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NEWS BRIEFS: Volunteer orientations set this week in Clallam County; state parks updating website

Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County this week will conduct orientation sessions for people interested in volunteering.

PHOTO: Lake Pleasant polar plunge starts new year on West End

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PHOTO: Lake Pleasant polar plunge starts new year on West End

About 17 brave souls took to the chilly waters of Lake Pleasant on New Year’s Day as they…

Port Angeles Polar Bear Dip a chilling experience for PDN reporter

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Port Angeles Polar Bear Dip a chilling experience for PDN reporter

PORT ANGELES — It helped, before jumping in Tuesday morning, that Port Angeles Harbor’s water, albeit moderately polluted,…

Opinion

DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: A challenge for the new year, or any old time

“I’M EXCITED FOR 2019,” Kristin told me. In my fatigued state, I want some of that.

Opinion

PAT NEAL: Thank you, Rose

THE NEW YEAR has come and with it a traditional impulse to resolve to do better than we…

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Book on leading a compassionate life to be discussed

The Compassion Campaign of Clallam County is sponsoring a number of groups to meet, read and discuss “The…

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West End 9-1-1 service out today

FORKS — CenturyLink reported an outage of land-line-based 9-1-1 and some general phone service over land lines Wednesday…

Law enforcement continues sifting for clues to Port Angeles triple shooting

Crime & Justice

Law enforcement continues sifting for clues to Port Angeles triple shooting

PORT ANGELES — The investigation into the killing of a father, his son and the son’s girlfriend continued…

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Water tank, storage biggest single expense in Forks city budget

FORKS — Workers are toiling inside an empty 750,000-gallon city water tank in a $2 million infrastructure improvement…

Business

Amazing movers opens in Port Angeles

PORT TOWNSEND — Nate Hirst has opened Amazing Movers 360 in Port Angeles.

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Electrical fire damages Forks family’s home

FORKS — A Forks mobile home was damaged by an electrical fire early in the morning on New…

Clearing the backlog: Clallam code enforcement officers using more tools

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Clearing the backlog: Clallam code enforcement officers using more tools

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County is working through its multi-year backlog of code enforcement cases after bolstering its…

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Attorney to attend all Clallam County commissioners meetings starting this month

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County commissioners will have a prosecuting attorney’s office lawyer at the table for all…

Female victim in Port Angeles triple homicide identified

Crime & Justice

Female victim in Port Angeles triple homicide identified

PORT ANGELES — A welfare check on New Year’s Eve led to the discovery of a gruesome scene…

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NEWS BRIEFS: No flight operations for this week … and other items

COUPEVILLE — There will be no field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station…

Recent storms feed snowpack in Olympic Mountains

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Recent storms feed snowpack in Olympic Mountains

PORT ANGELES — The new year will begin with a near-normal snowpack in the Olympic Mountains.

State considers adding pinto abalone to endangered species list

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State considers adding pinto abalone to endangered species list

The southern resident orcas aren’t the only species headed toward extinction in the Salish Sea. The pinto abalone…

Debris continues to litter Port Angeles’ Lincoln Park after windstorm

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Debris continues to litter Port Angeles’ Lincoln Park after windstorm

PORT ANGELES — The city parks department is still in “cleanup mode” after a windstorm knocked down at…

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Cold awakenings ahead for many in Polar Bear Dips on Tuesday

The beginning of 2019 will be a rude but exhilarating awakening for those hardy souls who plunge into…

Life

A GROWING CONCERN: Planting resolutions for a new year

JUST LOOK HOW much difference a week can make.