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

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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

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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

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Death penalty repeal bill not expected to advance

By Rachel La Corte

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Nominations accepted now for Heart of Service award

NOW IS THE time to nominate your local hero.

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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

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State bills seek to buffer potential repeal of health care law

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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…

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Judge says Trump travel ban case can proceed in lower court

By Martha Bellisle

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NEWS BRIEFS: Fire destroys vehicle in Port Ludlow … and other items

PORT LUDLOW — A driver managed to escape uninjured from a car fire that engulfed her vehicle Sunday.

Chimacum voters OK levy renewal

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Chimacum voters OK levy renewal

PORT TOWNSEND — The Chimacum School District measure on today’s ballot was approved, according to the resutls of…

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Sequim, Quillayute Valley ballot items gaining approval in first counts

PORT ANGELES — Two measures for Sequim School District and one for Quillayute Valley School District appeared headed…

Mental health services could be under Jefferson Healthcare by end of year

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Mental health services could be under Jefferson Healthcare by end of year

PORT TOWNSEND — Mental health care in East Jefferson County, currently run by Discovery Behavioral Health, could be…

Pastor, rabbi, imam speak of interfaith spirituality in ‘Amigos’ presentation

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Pastor, rabbi, imam speak of interfaith spirituality in ‘Amigos’ presentation

PORT ANGELES — An imam, a pastor and a rabbi walked into a church.

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Eye on Olympia: Elwha River bridge funds in transportation budget proposal

OLYMPIA — Funding for a new bridge across the Elwha River on U.S. Highway 101 west of Port…

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NEWS BRIEFS: Evenings with authors start Tuesday in PT … and other items

PORT TOWNSEND — Goddard College’s Port Townsend campus and Master of Fine Arts in