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Port Angeles teen shot to death; two others face charges

PORT ANGELES -- A 17-year-old Port Angeles youth is in juvenile detention today, accused of shooting another teen-ager to death late Wednesday. Timothy Patrick Smith… Continue reading

Peninsula: Power rate increases to be lower than predicted

Bonneville Power Administration officials said Wednesday that their energy customers on the Peninsula and elsewhere can expect a wholesale rate increase much lower than previously… Continue reading

A Fitzhenry to climb Mount Fitzhenry on 80th birthday

Mountaineering is for the young at heart, but not necessarily the young. And 79-year-old Oscar Fitzhenry plans to prove it Aug. 3 when he turns… Continue reading

Peninsula: Whaling activists may sue over whale meat

NEAH BAY -- Olympic National Park could face a lawsuit over failing to prevent Makah tribal members from harvesting meat from a beached whale. Antiwhaling… Continue reading

Clallam: PUD pact with Bonneville could lead to lower rate increases

Clallam County Public Utility District customers could have something to cheer about -- even though their electricity rates will probably increase in October. Under an… Continue reading

PENINSULA: Utilities working on power-saving contracts with BPA

The saber rattling of a Bonneville Power Administration official isn't shaking up utilities on the North Olympic Peninsula. Representatives of the Clallam County Public Utility… Continue reading

Port Angeles celebration planned for arrival of hero Coast Guard cutter

PORT ANGELES -- The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Active will receive a hero's welcome complete with a flyover, welcoming families and dignitaries… Continue reading

PENINSULA: Logging could be allowed in spotted owl habitat

Logging could be allowed on a portion of the 60,000 acres of state trust land on the North Olympic Peninsula previously set aside for northern… Continue reading

FORKS: Carpenters protest inmate labor

FORKS -- Nearly a dozen carpenters protested inmate labor Friday morning at a project they said could provide jobs for those not incarcerated. Union and… Continue reading

PORT ANGELES: Chamber seeks help funding fireworks

PORT ANGELES -- Chamber of Commerce officials are looking for the public to support their efforts to improve this year's Independence Day celebration. That support… Continue reading

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK: Official hopes promised Bush funds will aid maintenance

> Olympic National Park Superintendent Dave Morris hopes some of the $5 billion President Bush promised Wednesday for recreational improvements will find its way to… Continue reading

PORT ANGELES: Thousands attend Juan de Fuca festival

> PORT ANGELES -- Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts officials are calling this year's event a success. Festival Director Anna Manildi estimated that… Continue reading

CLALLAM: Medal of Honor recipient honored posthumously in Memorial Day ceremony

> After 57 years, the Medal of Honor heroism of Richard B. Anderson will be recognized in a Memorial Day ceremony in Port Angeles on… Continue reading

PENINSULA: More couples living together out of wedlock, Census says

> More North Olympic Peninsula couples are living together instead of getting married. They, and married couples, are also breaking up leaving more unwed mothers… Continue reading

PENINSULA: Ground beef recalled over E. coli possibility

> A Port Angeles business is voluntarily recalling 1,800 pounds of ground beef distributed to North Olympic Peninsula restaurants over possible E. coli contamination. But… Continue reading

PORT ANGELES: PRO WRESTLING COMES TO TOWN, YOU PENCIL-NECK GEEK!!!!

Fans called Thursday's wrasslin' action at the Clallam County Fairgrounds everything from real to fake, athletic to antic, and action-packed to ridiculous. But no matter… Continue reading

QUILCENE: Principal top superintendent candidate

QUILCENE -- Principal Judi Mackey is the School Board's top choice for superintendent. Mackey was selected as the leading candidate for the position last week… Continue reading