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Camera station documents a Pacific marten in Olympic National Forest

A rare Pacific marten recorded by a motion-triggered wildlife camera is the first time the species has been recorded by a… Continue reading

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Jefferson PUD OKs loan to upgrade internet

Fiber project to provide high-speed service

Schools struggle to hire as students return

Clallam County districts report need for support staff

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The band Aurora Avenue opens the THING Music and Arts Festival with a set played on Littlefield Green at Fort Worden State Park on Friday.

THING Music and Arts Festival kicks off

The band Aurora Avenue opens the THING Music and Arts Festival with a set played on Littlefield Green at Fort Worden State Park on Friday.… Continue reading

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The band Aurora Avenue opens the THING Music and Arts Festival with a set played on Littlefield Green at Fort Worden State Park on Friday.
The Fulton Street Chamber Players — Rachel Swerdlow, Walter Gray and Cordula Merks — and guest artists highlight the Concerts in the Barn series this weekend in Quilcene.

Fulton Street Chamber Players featured in Quilcene

Penultimate weekend of season’s Concerts in the Barn

The Fulton Street Chamber Players — Rachel Swerdlow, Walter Gray and Cordula Merks — and guest artists highlight the Concerts in the Barn series this weekend in Quilcene.

US grant funds a new program

Media tech school expected to spur living-wage jobs

The stolen black 2022 Dodge sits mangled on the roadside. The pickup had collided head-on with a 2016 Honda Pilot after a short pursuit. (Clallam County Sheriff’s Office)

Chase leads to discovery of ‘stacks’ of mail, counterfeit drugs

An early-morning police chase in west Port Angeles on Wednesday led to the discovery of “stacks” of Kitsap County mail, stolen identification… Continue reading

The stolen black 2022 Dodge sits mangled on the roadside. The pickup had collided head-on with a 2016 Honda Pilot after a short pursuit. (Clallam County Sheriff’s Office)
Jefferson Healthcare CEO Mike Glenn, left, speaks to U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer, a Democrat representing the Olympic Peninsula, during a visit to the main hospital facility in Port Townsend on Wednesday. (Courtesy photo)

Congressman Kilmer tours Jefferson Healthcare campus

Staff share concerns about staffing, upgrading facility

Jefferson Healthcare CEO Mike Glenn, left, speaks to U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer, a Democrat representing the Olympic Peninsula, during a visit to the main hospital facility in Port Townsend on Wednesday. (Courtesy photo)

Port of Port Angeles delays its Maritime Trade Center design

Projected cost of 16,000-square-foot building over budget

A construction crew prepares support structures for a new elevated walkway that will link the historic railroad trestle to the Dungeness River Nature Center at Railroad Bridge Park in Sequim and the existing Olympic Discovery Trail. The work is part of a project to restore the floodplain of the Dungeness River while providing improved access to the plaza of the recently opened nature center. The new walkway will include a bypass span, providing a direct route for pedestrians and bicyclists using the trail. Work is expected to be completed this fall. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Railroad bridge construction

A construction crew prepares support structures for a new elevated walkway that will link the historic railroad trestle to the Dungeness River Nature Center at… Continue reading

A construction crew prepares support structures for a new elevated walkway that will link the historic railroad trestle to the Dungeness River Nature Center at Railroad Bridge Park in Sequim and the existing Olympic Discovery Trail. The work is part of a project to restore the floodplain of the Dungeness River while providing improved access to the plaza of the recently opened nature center. The new walkway will include a bypass span, providing a direct route for pedestrians and bicyclists using the trail. Work is expected to be completed this fall. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Olympic Medical Center ER patients to get two bills

Change to come into effect Oct. 1

Advisory board supports removal of Port Townsend poplars

Design concept now goes to city, port, PUD for final vote

A hot air balloon piloted by Captain Crystal Stout drifts over the Dungeness Valley west of Sequim in this 2012 file photo. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Air Affaire to showcase aviation industry

Saturday event includes last hurrah for balloon program

A hot air balloon piloted by Captain Crystal Stout drifts over the Dungeness Valley west of Sequim in this 2012 file photo. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Body is recovered from Lake Crescent

Man identified as tourist from Minnesota

U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer, a Democrat representing Washington’s 6th Congressional District, shakes hands with Chimacum School District Superintendent Scott Mauk in Port Hadlock on Wednesday. Kilmer visited the sites of two sewer projects his office is working on securing federal funding for. (Peter Segall / Peninsula Daily News)

Kilmer tours infrastructure efforts in Jefferson County

Federal funding is lined up, but still has to pass Senate

U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer, a Democrat representing Washington’s 6th Congressional District, shakes hands with Chimacum School District Superintendent Scott Mauk in Port Hadlock on Wednesday. Kilmer visited the sites of two sewer projects his office is working on securing federal funding for. (Peter Segall / Peninsula Daily News)

Police chase leads to wreck, trio of charges

A police chase early Wednesday morning in western Port Angeles ended with a wrecked vehicle and a trio of charges against a… Continue reading

The 2022 Music on the Strait festival's Friday, Sept. 2 concert features virtuoso pianist George Li (pictured), cellist Saeunn Thorsteinsdottir and Shostakovich’s Eighth String Quartet. (Simon Fowler)

Composer once in Minidoka to be in Peninsula music festival

Paul Chihara to be guest of honor at Music on the Strait

The 2022 Music on the Strait festival's Friday, Sept. 2 concert features virtuoso pianist George Li (pictured), cellist Saeunn Thorsteinsdottir and Shostakovich’s Eighth String Quartet. (Simon Fowler)

Divers search for body at Devil’s Punchbowl after witness reports

Divers from Olympic National Park were searching Tuesday for the body of a man reported to have gone underwater at the… Continue reading

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Hopefuls debate housing policies

County commission candidates priorities differ

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