Adams voted to boys All-State team
PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Port Angeles trio tosses perfect game against Port Townsend

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Port Angeles trio tosses perfect game against Port Townsend

Port Angeles pitchers Ethan Flodstrom, Brady Shimko and Andrew Pena combined to throw… Continue reading

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Port Angeles trio tosses perfect game against Port Townsend
Rachel Dolezal struggles after racial identity scandal

Rachel Dolezal struggles after racial identity scandal

A civil rights leader in Washington state who led others to believe she was black, then… Continue reading

  • Mar 28, 2017
  • By Wire Service
Rachel Dolezal struggles after racial identity scandal

Clallam commissioners tackle structural budget deficit; considering tax proposal

Clallam County commissioners are looking for ways to boost revenue to resolve a long-term structural budget deficit, which could result in a… Continue reading

House budget proposal seeks $3 billion in new revenue

House Democrats on Monday released a two-year budget plan that proposes $3 billion in additional revenue… Continue reading

Sen. Murray among Democrats opposing Gorsuch

Washington Sen. Patty Murray is among three additional Democrats who have said they will vote against… Continue reading

Washington, Oregon governors vow to fight Trump on environmental protection

Washington state and Oregon will fight attempts by President Donald Trump to weaken environmental protection laws, the Democratic governors of… Continue reading

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Gracie Long, Port Angeles Track and Field

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Gracie Long, Port Angeles Track and Field

Port Angeles’ Gracie Long has gotten off to a scorching start this track season. Long has already won seven events in her first two track… Continue reading

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Gracie Long, Port Angeles Track and Field

EYE ON OLYMPIA: Sen. Van De Wege criticizes Senate GOP budget

The Senate has passed a $43 billion two-year budget plan that includes a statewide property tax to address funding for public education while… Continue reading

Setting anchor: Permanent home in curriculum sought for Port Townsend maritime program

Setting anchor: Permanent home in curriculum sought for Port Townsend maritime program

The Port Townsend School District’s Maritime Discovery Initiative has received positive community feedback so the district is hoping to implement the initiative… Continue reading

Setting anchor: Permanent home in curriculum sought for Port Townsend maritime program

Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary appoints new members to advisory council

The Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary has announced two new members and two returning members to serve on its sanctuary advisory council.… Continue reading

Two escape injury when truck loses wheel, strikes tree and overturns

Two escape injury when truck loses wheel, strikes tree and overturns

The driver and passenger of a Chevrolet Silverado were uninjured after the truck lost a wheel and rolled over Saturday afternoon. Port… Continue reading

Two escape injury when truck loses wheel, strikes tree and overturns

TRACK & FIELD: Port Townsend relay teams win at Lewis County Invite

Port Townsend got first-place finishes from both its boys and girls 4-by-100 relay teams at the Lewis County Invitational meet featuring 14 high… Continue reading