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Whale beached at Kalaloch still alive

A juvenile gray whale was still alive at noon today after it washed up on a remote beach Wednesday at Kalaloch on Clallam… Continue reading

Hood Canal Bridge to close for three hours tonight

SHINE – Crews will intermittently close the Hood Canal Bridge to vehicular traffic tonight and Thursday morning for construction work. The closure is scheduled for… Continue reading

Woman airlifted to Seattle hospital after three-vehicle wreck near Quilcene

Woman airlifted to Seattle hospital after three-vehicle wreck near Quilcene

A 93-year-old woman was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center after avoiding a head-on collision with a semi-truck on U.S. Highway 101 on Tuesday… Continue reading

Woman airlifted to Seattle hospital after three-vehicle wreck near Quilcene

Affordable housing to be on next Port Townsend council agenda

Port Townsend City Council members will consider furthering efforts to address a lack of affordable housing at its next council meeting by… Continue reading

Council hopefuls talk taxes at Port Angeles Position 4 forum

Council hopefuls talk taxes at Port Angeles Position 4 forum

Two Port Angeles City Council hopefuls answered questions with little difficulty and shared many of the same views during a Port Angeles… Continue reading

Council hopefuls talk taxes at Port Angeles Position 4 forum
Janeydean O’Connor ready to shine as this year’s Clallam County Fair queen

Janeydean O’Connor ready to shine as this year’s Clallam County Fair queen

For Janeydean O’Connor, earning the title of Clallam County Fair queen is only one facet of her many talents. Janeydean, 16, was… Continue reading

Janeydean O’Connor ready to shine as this year’s Clallam County Fair queen
Children celebrate at the Pumpkin Party in the Sequim Prairie Grange’s outdoor kitchen a few years ago. The event grew from an effort to start a Junior Grange in the area and has continued for 12 years each October. Sequim Gazette file photo by Matthew Nash

Sequim Prairie Grange celebrates 75 years of farming, rural living

For 75 years, members of the Sequim Prairie Grange have helped keep the rural, small town mindset alive. To celebrate their milestone, about 50 people… Continue reading

Children celebrate at the Pumpkin Party in the Sequim Prairie Grange’s outdoor kitchen a few years ago. The event grew from an effort to start a Junior Grange in the area and has continued for 12 years each October. Sequim Gazette file photo by Matthew Nash
Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin aircrew members from USCG Air Station Port Angeles share patient information with medics from Airflight Northwest on Monday evening. (Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read/U.S. Coast Guard)

Coast Guard crew from Port Angeles airlifts cruise ship patient

A Coast Guard aircrew airlifted an ill passenger aboard the cruise ship Grand Princess just after it exited the Strait of Juan… Continue reading

Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin aircrew members from USCG Air Station Port Angeles share patient information with medics from Airflight Northwest on Monday evening. (Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read/U.S. Coast Guard)

Minimum bid lowered for former Haggen store

The minimum bid for the former Port Angeles Haggen grocery building has been dropped, the president of the company auctioning the shuttered… Continue reading

Park service rescues two hikers

National Park Service back-country rangers and a rescue helicopter crew conducted two successful search and rescue operations for hikers Sunday and… Continue reading

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Researchers to explore Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary

A leading research team will explore the Quinault Canyon and other features of the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary from Friday through Sept.… Continue reading

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Port Angeles woman jailed after firing through door

A Port Angeles woman was jailed over the weekend after officers said she shot through a door toward her former roommate. Danette… Continue reading

Michael Ray Barbour accepts his Sequim High School diploma from Sequim schools superintendent Gary Neal on Aug. 5. Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group

A graduation of one: SHS celebrates newest grad thanks to summer school work

No doubt about it — Michael Ray Barbour’s 2017 Sequim High School graduation won’t be soon forgotten. After coming up just short of… Continue reading

Michael Ray Barbour accepts his Sequim High School diploma from Sequim schools superintendent Gary Neal on Aug. 5. Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group

Water quality to be topic of open house in Brinnon

Residents of East Jefferson County are invited to the county public health department’s open house for the Central Hood Canal Water Quality Project… Continue reading

UPDATE: Port Angeles motorcyclist airlifted from wreck near Hood Canal Bridge

A Port Angeles woman was flown to Harborview Medical Center on Sunday afternoon after her motorcycle rear-ended a Jeep Cherokee on state… Continue reading

American Revolutionary War re-enactor Dennis LeMay of San Diego, Calif., left, oversees a collection of troops in a firearms drill Friday at the third annual Northwest Colonial Festival at the George Washington Inn near Agnew. The event, which continues today from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., features a collection of re-enactors demonstrating a variety of activities, including life in the 1700s while focusing on the April 19, 1775, “Skirmish on Lexington Green” and the “Battle for Concord Bridge.” (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Northwest Colonial Festival bursts into life at historic George Washington Inn

The third annual Northwest Colonial Festival will wrap today with two landmark events that occurred April 19, 1775: the skirmish on Lexington… Continue reading

American Revolutionary War re-enactor Dennis LeMay of San Diego, Calif., left, oversees a collection of troops in a firearms drill Friday at the third annual Northwest Colonial Festival at the George Washington Inn near Agnew. The event, which continues today from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., features a collection of re-enactors demonstrating a variety of activities, including life in the 1700s while focusing on the April 19, 1775, “Skirmish on Lexington Green” and the “Battle for Concord Bridge.” (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Bridge closure canceled

Tonight’s scheduled closure of the Hood Canal Bridge has been canceled. Additional night closures — which have been from 11 p.m.to 4 a.m.… Continue reading

Motorcyclist in satisfactory condition after wreck near Quilcene

A Shelton motorcyclist was listed in satisfactory condition at Harborview Medical Center on Saturday after a three-vehicle wreck on U.S. Highway 101. Timothy… Continue reading

One-boat service returns; damaged MV Salish expected to be out until end of August

One-boat service returns; damaged MV Salish expected to be out until end of August

The Port Townsend-Coupeville ferry route will revert to one-boat service Monday. The MV Salish, which ran aground trying to enter Keystone Harbor… Continue reading

One-boat service returns; damaged MV Salish expected to be out until end of August

Port Angeles man arrested after allegedly pointing loaded assault rifle at passing car

A Port Angeles man will make his first court appearance Monday after he was arrested Friday afternoon for allegedly pointing a loaded… Continue reading