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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

Forks: Old Fashioned Fourth of July begins

By Gretchen Harnack FORKS -- Nearly 1,000 participants and spectators kicked off the 2001 Forks Old Fashioned Fourth of July on Wednesday. The annual Grand… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Granite Falls man enjoys orchestrating fireworks

By Matthew Fritsch PORT ANGELES -- When the aerial fireworks display was launched Wednesday night, Jim Ibea was at ground zero. The pyrotechnist from Granite… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Hundreds line downtown streets for parade

By Matthew Fritsch PORT ANGELES -- Sitting on lawn chairs, blankets and in strollers, hundreds of spectators turned out for Port Angeles' first Fourth of… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Group seeks $100,000 from City Council for performing arts center

By Matthew Fritsch PORT ANGELES -- A local nonprofit group presented a written request Tuesday evening to the City Council seeking $100,000 to study the… Continue reading