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Sports: Port Angeles swimmers show well at season opener

By Joshua Washburn POULSBO -- The Port Angeles High School boys swimming team tacked up 13 district qualifying times in its season-opening meet Thursday, defeating… Continue reading

Sports: Port Angeles girls 0-2 in Babe Ruth World Series

SETH JOHNSON FOR PENINSULA DAILY NEWS ABBEVILLE, La. -- Port Angeles jumped out to a 1-0 lead early in their second pool play game of… Continue reading

Peninsula Spotlight: Take a trip across the Nile de Fuca

By Laura Rosser In just a couple weeks, crossing the Nile into Ancient Egypt won't be very difficult at all for North Olympic Peninsula residents.… Continue reading

Peninsula: They”re best in the state, too!

By Tim Roach CHENEY -- Crescent's Ruth Wilhelm and Forks' McKinnon Hanson broke state Class 2A and B meet records on their way to winning… Continue reading

West End: State catch-and-release proposal catches wrath of Forks officials

By Paul Queary - Associated Press FORKS -- This is a fish story, but not about the one that got away. It's about the fish… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Our waterfront columnist takes a smooth, quiet ride on the ‘new’ MV Coho

By Dan Hart One word describes the ride aboard the Port Angeles-Victoria ferry, MV Coho, with her new engines: Excellent. I took the 44-year-old ferry's… Continue reading

Sports: Port Townsend girls eliminated from state tourney

By Tim Roach YAKIMA -- The Port Townsend High School girls basketball team ended its run in the Class 2A state tournament Friday with a… Continue reading

West End: CEO brings “community” back into hospital

By Laura Rosser Camille Scott, chief executive officer and administrator for Forks Community Hospital, came to Forks to help the hospital out of its dire… Continue reading

Sports: Port Townsend girls clinch berth

By Tim Roach UNIVERSITY PLACE -- The Port Townsend High School girls basketball team clinched a state Class 2A Championship Tournament berth on Tuesday and… Continue reading

Sports: Cinderella season ends for Peninsula College

By Doug Flanagan KENNEWICK -- When Peter Stewart took over as the head coach of the Peninsula College men's basketball team two years ago, he… Continue reading

Hearing set on Sequim-Dungeness elk herd number

By Bill Miller SEQUIM -- A controversial special hunt has culled about one-third of the Sequim-Dungeness elk herd -- and wildlife officials are mulling their… Continue reading

Chimacum: Soldier returns home after 10 months in Iraq

By Danielle Turissini CHIMACUM -- A 23-year-old soldier is back home after 10 months in the Middle East, much to the relief of his mom… Continue reading

Peninsula educators have mixed feelings over Locke’s proposed $1 billion school plan

PENINSULA DAILY NEWS AND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS North Olympic Peninsula educators had mixed feelings Thursday about Gov. Gary Locke's proposed $1 billion tax increase to… Continue reading

Port Townsend: State should spend $6.5 million on something permanent, chamber manager tells Kiwanians

By Danille Turissini PORT TOWNSEND -- The $6.5 million the state plans to spend on temporary passenger ferry service while the Hood Canal Bridge is… Continue reading

Sports: Clallam Bay High School boys basketball preview

By Tim Roach CLALLAM BAY -- The Clallam Bay High School boys basketball team isn't sure just what it will be putting out on the… Continue reading

Sports: Clallam Bay in quarterfinals for state eight-man crown

By Tim Roach CLALLAM BAY -- The Clallam Bay High School football team will be facing Taholah in the quarterfinal round of the Class B-8… Continue reading

Sports: Port Townsend out of state football playoffs

By Tim Roach SILVERDALE -- The Port Townsend High School football team was knocked out of the 2A state playoffs following a 27-13 loss to… Continue reading

Sports: Port Townsend football team begins championship run

By Tim Roach PORT TOWNSEND -- For the first time in 20 years Port Townsend High School has a Nisqually League championship football team. Now… Continue reading

U.S. funds vowed to help move stray orca

The Associated Press The U.S. government has pledged at least $100,000 to help return a stray killer whale to the Strait of Juan de Fuca… Continue reading

Vietnam veteran uses ultralight, parachute combo

By Tom Thompson PORT ANGELES -- For Dave Kanters, a Port Angeles nurse practitioner, some things have not changed since his days as an Army… Continue reading