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Neah Bay: 77th Makah Days to be held Friday through Sunday

By Nancy Rudolph Today through Sunday marks the 77th annual Makah Days celebration in Neah Bay. "There is an excitement in the air this year,"… Continue reading

What happened at Mount Rainier?

The Associated Press LONGMIRE -- Melting glacier water continued to strip debris from a flank of Mount Rainier on Wednesday, sending car-sized boulders downstream and… Continue reading

Peninsula: Summer coolest in nearly 50 years

By David Klepper Farmers and salmon looking for a reprieve from this year's drought have received some help from cooler-than-normal temperatures. So far, this summer… Continue reading

Sequim: Co-op asks voluntary water cutbacks

By David Klepper SEQUIM -- An area irrigation cooperative is urging rural residents to conserve water in the face of shrinking water supplies. It's just… Continue reading

Neah Bay: State extends tug contract

By David Klepper NEAH BAY -- The state has extended the contract with the Barbara Foss tugboat for one year, ensuring its return to Neah… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Two charged in city truck thefts, arsons

By David Klepper PORT ANGELES -- Two men were charged Monday with burglary, theft and arson after allegedly taking two city trucks and setting them… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Command of cutter Active to change Thursday

By William M. Hatch Command of the North Olympic Peninsula's largest Coast Guard cutter will change Thursday morning. Cmdr. John F. Prince will relieve Capt.… Continue reading

Sequim: Commissioners agree to historical Hyer Farm purchase

By William M. Hatch Clallam County commissioners agreed Tuesday to purchase more than three acres of the historical Hyer Farm near Sequim. The county will… Continue reading

Sequim-area residents voice concern over gravel pit project

By William M. Hatch Sequim-area residents concerned about possible aquifer contamination turned out Monday to object to a proposal to deepen a gravel pit on… Continue reading

West End: Coast Guard officials suggest “auxiliary station” for LaPush

By William M. Hatch LAPUSH -- Coast Guard officials suggested Monday that their Quillayute River station in LaPush be converted into "auxiliary" operated by trained… Continue reading

Joyce: Neah Bay woman survives fiery crash west of Joyce

BY Gretchen Harnack JOYCE -- A Neah Bay woman was transported to Olympic Medical Center following a fiery crash Thursday on state Route 112 near… Continue reading

Port Angeles: State’s $100,000 grant to aid Kalakala project

PENINSULA DAILY NEWS AND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The aging art deco ferry Kalakala has been awarded a $100,000 state history-and-heritage grant. It's not all its… Continue reading

Cutter Adelie arrives for duty at Ediz Hook

By Dan Hart With water cannons spraying, the cutter Adelie proudly cruised into Port Angeles on Tuesday, taking its place as the Coast Guard's second… Continue reading

AGNEW: Fire hits garage, auto in Clallam

BY Elizabeth Williams AGNEW -- A fire Sunday afternoon destroyed a garage workshop and a car which was parked inside. No one was injured The… Continue reading

Peninsula: PT Paper, other small mills work with pride

BY Kim Eckart PORT TOWNSEND -- Posted on a wall inside the Port Townsend Paper Corp. are samples of the day's work: some two dozen… Continue reading

West End: Makah woman lauded at Miss Washington pageant

BY Elizabeth Williams Jessica Greene, the 18-year-old Makah woman who won the state's Miss All Nations title in February, walked away with the Most Inspirational… Continue reading

Alex … Ichiro. Ichiro … Alex

By Greg Johns Hey, Alex. Listen up. No boos here. No anger. No sarcasm. Just a suggestion. When you line up along the first base… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Alleged stabbing victim arrested

By Elizabeth Williams PORT ANGELES -- Shawn Michael Peterson, the alleged victim in a recent stabbing, was arrested Friday night on a bench warrant. Peterson,… Continue reading

Sequim: Fire guts portion of house

By Elizabeth Williams SEQUIM -- Fire gutted the kitchen and garage of a single-story home at 252 Parish Road on Saturday afternoon. No one was… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Two survive 550-foot plunge down hillside

By Matthew Fritsch An Independence Day party nearly turned tragic for two Port Angeles residents when their pickup tumbled 550 feet down a hillside, ejecting… Continue reading