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Application period nears for Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program grants

OLYMPIA — The state Recreation &Conservation Office will begin accepting applications for Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program grants…

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NEWS BRIEFS: Volunteers needed for Sequim police program … and other items

SEQUIM — The Sequim Police Department is seeking applicants for its Volunteers in Police Service (VIPS) program.

Politics

Skyrocketing premiums prompt response from lawmakers

By Josh Kelety

Politics

Program before lawmakers could strengthen mental health crisis response

By Taylor McAvoy

Politics

Carbon tax plan advances in the state Senate

By Josh Kelety

State bills tackle threats to endangered orcas

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State bills tackle threats to endangered orcas

By Phuong Le

Jefferson County, Port Townsend libraries drop late fees

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Jefferson County, Port Townsend libraries drop late fees

PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Library and Port Townsend Public Library will no longer charge late fees…

Shooting range draws fire: Moratorium brings crowd to debate D’Amico’s Tarboo plans

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Shooting range draws fire: Moratorium brings crowd to debate D’Amico’s Tarboo plans

PORT TOWNSEND — The sound of automatic weapons fire filled the Superior Court. Stone-faced, Noah Frisch stood before…

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Navy taking comment on draft plan for land, cold-water maritime training

PORT TOWNSEND — The U.S. Navy is hosting an open house in Port Townsend tonight to provide information…

Opinion

DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: Read, speak, connect: Your tribes are out there

THIS KID JUNIOR is one of the great heroes of literature.

Opinion

PAT NEAL: Clamming the night tides

I’VE ALWAYS BEEN terrible at following my own advice.

Washington AG threatens suit over offshore drilling plans

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Washington AG threatens suit over offshore drilling plans

By Rachel La Corte

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Olympic National Park to accept wilderness reservation requests later this month

PORT ANGELES ­— The Olympic National Park Wilderness Information Center will begin accepting wilderness permit reservation requests beginning…

Tiny house burns in Port Townsend

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Tiny house burns in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — An early morning blaze left a transient woman without shelter after it destroyed the tiny…

WEST END NEIGHBOR: What to do when the trees fall

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WEST END NEIGHBOR: What to do when the trees fall

WHEN THE WINDS on the West End violently abuse the forest, trees fall.

Film documents immigrant’s rescue of state’s oyster industry

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Film documents immigrant’s rescue of state’s oyster industry

What was supposed to be a short historical tribute to retired oysterman Jerry Yamashita, 95, of Seattle, took…

Quilcene girl, 16, missing after leaving note, sneaking out Friday night

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Quilcene girl, 16, missing after leaving note, sneaking out Friday night

QUILCENE — The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to be on the lookout for a…

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Jefferson County commissioners approve $50,000 settlement over public records request

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County commissioners unanimously approved a $50,000 settlement with a Clark County man Monday after…

Jefferson commissioners seek public input on public records policy changes

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Jefferson commissioners seek public input on public records policy changes

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County commissioners are asking the public to weigh in on proposed changes to the…

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NEWS BRIEFS: Trail section to be blocked Wednesday … and other items

AGNEW — A section of the Olympic Discovery Trail will be blocked for the day Wednesday.