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Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce presents annual awards

PORT ANGELES — Two businessmen were honored for their service during the Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce annual awards last week. Ed Bedford received… Continue reading

Watch your behavior, mayor urges Forks residents

FORKS — The people of Forks need to get a grip on their own behavior, according to Mayor Bryon Monohon. Monohon delivered his annual State… Continue reading

One of the Peninsula College halls Keegan built renamed after him

PORT ANGELES — In a surprise ceremony to mark Peninsula College President Tom Keegan's final trustees meeting at the school, the Board of Trustees renamed… Continue reading

Peninsula College inks interim president contract

PORT ANGELES — A contract for Brinton Sprague to serve as interim Peninsula College president has been approved by the Peninsula College Board of Trustees.… Continue reading

Building opening ceremony all about jobs

PORT ANGELES — More than 100 people attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony earlier this week for a building in Airport Industrial Park near William R. Fairchild… Continue reading

Police think Forks murder suspect still in area

FORKS — Police believe that a man wanted in the stabbing murder of a young Forks woman may still be in the area, a Clallam… Continue reading

Public’s help sought in locating suspect in Forks homicide

FORKS — Police are seeking the public's assistance in finding a suspect in the murder of a Forks woman. A warrant has been issued for… Continue reading

Olympic National Park glacier details topic of program Tuesday

PORT ANGELES — How many glaciers are in the Olympic National Park? How many were there in the past? How fast are Olympic glaciers shrinking… Continue reading

Police seek suspect in stabbing death of 18-year-old woman in Forks

FORKS — A search is on for a suspect in the death of a Forks woman who died of multiple stab wounds after a domestic… Continue reading

Olympic National Park rangers help with Mount Rainier manhunt, honor guard

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Four Olympic National Park rangers assigned to help in the effort to track down a killer at Mount Rainier National Park… Continue reading

Port Angeles ‘sesquicentennial baby’ a celebrity

PORT ANGELES — Melania Christine Burke may have been in town for only a day, but she is an instant hit in 150-year-old Port Angeles.… Continue reading

Peninsula’s first baby of year born on New Year’s Day in Port Angeles [***GALLERY***]

The first baby of 2012 on the North Olympic Peninsula is a Sequim resident who was born in Port Angeles. Annabelle Cynor was born at… Continue reading

100 take New Year’s dip at three Clallam locales [**Video**]

Cloudy skies parted and a chilly breeze picked up Sunday morning as about 100 people tried the chilly waters as many more watched at three… Continue reading

No babies arrive on first day of 2012

No new year babies were born in Clallam or Jefferson counties Sunday, the first day of 2012, according to representatives from Olympic Medical Center, Forks… Continue reading

Forks man charged with burglary, theft

FORKS — A Forks man has been charged with theft and burglary after a series of burglaries in Forks. Tyeson F. Lagambina, 22, was arrested… Continue reading

One person on Peninsula arrested on DUI over Christmas holiday

Only one person was arrested for investigation of driving under the influence on the North Olympic Peninsula during the Christmas weekend, the state Traffic Safety… Continue reading

Snowy owls sweep into Peninsula from Arctic to the delight of birdwatchers

Some of the largest and most beautiful predatory birds are making a rare visit to the Olympic Peninsula this winter. “Snowy owls are here in… Continue reading

Don’t look out the window, but it’s actually been a dry December

This week’s wet weather won’t change the fact that December has been unseasonably dry for the North Olympic Peninsula. “Unless we get a huge storm,… Continue reading

Sequim Community School on state list of low-performing facilities

SEQUIM — Sequim’s Community School was included in a Department of Education list of the state’s lowest-performing schools last week. State Superintendent Randy Dorn released… Continue reading

Call for entries sent out for popular wearable art show in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — It’s time to get your art on. Jefferson County Community Foundation’s Fund for Women and Girls is seeking imaginative wearable art designs… Continue reading