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Sequim: Fire guts portion of house

By Elizabeth Williams SEQUIM -- Fire gutted the kitchen and garage of a single-story home at 252 Parish Road on Saturday afternoon. No one was… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Two survive 550-foot plunge down hillside

By Matthew Fritsch An Independence Day party nearly turned tragic for two Port Angeles residents when their pickup tumbled 550 feet down a hillside, ejecting… Continue reading

Forks: Old Fashioned Fourth of July begins

By Gretchen Harnack FORKS -- Nearly 1,000 participants and spectators kicked off the 2001 Forks Old Fashioned Fourth of July on Wednesday. The annual Grand… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Granite Falls man enjoys orchestrating fireworks

By Matthew Fritsch PORT ANGELES -- When the aerial fireworks display was launched Wednesday night, Jim Ibea was at ground zero. The pyrotechnist from Granite… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Hundreds line downtown streets for parade

By Matthew Fritsch PORT ANGELES -- Sitting on lawn chairs, blankets and in strollers, hundreds of spectators turned out for Port Angeles' first Fourth of… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Group seeks $100,000 from City Council for performing arts center

By Matthew Fritsch PORT ANGELES -- A local nonprofit group presented a written request Tuesday evening to the City Council seeking $100,000 to study the… Continue reading

‘Jumping slugs´ delaying timber sales

By Gretchen Harnack A tiny, crawling denizen of the forest floor -- the jumping slug -- is delaying timber sales and trail development in Olympic… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Reaching her dream of gallery ownership

BY Nancy Rudolph Melissa Penic's dream of owning an art gallery came true, but the hurdles were high. She owns and operates Reigning Visions Artwork… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Centrum gets the blues

BY Nancy Rudolph PORT TOWNSEND -- Blues -- day and night -- gets red hot in Port Townsend when the Centrum Blues and Heritage Festival… Continue reading

Forks: Town rallies for Coast Guard

BY Gretchen Harnack FORKS -- Civic leaders embraced the Coast Guard's Quillayute River station Wednesday in a strong show of support to keep the base… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Downtown becomes a new gallery

BY Tristan Baurick PORT ANGELES -- The third annual "Art on the Town" streetscape project is set to unveil 30 new sculptures throughout downtown. Beginning… Continue reading

Where the field of study parallels your lunch

BY Tristan Baurick PORT ANGELES -- The Fiero Marine Life Center is offering summer science lessons to kids where geology is more than a subject… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Police buy new patrol cars from local dealership

By Tristan Baurick PORT ANGELES -- Police have bought three new Chevrolet Impalas from a local dealer to use as patrol cars. Purchased from Bill… Continue reading

Peninsula: Low snowpack may mean hot fire season

By Tristan Baurick Good news is not coming down from the mountain tops. Low snowpack and run-off levels could make for a dry summer with… Continue reading

Port Angeles: Peninsula College dedicates sports complex to Wally Sigmar

By Tristan Baurick Peninsula College's athletic complex was dedicated to Wally Sigmar on Tuesday during a ceremony that both honored and immortalized the college's late… Continue reading

PORT ANGELES: Energy workshop draws crowds

By Lee Zurcher PORT ANGELES --- The community hall at Unity in the Olympics was crowded over the weekend as people flocked to learn how… Continue reading

Not a room to spare

> By Cynthia Jones Some people were literally left out in the cold as motels across the North Olympic Peninsula were booked solid because of… Continue reading

PENINSULA: Tributes to fallen service members on Memorial Day today

> By Cynthia JOnes Pfc. Richard B. Anderson was just 22 when he grabbed a live grenade and tucked it into his midsection, saving the… Continue reading

Juan de Fuca Festival offers `rich and full” experience

> By Cynthia Jones PORT ANGELES -- The Juan de Fuca Festival of Arts makes for a rich and full experience, according to one musician… Continue reading

PORT ANGELES: Minesweepers dock at T-Pier

> BY Cynthia Jones PORT ANGELES -- Tourists boarding the two minesweepers Saturday at T-Pier were greeted by Seaman Ernesto Flores, who wore a smile… Continue reading