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High winds knock out power to hundreds in Jefferson County

QUILCENE — Residents of Quilcene were without power for hours Wednesday after trees took down power lines during…

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Lawyers in CIA torture case argue over secret documents

The Associated Press

Lawmakers, activists call for release of Seattle ‘dreamer’

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Lawmakers, activists call for release of Seattle ‘dreamer’

By Lisa Baumann and Gene Johnson

Sequim School District heartened by passage of levies

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Sequim School District heartened by passage of levies

Sequim schools are feeling the love post-Valentine’s Day.

Opinion

PAT NEAL: Don’t get suckered in by sunshine

IT WAS DAYLIGHT on the river.

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Jews fleeing Nazis didn’t shirk their duty by leaving homeland, and neither are Syrian refugees

Immigrants fleeing their homeland will become a burden, and many harbor an intent to harm the United States.

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Thank you for your coverage on public land legislation without taxpayer benefit

Many thanks to the Peninsula Daily News and “Outdoors” columnist Michael Carman for publishing information on federal legislation…

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Jefferson County seeks funds for Port Hadlock wastewater system

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County is struggling to find funds for the Port Hadlock wastewater system as officials…

Port Townsend debates sanctuary city status; new draft resolution to be considered later this month

Politics

Port Townsend debates sanctuary city status; new draft resolution to be considered later this month

PORT TOWNSEND — A three-member City Council subcommittee will draft a new resolution that would, if approved, declare…

Port Angeles man accused of bus assault, and others, committed to mental hospital

Crime

Port Angeles man accused of bus assault, and others, committed to mental hospital

PORT ANGELES — A 60-year-old former military electronics technician who admitted Tuesday he viciously attacked a woman on…

Death penalty repeal bill not expected to advance

Politics

Death penalty repeal bill not expected to advance

By Rachel La Corte

News

Nominations accepted now for Heart of Service award

NOW IS THE time to nominate your local hero.

News

NEWS BRIEFS: Pavement repair planned starting Thursday in Port Angeles … and other items

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Search called off for fishermen aboard a crabbing in Bering Sea

The Associated Press

State bills seek to buffer potential repeal of health care law

Politics

State bills seek to buffer potential repeal of health care law

By Rachel La Corte

Port Townsend woman in critical condition after head-on wreck with dump truck

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Port Townsend woman in critical condition after head-on wreck with dump truck

PORT TOWNSEND — A Port Townsend woman was in critical condition Wednesday after a head-on collision between a…

Dozens gather in Port Townsend for protest against raids, deportation

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Dozens gather in Port Townsend for protest against raids, deportation

PORT TOWNSEND — More than 60 people gathered outside the Port Townsend post office to show support for…

A volunteer carries cardboard to the stream bank where workers installed a continuous half mile of cardboard and live native shrub stakes to smother invasive, non-native reed canary grass and re-establish a forest buffer zone to benefit fish and wildlife. (Connie Gallant)

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PHOTO GALLERY: Plant-a-thon at Tarboo Reserve

PORT TOWNSEND — Volunteers planted a record 6,500 trees and shrubs in one day during the 11th Northwest…

Nicolas Harper and Samantha Trone from Swan School in Port Townsend were among the 140 volunteers planting trees at Tarboo Wildlife Preserve near Quilcene on Feb 4. (Connie Gallant)

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Plant-A-Thon sets record as volunteers place 6,500 trees, shrubs

PORT TOWNSEND — Volunteers planted a record 6,500 trees and shrubs in one day during the 11th Northwest…

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Vehicular traffic makes its way down Hill Street in Port Angeles, sharing the road with a connecting link of the Olympic Discovery Trail, designated as the shoulder of the roadway.

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Olympic Discovery Trail section in Port Angeles being redesigned

PORT ANGELES — A nearly 2-mile portion of the Olympic Discovery Trail that links central Port Angeles with…