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A trail closure sign and temporary trail map are affixed to a gate blocking Olympic Hot Springs Road into Olympic National Park in the Elwha Valley west of Port Angeles on Thursday. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News ()

Washouts: Damaged roads limit access in Olympic National Park

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Two Olympic National Park roads await repairs months after the raging rivers that damaged them have returned to their usual levels.… Continue reading

A trail closure sign and temporary trail map are affixed to a gate blocking Olympic Hot Springs Road into Olympic National Park in the Elwha Valley west of Port Angeles on Thursday. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News ()
This scene is from a video of Neah Bay eagles by Jason Todd Roberts. His videos of eagles will be presented during Eagle Fest on Saturday. (Jason Todd Roberts)

WEEKEND: Makah to offer a celebration of eagles Saturday with 2016 Eagle Fest

NEAH BAY — The eagles have arrived in Neah Bay, and they will be welcomed Saturday with the Makah tribe's annual celebratory Eagle Fest. The… Continue reading

This scene is from a video of Neah Bay eagles by Jason Todd Roberts. His videos of eagles will be presented during Eagle Fest on Saturday. (Jason Todd Roberts)

Neah Bay principal to retire at end of this school year

NEAH BAY — The principal of the Neah Bay Senior and Junior High schools will retire at the end of the school year. Matt Vandeleur,… Continue reading

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Composites center CEO: Summer opening is expected in Port Angeles — corrected

EDITOR'S NOTE: Corrects that the Port of Port Angeles has received $4 million in grants for the Composite Recycling Technology Center as well as the… Continue reading

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Champion cyclist to visit Port Angeles starting today to kick off race fundraising

PORT ANGELES — A world champion long-distance cyclist will visit Port Angeles today through Friday to help a Port Angeles native kick off a fundraising… Continue reading

Teenagers pack Bada NW Coffee Bar for the inaugural Pacific Reign karaoke night earlier this month. The event attracted 78 teens as part of a plan to found a coffeehouse teen center and activity group. — Leslie Robertson ()

Port Angeles community groups, teens at work on Pacific Reign coffeehouse, music venue

PORT ANGELES — With the help of two Port Angeles community improvement groups, teenagers might soon have a place where they can reign over their… Continue reading

Teenagers pack Bada NW Coffee Bar for the inaugural Pacific Reign karaoke night earlier this month. The event attracted 78 teens as part of a plan to found a coffeehouse teen center and activity group. — Leslie Robertson ()
The shuttered Fairview Elementary School in Port Angeles. (Peninsula Daily News)

Shuttered Fairview School eyed for housing solution in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Services for the homeless are expanding in Port Angeles and Sequim, and volunteers associated with Serenity House are researching a plan to… Continue reading

The shuttered Fairview Elementary School in Port Angeles. (Peninsula Daily News)
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Peninsula College adds Purple Heart parking spot to campus

PORT ANGELES — Veterans who were injured in combat now have a special parking spot at Peninsula College. A sign marking the new parking stall… Continue reading

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Members of a tour group gaze up at a yacht under repair in a massive Westport Yachts repair bay

Droves brave blustery weather for first Waterfront Day in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Crowds of visitors showed up Sunday at the inaugural Waterfront Day and left asking for more after a behind-the-scenes look at the… Continue reading

Members of a tour group gaze up at a yacht under repair in a massive Westport Yachts repair bay
Bob Coates of Port Angeles pedals along a section of the Waterfront Trail through the new West End Park in downtown Port Angeles on Thursday. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News ()

Port Angeles to be shown off on first-ever Waterfront Day this Sunday

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles waterfront will be on display during the first-ever Waterfront Day from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Waterfront Day activities… Continue reading

Bob Coates of Port Angeles pedals along a section of the Waterfront Trail through the new West End Park in downtown Port Angeles on Thursday. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News ()
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WEEKEND REWIND: Clallam commissioners get Cascadia Rising drill update amid spate of Pacific Rim quakes

PORT ANGELES — With three major earthquakes on the Pacific Rim in just the past few days as a focus, Clallam County commissioners discussed the… Continue reading

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Clallam County corrections officers Eric Morris

WEEKEND REWIND: Clallam County agencies clean up inherited property for orphaned teen; 20 tons of debris hauled away

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County agencies have helped an orphaned teenager by clearing more than a decade of junk from property she inherited. Members of… Continue reading

Clallam County corrections officers Eric Morris

WEEKEND REWIND: Spring snowpack banking water for North Olympic Peninsula rivers, though worries persist over melting rate

The spring snowpack in the Olympic Mountains is 102 percent of average, a snowy water-savings bank that could provide rivers with water needed for the… Continue reading

Bob Coates of Port Angeles pedals along a section of the Waterfront Trail through the new West End Park in downtown Port Angeles on Thursday. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News ()

Port Angeles to be shown off on first-ever Waterfront Day this Sunday

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles waterfront will be on display during the first-ever Waterfront Day from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Waterfront Day activities… Continue reading

Bob Coates of Port Angeles pedals along a section of the Waterfront Trail through the new West End Park in downtown Port Angeles on Thursday. — Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News ()
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Chimacum man in Seattle hospital after wreck on Highway 104

SHINE — A Chimacum man was in serious condition in a Seattle intensive care unit Wednesday after a wreck on state Highway 104 on Tuesday… Continue reading

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Signs in the front windows of the Port Angeles Haggen Northwest Fresh grocery store on Wednesday advertise the establishment’s last day of operation

Port Angeles Haggen to close its doors today; store to shut weeks earlier than first expected

PORT ANGELES — The Haggen store in Port Angeles will permanently close today. The closure date is nearly three weeks earlier than originally announced. The… Continue reading

Signs in the front windows of the Port Angeles Haggen Northwest Fresh grocery store on Wednesday advertise the establishment’s last day of operation
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Five Clallam schools are recognized with state awards

Five Clallam County schools, one for the third consecutive year and another for the fourth, have been recognized by the state for progress in education.… Continue reading

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Chimacum man hospitalized after wreck on state Highway 104

SHINE — A Chimacum man is in serious condition today in a Seattle intensive care unit after a wreck on state Highway 104 on Tuesday… Continue reading

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Port Angeles emergency workers assist a pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle at Lauridson Boulevard and Chase Street behind Jefferson Elementary School on Tuesday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

15-year-old hit in crosswalk in Port Angeles; condition unknown

PORT ANGELES — A 15-year-old girl was hit by a car while crossing Lauridsen Boulevard on Tuesday afternoon and taken to a hospital for evaluation.… Continue reading

Port Angeles emergency workers assist a pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle at Lauridson Boulevard and Chase Street behind Jefferson Elementary School on Tuesday. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Clallam County corrections officers Eric Morris

Clallam County agencies clean up inherited property for orphaned teen; 20 tons of debris hauled away

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County agencies have helped an orphaned teenager by clearing more than a decade of junk from property she inherited. Members of… Continue reading

Clallam County corrections officers Eric Morris