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Port Angeles group to host volunteer childcare training today

PORT ANGELES — First Step is currently seeking volunteers for various activities throughout the summer and will hold…

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Port Angeles group to host volunteer childcare training today

PORT ANGELES — First Step is currently seeking volunteers for various activities throughout the summer and will hold…

Trial date moved for Port Angeles man charged with shooting at police

Crime

Trial date moved for Port Angeles man charged with shooting at police

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man charged with shooting at law enforcement officers at a busy intersection…

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Sequim man dies in single-car crash

SEQUIM — A 64-year-old Sequim resident died when his car went over an embankment on Lost Mountain Road.

Life

BIRD WATCH: How a bird knows who it is

HOW DOES A bird know it is a particular species? The quick and easy answer is “instinct.”

Life

A GROWING CONCERN: Ode to the ‘dynamic duo’ of pinching, deadheading

NOW THAT SUMMER is almost officially here and your flowers and plants are finally growing at a recognizable…

Biggest leg of Race to Alaska begins from Victoria at high noon today

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Biggest leg of Race to Alaska begins from Victoria at high noon today

VICTORIA — At high noon today, sailors, paddleboarders and boaters will embark on one of the most difficult…

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Man told others of fear of heights before falling to his death off Port Angeles bridge

PORT ANGELES — A 49-year-old Port Angeles man who jumped Thursday from the Tumwater Truck Route bridge said…

Business

ON THE WATERFRONT: Logs and launches abound in Port Angeles

LAST WEEKEND, A log barge came into the harbor.

Lands commissioner fields barrage of questions during Port Angeles gathering

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Lands commissioner fields barrage of questions during Port Angeles gathering

PORT ANGELES — The state Department of Natural Resources’ newest leader visited Port Angeles last week to unveil…

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NEWS BRIEFS: Overturned log truck closes Highway 101 at Lake Crescent for four hours … and other items

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — U.S. Highway 101 was closed near Lake Crescent for four hours last week after…

Henry Veitenhans, right, regales fellow graduating seniors Gannon Short, Rosemary D’Andrea and Helena Stafford, from left, with tales of his harrowing adventure while crossing the Strait of Juan de Fuca in gale-force winds during Thursday’s Race to Alaska. The 17-year-old senior entered the race as his senior project. He arrived in Victoria on Friday morning, after having put in for shelter about a mile from Victoria Harbor, then made his way back to Port Townsend to attend Friday’s graduation. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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First Peninsula class of 2017 graduations held

The first of the North Olympic Peninsula’s class of 2017 high school graduations were held Friday.

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Sol Duc bridges to get fresh coat of paint, with some traffic disruptions

FORKS — Two bridges spanning the Sol Duc River 20 miles apart in Clallam County will be repainted,…

Roger Oakes

Opinion

POINT OF VIEW: Hoh River Trust remains a viable force

By Roger Oakes

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Why so many White House leaks? Maybe because Trump’s ignorance terrifies all

Trump’s White House leaks like a sieve, as reported by major news outlets including Fox.

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Toy firearms should have obvious ways to distinguish them from real ones

I read in the May 31 Peninsula Daily News about yet another young boy needlessly being wasted/killed by…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: How do I tell my grandchildren to vote when government’s track record is abysmal?

How should I answer my granddaughter’s questions about politics and voting?

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Trump even less than a fool for pulling out of Paris accords

Our president is much less than a fool.

Life

HELP LINE: SHIBA needs volunteers like you

WHAT’S THE ONE thing that drives every single one of us uniformly nuts, no matter what?

Life

PENINSULA KITCHEN: Enjoy homemade pizza with friends

SEVERAL YEARS AGO, my family and I attended a dinner celebration at the home of a mentor of…