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Ribbon-cutting, Mother’s Day breakfast, geology lecture set this weekend

A ribbon-cutting, a Mother’s Day breakfast and a geology lecture are among upcoming activities on the North Olympic…

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NEWS BRIEFS: Port Angeles Public Works to host May 26 open house to fete new pump station … and other items

PORT ANGELES — The city’s Public Works and Utilities Department will hold an open house at its new…

TRACK AND FIELD: Postseason revs up in big way for area teams

Sports

TRACK AND FIELD: Postseason revs up in big way for area teams

JOYCE — Cameron Buzzell handled the sprints and Isaac Jay Brunk the long-distance runs as the Neah Bay…

Port Angeles’ Bobby Harrison and Leanne Price caught this 155-pound halibut in 80 feet of water on the third day of halibut fishing last Thursday.

Sports

OUTDOORS: Couple lands halibut ‘big enough to swallow a basketball’

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles anglers Bobby Harrison and Leanne Price put in the time and the effort…

Port Townsend sisters headed to reptile symposium

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Port Townsend sisters headed to reptile symposium

PORT TOWNSEND — Sisters Lauren and Grace Taracka are heading to New Mexico from Port Townsend to attend…

Power, traffic to make way today in Port Townsend as apartment building is moved

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Power, traffic to make way today in Port Townsend as apartment building is moved

PORT TOWNSEND — Power will be out in some areas of Port Townsend for several hours today and…

Sequim Irrigation Festival begins its Grand Finale

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Sequim Irrigation Festival begins its Grand Finale

SEQUIM — Building on a 122-year-old tradition, the Sequim Irrigation Festival’s Grand Finale Weekend will commence today and…

Residents pack Port Angeles council chambers to demand answers of experts on drug abuse

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Residents pack Port Angeles council chambers to demand answers of experts on drug abuse

PORT ANGELES — Residents who filled the Port Angeles City Council chambers and lobby Tuesday night said they…

Slow cleanup nets much frustration at Rayonier mill

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Slow cleanup nets much frustration at Rayonier mill

PORT ANGELES — Residents are irritated by the ongoing, two-decades-old environmental cleanup at the former 75.6 acre Rayonier…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: How does robbing us of environmental and workplace protections help us?

I fail to see how America is made great again by stripping people of their privacy rights (Senate…

An emergency sign flashes by the Hanford Nuclear Reservation on Tuesday in Richland. (Manuel Valdes/The Associated Press)

News

Tunnel collapse renews safety concerns about nuclear sites

By Nicholas K. Geranios and Manuel Valdes

Business

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Clallam PUD earns Reliable Public Power Provider designation … and other items

CARLSBORG — The Clallam Public Utility District recently earned the Reliable Public Power Provider (RP3) designation from the…

This image provided by the U.S. Department of Energy shows a 20-foot-by-20-foot hole in the roof of a storage tunnel at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation near Richland on Tuesday. (U.S. Department of Energy via AP)

News

Tunnel with nuclear waste collapses in Washington state

By Nicholas K. Geranios

Peninsula robotics teams compete in international contest

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Peninsula robotics teams compete in international contest

PORT TOWNSEND — Two high school robotics teams from the North Olympic Peninsula held their own at the…

News

Port Townsend council OKs short-term rental changes, with final approval to be considered next week

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend City Council approved on a first reading a city ordinance that changes…

New trail opens on Miller Peninsula; organizer says project partners multiple agencies

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New trail opens on Miller Peninsula; organizer says project partners multiple agencies

SEQUIM — After three years of waiting for the go-ahead, Powell Jones, executive director of the Dungeness River…

Benjamin Bonner

Crime & Justice

Attorney says Bainbridge man will plead not guilty to causing death of Sequim woman

PORT ANGELES — The Bainbridge High School student who authorities say confessed to killing a 71-year-old Sequim-area children’s…

Business

GiveBig donations collected today; 20 Peninsula nonprofits participating

SEATTLE — North Olympic Peninsula nonprofits are among those that can benefit from the Seattle Foundation’s seventh annual…

Letters to the Editor

LETTER: Nonaggressive pact with North Korea the only way to stave off nuclear bloodbath

Public opinion and the courts may eventually prevent President Donald Trump and Congress from destroying our nation domestically.

Arts & Entertainment

Tickets on sale for next Rainshadow Chorale concerts

Tickets are on sale for the RainShadow Chorale concert, “Let My Love Be Heard,” which will be performed…