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Allison McGee

Port Angeles woman saves girl caught in undertow at Shi Shi Beach

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — A former lifeguard and Peninsula Daily News news staff member rescued a teenage girl who was caught in frigid undertow at… Continue reading

Allison McGee
Steve Johnson

Nippon mill in Port Angeles adding paper-pulper as part of expansion plans

PORT ANGELES — Nippon Paper Industries USA has purchased a new paper-pulping machine to expand the range of products manufactured at its Ediz Hook mill.… Continue reading

Steve Johnson

Two withdraw from race for Sequim School Board position

SEQUIM — Two candidates have pulled out of a Sequim School Board District 1 race, but their names will remain on the Aug. 4 primary… Continue reading

Steve Johnson

Nippon mill in Port Angeles adding paper-pulper as part of expansion plans

PORT ANGELES — Nippon Paper Industries USA has purchased a new paper-pulping machine to expand the range of products manufactured at its Ediz Hook mill.… Continue reading

Steve Johnson
Steve Johnson

Nippon mill in Port Angeles adding paper-pulper as part of expansion plans

PORT ANGELES — Nippon Paper Industries USA has purchased a new paper-pulping machine to expand the range of products manufactured at its Ediz Hook mill.… Continue reading

Steve Johnson
An excavator pulls dirt from a trench at the intersection of Front and Oak streets in downtown Port Angeles on Wednesday as part of the city's combined sewer outflow project. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Port Angeles downtown construction changes ahead

PORT ANGELES — Daily traffic-snarling congestion on the busy west end of Front Street near Oak Street will end early next week, City Engineer Mike… Continue reading

An excavator pulls dirt from a trench at the intersection of Front and Oak streets in downtown Port Angeles on Wednesday as part of the city's combined sewer outflow project. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Two withdraw from race for Sequim School Board position

SEQUIM — Two candidates have pulled out of a Sequim School Board District 1 race, but their names will remain on the Aug. 4 primary… Continue reading

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Navy offers new option for proposed Port Angeles submarine escort pier

PORT ANGELES — The Navy has announced the location of a fourth alternative site for a proposed pier at Ediz Hook, where a plethora of… Continue reading

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A marbled murrelet. (U.S. Forest Service)

State public lands commissioner calls for more study on Navy electronic warfare range plan

PORT ANGELES — The Navy should rethink its proposed expansion of activities in its electronic warfare range in light of potential impacts on the threatened… Continue reading

A marbled murrelet. (U.S. Forest Service)
A marbled murrelet. (U.S. Forest Service)

State public lands commissioner calls for more study on Navy electronic warfare range plan

PORT ANGELES — The Navy should rethink its proposed expansion of activities in its electronic warfare range in light of potential impacts on the threatened… Continue reading

A marbled murrelet. (U.S. Forest Service)
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Navy offers new option for proposed Port Angeles submarine escort pier

PORT ANGELES — The Navy has announced the location of a fourth alternative site for a proposed pier at Ediz Hook, where a plethora of… Continue reading

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Murray, Kilmer reintroduce Wild Olympics wilderness bill; familiar opponents begin to take aim at legislation

WASHINGTON — Wild Olympics legislation is headed for its fourth go-around — and fourth sequence of opposition from North Olympic Peninsula timber interests. The federal… Continue reading

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Murray, Kilmer reintroduce Wild Olympics wilderness bill; familiar opponents begin to take aim at legislation

WASHINGTON — Wild Olympics legislation is headed for its fourth go-around — and fourth sequence of opposition from North Olympic Peninsula timber interests. The federal… Continue reading

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Work on the bridge next to the Nippon Paper Industries USA mill will close Ediz Hook to vehicle traffic this week. — Paul Gottlieb/Peninsula Daily News ()

Closure of Ediz Hook Road slated Friday into Saturday for bridge repairs

PORT ANGELES — Ediz Hook will be closed to vehicle traffic from 5:30 p.m. Friday to 6 p.m. Saturday for bridge repairs, forcing military personnel… Continue reading

Work on the bridge next to the Nippon Paper Industries USA mill will close Ediz Hook to vehicle traffic this week. — Paul Gottlieb/Peninsula Daily News ()
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UPDATE — Murray, Kilmer reintroduce Wild Olympics wilderness bill; familiar opponents begin to take aim at legislation

WASHINGTON — Wild Olympics legislation is headed for its fourth go-around — and fourth sequence of opposition from North Olympic Peninsula timber interests. The federal… Continue reading

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Port Angeles Mayor Dan Di Guilio ()

Port Angeles City Council grants $15,000 contract to county Economic Development Council — and questions absence

PORT ANGELES — As the City Council awarded a $15,000 contract for 2015 to the Clallam County Economic Development Council, some were displeased that no… Continue reading

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A patchwork of road surface material creates a rough section of the alley between Oak and Valley streets in downtown Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Port Angeles City Council to discuss future transportation, facilities spending at meeting tonight

PORT ANGELES — What's in store for Civic Field and the city's network of streets and alleys over the next six years? City Council members… Continue reading

A patchwork of road surface material creates a rough section of the alley between Oak and Valley streets in downtown Port Angeles. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

EYE ON OLYMPIA: Last-ditch legislative session comes to governor’s office today in search of budget deal

OLYMPIA — The do-or-die second special legislative session that continues today could end within two weeks by producing a two-year state operating budget agreement, state… Continue reading

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Judge’s delayed departure allows Gov. Inslee — instead of Clallam voters — to pick his successor

PORT ANGELES — If Clallam County Superior Court Judge George L. Wood had retired by May 10 instead of this Sunday, voters countywide would have… Continue reading

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The submarine USS Ohio passes through the Hood Canal Bridge. — U.S. Navy photo ()

Navy considering fourth site possibility for submarine escort dock in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — The Navy is exploring a fourth alternative for its $16.7 million submarine-escort vessel dock project on Ediz Hook. The site of the… Continue reading

The submarine USS Ohio passes through the Hood Canal Bridge. — U.S. Navy photo ()