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SPORTS: Port Angeles, Sequim dominate all-league lists

Some North Olympic Peninsula baseball and softball teams are piling up the end-of-season awards. Port Angeles swept the Olympic League baseball and softball MVP awards,… Continue reading

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Patrick B. Drum is led off by authorities following his capture following a 3.5-hour manhunt Sunday afternoon. Clallam County Sheriff's Office

HOMICIDE UPDATE: Second body found in Sequim; suspect remains in jail

PORT ANGELES -- Clallam County sheriff's deputies are now saying that two homicides were committed Sunday at separate locations, and that the 34-year-old man they… Continue reading

Patrick B. Drum is led off by authorities following his capture following a 3.5-hour manhunt Sunday afternoon. Clallam County Sheriff's Office

Local poets to give reading in Port Angeles Tuesday

PORT ANGELES — Just before taking a summer break, North Coast Writers will host another free First Tuesday reading. Port Angeles High School special-education teacher… Continue reading

Sirens to sound today in warning system test

All Hazard Alert Broadcast System warning sirens will sound in communities along the North Olympic Peninsula coast at noon today. Sirens will sound at three… Continue reading

Patrick Drum

UPDATE — Man taken into custody after manhunt following homicide

Patrick Drum, a person of interest in a homicide this morning, was taken into custody at about 2:30 p.m. today. Earlier story: ---------------------- The Clallam… Continue reading

Patrick Drum
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Get ready — GO! The 10th annual North Olympic Discovery Marathon is today

PORT ANGELES — Recent knee surgery wasn't going to keep Robert Eichelsdoerfer from the 2012 North Olympic Discovery Marathon. The 51-year-old Bothell resident was one… Continue reading

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Frances Charles Lower Elwha Klalllam

Lower Elwha tribal chair re-elected by 70 percent

EDITOR'S NOTE — This story has been changed to correct the spelling of Charles' first name. PORT ANGELES — Frances Charles has been re-elected as… Continue reading

Frances Charles Lower Elwha Klalllam
Rebecca Thompson grins after receiving her diploma from Neah Bay High School on Saturday. Brian Harmon/for Peninsula Daily News

16 students graduate in Neah Bay Class of 2012

All 16 students of the Neah Bay High School Class of 2012 received diplomas Saturday during the first commencement on the North Olympic Peninsula this… Continue reading

Rebecca Thompson grins after receiving her diploma from Neah Bay High School on Saturday. Brian Harmon/for Peninsula Daily News

Anderson Lake remains closed after toxin test

PORT TOWNSEND — Anderson Lake remained closed — and the status of other East Jefferson County lakes was unchanged — after the most recent test… Continue reading

Ferry reservation system remodeled

PORT TOWNSEND — Passengers on the Port Townsend-Coupeville ferry will be able to make reservations up to six months in advance beginning June 13. The… Continue reading

One of original faculty members to speak at Peninsula College ceremony

PORT ANGELES — One of the original dozen full-time faculty members at Peninsula College will speak to 2012 graduates during the college’s 50th commencement ceremony… Continue reading

PA, Sequim companies merge as senior staff share duties

PORT ANGELES — Northwestern Territories Inc. (NTI) of Port Angeles and Port Townsend has announced it recently has merged Quadra Engineering Inc. of Sequim into… Continue reading

Two hurt in crash on Highway 101 near Diamond Point

DIAMOND POINT — Two people were hurt in a two-car crash on U.S. Highway 101 near Chicken Coop Road at about 1:05 p.m. Saturday. Dale… Continue reading

Peninsula College postpones Greek taverna dinner scheduled for this Saturday

PORT ANGELES — Peninsula College has postponed its special Greek taverna dinner from this Saturday to Saturday, Nov. 10. No reason was given for the… Continue reading

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Carrying the torch in Jefferson County for Special Olympics

Peninsula Daily News photo (at right) by Charlie Bermant Special Olympics runner Brandy Doty, center, is the first to cross the finish line Wednesday evening… Continue reading

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WEEKEND: Other area events and local attractions, CORRECTED VERSION

EDITOR'S NOTE — Peninsula College officials have just informed us that the college's special Greek taverna dinner has been rescheduled from this Saturday to Saturday,… Continue reading

East Jefferson Fire Rescue plans training burn Saturday

PORT TOWNSEND — East Jefferson Fire Rescue will conduct a firefighter training house burn at 31 Cook Ave., on Saturday. They will be joined by… Continue reading

Rowers off Port Angeles earlier this spring. John Halberg

On Saturday, learn to row, row, row a boat

THE OLYMPIC PENINSULA Rowing Club invites men and women, boys and girls 12 and older, to its third-annual Learn to Row Day on Saturday. Weather… Continue reading

Rowers off Port Angeles earlier this spring. John Halberg

Revisit history of Port Townsend during walking tours

PORT TOWNSEND — Historical walking tours will take place this weekend in uptown and downtown Port Townsend, courtesy of the Jefferson County Historical Society. Guides… Continue reading

SPORTS: Marathon weekend starts Saturday; most races on Sunday

PORT ANGELES — The special weekends just keep on coming in the area as the Juan de Fuca Festival, Memorial Day weekend and the Port… Continue reading