Winners finish Seventy48 race in under 10 hours

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Winners finish Seventy48 race in under 10 hours

PORT TOWNSEND — Under a star-filled sky and on calm seas, Epic, a kayak team from Bellingham, won…

WEST END NEIGHBOR: Roof, not rain, dampens spirits

Opinion

WEST END NEIGHBOR: Roof, not rain, dampens spirits

SITTING ON THE bank of the Sol Duc River, Stan Fouts said, “I love my national park but…

Diplomas awarded with more to come as graduations continue on the Peninsula

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Diplomas awarded with more to come as graduations continue on the Peninsula

Ceremonies for four high schools and Peninsula College are scheduled for this weekend.

News

NEWS BRIEFS: Field carrier practices set; Port Angeles native is named to college dean’s list

COUPEVILLE — There will be field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey…

Crime & Justice

Two arrested for investigation of Kai Tah assault

PORT TOWNSEND — Two men have been arrested for investigation of an assault on a 60-year-old man in…

News

Jefferson Healthcare breakfast to benefit hospice services

PORT TOWNSEND — The eighth annual Hospice Foundation for Jefferson Healthcare breakfast event will feature an address by…

Swaziland youth’s attempt to come to U.S. rejected

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Swaziland youth’s attempt to come to U.S. rejected

PORT TOWNSEND — Efforts to bring Walter Maphalala, a 19-year-old student, from Swaziland to the Northwest have been…

Monroe family identified as victims in Brinnon cabin explosion

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Monroe family identified as victims in Brinnon cabin explosion

BRINNON — Officials are calling the explosion that left a family of five from Monroe dead in Brinnon…

Life

HELP LINE: No one lives forever, so don’t waste life

AS A RESULT of rather considerable examination and contemplation, I’ve concluded that mortality is a lousy idea.

HORSEPLAY: Mini horse teaches big lessons

Life

HORSEPLAY: Mini horse teaches big lessons

I’M LEARNING ALL sorts of new things since adding Gypsy, a dainty black and white mini-horse, to the…

THE COOKING HOBBYIST: Things can go right — and so wrong — in the kitchen

Life

THE COOKING HOBBYIST: Things can go right — and so wrong — in the kitchen

I’VE BEEN EXPERIMENTING lately.

Life

A GROWING CONCERN: Time to guard against pests in the garden

As spring slowly gives way to the approaching summer season (today is the first day of late, late…

PHOTOS: Steampunk Festival rolls out adventures in Port Townsend

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PHOTOS: Steampunk Festival rolls out adventures in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — Adventures of the imagination are flourishing in Port Townsend this weekend with the Brass Screw…

Crime & Justice

Court sets $100,000 bond for man accused of fourth-degree assault

PORT TOWNSEND — A transient man charged with fourth-degree assault with sexual motivation is being held in jail…

Inaugural Seventy48 race draws chef, many others

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Inaugural Seventy48 race draws chef, many others

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson Healthcare’s Executive Chef Arran Stark is known for delivering oatmeal via paddleboard to the…

Life

BIRD WATCH: Young birds provide much entertainment

“THERE IT GOES again.”

Legislature gives schools more money but also more earmarks

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Legislature gives schools more money but also more earmarks

SEQUIM — Public school officials from across the North Olympic Peninsula aired their concerns about school funding during…

News

NEWS BRIEFS: Snow likely in mountains this weekend … and other items

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — The National Weather Service issued a special weather statement for those planning to travel…

Business

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

• Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce — Monthly luncheon meetings are held on the second Wednesday of…

News

UPDATE: Total of five people killed in explosion, fire near Brinnon

UPDATE: The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said Monday morning it was a family of five that died in…