Last team makes it over the finish line in Race to Alaska

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Last team makes it over the finish line in Race to Alaska

KETCHIKAN, Alaska — The last boat in the race, Team Oaracle, has crossed the finish line in Ketchikan,…

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Volunteers hand out information to aid crabbing

PORT TOWNSEND — Two organizations are teaming up to help educate crabbers to cut back on the number…

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Highway lane blocked after small fire breaks out

IRONDALE — A small fire along state Highway 19 in Irondale led to the shutting down of one…

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Hood Canal Bridge closures set for tonight into Friday

SHINE – The Hood Canal Bridge will be closed to vehicular traffic several times tonight, with each closure…

Opinion

DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: Best of humanity in action in two local books

READING A GOOD book is like bodysurfing: You dive in, paddle — and the wave lifts and sweeps…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: The Better Care Reconciliation Act is not a healthcare bill; it’s a tax cut bill.

The Better Care Reconciliation Act is not a healthcare bill.

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: If we can’t care for our elders what does that say about us?

The House and Republican alternative proposals (the American Health Care Act — AHCA) to the Affordable Care Act…

Microsoft, Trump administration clash over email searches

Business

Microsoft, Trump administration clash over email searches

By Mark Sherman

Business

Estes Builders donates to Peninsula agencies

POULSBO — Estes Builders of Poulsbo has made cash awards to agencies on the North Olympic Peninsula.

Politics

Wyman: Vote fraud claim ‘ludicrous’; refers Trump to website

The Associated Press

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NEWS BRIEFS: Drink and Draw event set Thursday … and other items

PORT ANGELES — Drink and Draw, a free event for all ages, is planned at 7 p.m. Thursday.

Filmmaker Morgan Neville to be Port Townsend Film Festival special guest

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Filmmaker Morgan Neville to be Port Townsend Film Festival special guest

PORT TOWNSEND — Academy Award-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville will be the special guest at September’s Port Townsend Film…

Behind the scenes: Pyrotechnician tells of prep for Port Townsend fireworks show

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Behind the scenes: Pyrotechnician tells of prep for Port Townsend fireworks show

PORT TOWNSEND — Port Townsend’s third annual Old School 4th of July fireworks are a summer staple for…

Harsh winter took heavy toll on wildlife across western U.S.

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Harsh winter took heavy toll on wildlife across western U.S.

By Bob Moen

Opinion

PAT NEAL: A short history of tourists

NOW THAT THE tourists are finally here it’s easy to remember why we put a season on them.

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Hood Canal Bridge closures planned tonight

SHINE – The Hood Canal Bridge will be closed to vehicular traffic several times tonight, with each closure…

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Two more bodies discovered in Olympic National Park in addition to one believed to be Krull

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Olympic National Park officials recovered the bodies of three people in three different areas…

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Jefferson PUD plans next tree trimming project

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County Public Utility District crews soon will trim trees along Beaver Valley Road, Rhody…

Official: Body recovered from Olympic National Park likely missing hiker

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Official: Body recovered from Olympic National Park likely missing hiker

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — A hiker has found a body in Olympic National Park that officials believe is…

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Jefferson County celebrations fete the Fourth

Celebrations in Jefferson County today will mark the Fourth of July.