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Real bridge builders: Port Angeles students take tops honors in statewide contest

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles High School students took first and second and fourth place overall at the American Society of Civil Engineers Popsicle Stick… Continue reading

U.S. Highway 101 crash sends seven to hospital

Sequim — A Victoria man was severely injured in three-car wreck on U.S. Highway 101 that sent six people to Olympic Medical Center in Port… Continue reading

‘I was told I would never have a baby’: Mom learned of pregnancy five days before delivering healthy Dale Jr.

PORT ANGELES — Dale Michael Clairmore Jr. is an unexpected gift at the end of a very emotional year for his parents, Miho Yamaguchi-Clairmore and… Continue reading

Peninsula cheerleaders avoid state competition illness

North Olympic Peninsula cheerleaders escaped an intestinally virus that sickened more than 200 cheerleaders and their supporters at the state cheerleading championships — because they… Continue reading

Snowgrass concert has banner turnout

PORT ANGELES — A banner turnout for the 10th annual Snowgrass festival thrilled organizers and showed Clallam County's love of bluegrass and related music. About… Continue reading

Port Angeles is team to beat at annual engineering competition

PORT ANGELES — Three months of planning and construction, hundreds of Popsicle sticks and untold hours of work will end with the sound of splintering… Continue reading

Man dies from boat explosion injuries

SEATTLE — A 78-year-old man injured in a boat explosion at Sequim's John Wayne Marina on Feb. 7 has died in the intensive-care unit at… Continue reading

Talent show beneficiary has renewed hope

PORT ANGELES — Camille Frazier is a fighter. Frazier, who was diagnosed with cancer for the second time in five years, thinks she is winning.… Continue reading

Man dies from boat explosion injuries

SEATTLE — A 78-year-old man injured in a boat explosion at Sequim’s John Bay Marina on Feb. 7 has died in the intensive-care unit at… Continue reading

21 acts set for Port Angeles school talent show

PORT ANGELES — Twenty-one acts will take the stage Friday for the third annual Port Angeles High School Talent Show, a fundraiser to benefit Camille… Continue reading

Clallam property values go down, but will taxes?

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County property values dropped by $506 million in 2011 from 2010 and have plummeted by more than a billion dollars since… Continue reading

Neah Bay students finalists in national project; already win $70,000 prize

NEAH BAY — Students in Neah Bay will be awarded $70,000 in technology and software for their school, thanks to a student documentary project that… Continue reading

Peninsula College bids farewell to outgoing president

PORT ANGELES — After 11 years, $120 million in improvements to the campus and a shift in academic culture, Tom Keegan said goodbye to the… Continue reading

Students create mock businesses for final project

PORT ANGELES — Nearly 100 high school seniors presented their business ideas to regional business leaders, and for many of them, their graduation this spring… Continue reading

Surf’s up: Group keeps lookout for tsunami debris on area beaches [ *** GALLERY *** ]

NEAH BAY — If there is anyone who knows about beach debris, it's surfers. Surfers often travel the world seeking the perfect wave — but… Continue reading

Four Peninsula schools earn state honors

Four North Olympic Peninsula schools earned the Washington Achievement Award for 2011, including two that were recognized as being among the best schools in the… Continue reading

No emergency for Park Responder; ship involved in training exercise

PORT ANGELES — Smoke rolling off the W.C. Park Responder, which was making slow progress Thursday in the Strait of Juan de Fuca between Port… Continue reading

Reception set for departing Peninsula College president today

PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College President Tom Keegan will bid the school goodbye today. Friends and associates are invited to a farewell reception from 5… Continue reading

Want to help others? Foster some vegetables

PORT ANGELES — Raising vegetables to help people requires a little water, a little work and a big heart. But foster vegetable growers don’t even… Continue reading

Burglars tie up resident with duct tape, ransack trailer

CARLSBORG — A resident was tied up with duct tape during a home invasion robbery Monday night, the third such robbery in Clallam County this… Continue reading