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Various wares on display at Crafts by the Dock

PORT TOWNSEND — One block from the Wooden Boat Festival, you can view craftsmanship of other sorts.

Life

Garden walk, sea chanteys, dances offered this week

A garden walk, evening of sea chanteys and maritime songs and community dances are among the upcoming activities…

News

Clallam County intensifies burn ban

Clallam County has put a full burn ban in effect in unincorporated areas.

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Recent letter writer forgot a few facts about the president

A recent letter writer complained about “propaganda and fake news” and that the Democrats’ agenda “is to indoctrinate…

15 states, including Washington, sue Trump administration over ending DACA

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15 states, including Washington, sue Trump administration over ending DACA

NEW YORK — Fifteen states and the District of Columbia sued Wednesday to block President Donald Trump’s plan…

Pippa’s Real Tea takes first place in online contest; other shops on Peninsula place

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Pippa’s Real Tea takes first place in online contest; other shops on Peninsula place

PORT TOWNSEND — Pippa’s Real Tea in Port Townsend is determined to bring Americans back to their tea-drinking…

News

Coast Guard rescues injured man near Lake Quinault

WARRENTON, Ore. — The Coast Guard medically evacuated an injured man Monday afternoon 4 miles east of Lake…

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Permanent rules for Howard Street area in Port Townsend expected in January

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend City Council’s public hearing on interim land use rules for a portion…

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NEWS BRIEFS: Special meeting today between Port Angeles city, port … and other items

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles City Council and Port of Port Angeles commissioners will consider an interlocal…

Alex Biss, right, is comforted by mom April as they meet Christine Chang, kneeling at left, Alex’s first-grade teacher at Jefferson Elementary School in Port Angeles. Paige, a third-grader, looks on for her younger brother’s special day. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

News

Most Peninsula districts have resumed classes

Cape Flattery, Quilcene and Brinnon public school districts will resume classes today, while other North Olympic Peninsula districts…

Opinion

DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: To open the mind, close the eyes … and point

JANE JULIAN THOUGHT maybe she should apologize. Many of her choices for the Port Townsend Film Festival are…

Opinion

PAT NEAL: Tourist questions asked by real tourists

THIS MUST BE one of the busiest tourist seasons ever.

DACA decision stirs concern in Clallam, Jefferson counties

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DACA decision stirs concern in Clallam, Jefferson counties

Immigrant rights advocates in Clallam and Jefferson counties had little faith that President Donald Trump’s impending elimination of…

Wooden Boat Festival welcomes sailors and the curious this weekend in Port Townsend

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Wooden Boat Festival welcomes sailors and the curious this weekend in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — The Wooden Boat Festival — featuring more than 300 boats on land and in the…

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Port of Port Townsend director given raise

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port of Port Townsend’s executive director, Sam Gibboney, received a $10,000 raise after a…

News

Mount St. Helens Monument scientist leaves legacy

By Jackson Hogan

Olympic National Park Visitor Center closes today; services offered nearby

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Olympic National Park Visitor Center closes today; services offered nearby

PORT ANGELES — The Olympic National Park Visitor Center in Port Angeles will be temporarily closed beginning today…

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News The sun shines behind a flagpole in front of the Clallam County Courthouse in Port Angeles at mid-morning on Tuesday as layers of smoke from wildfires in eastern Washington and Montana filter the light to shades of orange and red.

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Smoke expected to clear from Olympic Peninsula by Thursday

PORT ANGELES — Ash that fell as smoke across the North Olympic Peninsula obscured the sun Tuesday is…

Historic yacht getting hull work in Port Townsend before heading back to water

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Historic yacht getting hull work in Port Townsend before heading back to water

PORT TOWNSEND — The historic El Primero, a yacht that has hosted several presidents and a number of…

Carlsborg girl begins second year of campaign to provide toiletries to homeless

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Carlsborg girl begins second year of campaign to provide toiletries to homeless

CARLSBORG — A Carlsborg girl who handed out 1,282 gift bags full of toiletries to homeless people in…