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Forks: Police say autopsy results conclude “John Doe” drowned

FORKS -- An unidentified man whose body was found Monday in a creek near downtown Forks apparently drowned sometime last week, officials say. Preliminary results… Continue reading

Forks: Police seek clues about dead man’s identity

FORKS -- Police are awaiting results of an autopsy to identify the cause of death of a man found Monday afternoon in a creek near… Continue reading

Jefferson: ACLU sues over jail conditions

PORT HADLOCK -- The American Civil Liberties Union says the Jefferson County jail is "so far below acceptable standards as to constitute cruel and unusual… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Where no lawyer has gone before

PORT ANGELES -- Attorney and Judge Brian Paul Coughenour takes law where no legal mind has gone before -- into the ethical and moral conflicts… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Oil spill leads to $25,000 fine

PORT ANGELES -- An oil tanker company has been fined $25,000 for spilling more than 400 gallons of crude oil in Port Angeles Harbor last… Continue reading

Olympic National Park: Ranger, twin brother on ski patrol at Winter Games

PARK CITY, Utah -- Olympic National Park Ranger Dan Pontbriand knows all the twists and turns of the giant slalom course. Long before athletes at… Continue reading

West End: Celebrity otter moved to coastal waters off LaPush

LAPUSH -- A playful sea otter prone to hopping into kayakers' laps in Puget Sound has been deported to a coastal sea otter population in… Continue reading

Forks families who fled fire wait, hope for permanent housing

FORKS -- Rose Greene and her 9-year-old daughter have been living in a Forks motel room since their apartment was ravaged by fire last week.… Continue reading

It’s Valentine’s Day — so why not get hitched in Port Angeles?

PORT ANGELES -- If you want to say "I do" on Valentine's Day, head toward the water -- and don't forget your camera. No, it… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Island County to provide jury in Davis slaying trial

PORT ANGELES -- Jurors chosen for the May murder trial of a Port Angeles man accused of killing a sheriff's deputy will be in for… Continue reading

Port Angeles City Hall, church hit by arsonist; man arrested

PORT ANGELES -- Police arrested a local man late Saturday for a string of apparent arsons, including one at City Hall. John Douglas Deckebach, 38,… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Accused deputy killer to be tried in Clallam County with visiting jurors

PORT ANGELES -- The man charged in the shooting death of a sheriff's deputy will be tried in Clallam County, but jurors will be selected… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Judge overturns city Highland Courte decision

PORT ANGELES -- A judge has reversed a City Council decision that prevented a drug and alcohol treatment facility from obtaining a permanent land-use permit.… Continue reading

Olympic National Park: Woman killed when Jeep plummets off Hurricane Ridge Road

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- A Port Angeles man is being held in Clallam County jail on suspicion of vehicular homicide after a 21-year-old passenger in… Continue reading

Sequim: Popular downtown mural needs a new home

SEQUIM -- Eight years ago, Judith Winthrop received one of the best gifts she could get -- a $300 likeness of her deceased dog painted… Continue reading

Peninsula families welcome USS Carl Vinson crew kin home

BREMERTON -- From her Port Townsend home, Trish Cobb waved at her son aboard the USS Carl Vinson Wednesday morning as the aircraft carrier returned… Continue reading

PENINSULA: REGION PREPARES TO WELCOME – USS VINSON’S RETURN

Tears, flags, and red, white and blue will greet 3,000 crew -- plus guests -- aboard the USS Carl Vinson as they return to Bremerton… Continue reading

West End: Bones stir chilling tale

SEKIU -- Dirty clothes, a rusty bicycle and bones teetering on the edge of a 30-foot cliff have some Sekiu residents wracking their brains for… Continue reading

Neah Bay: Makah seek federal funding for whaling manager

NEAH BAY -- The Makah tribe's request for federal funding for fisheries research will also include management for future whaling activity. In addition to its… Continue reading

Rep. Dicks says he”ll focus on Peninsula jobs

U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks told crowds of residents in Port Angeles and Port Townsend on Saturday that his one of his main priorities this year… Continue reading