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Authorities search for clues in Washington mall shooting

Authorities search for clues in Washington mall shooting

Arcan Cetin was arrested Saturday evening in Oak Harbor. He said nothing and appeared “zombie-like” when he was taken into custody, authorities said.

Authorities search for clues in Washington mall shooting
PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Quilcene rallies past Crescent

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Quilcene rallies past Crescent

Rangers score final 18 points in win

PREP SPORTS ROUNDUP: Quilcene rallies past Crescent
Russell Wilson injured in Seattle’s 37-18 rout of 49ers

Russell Wilson injured in Seattle’s 37-18 rout of 49ers

Left knee will require an MRI

  • Sep 26, 2016
  • By Tim Booth The Associated Press
Russell Wilson injured in Seattle’s 37-18 rout of 49ers

Boil water order lifted in Sequim

The customers had been advised to boil their tap water after a water main break last week.

State attorney general to speak at Democrats’ dinner in Port Angeles

State attorney general to speak at Democrats’ dinner in Port Angeles

Tickets are $55 per person if purchased by this coming Saturday. They will be $60 per person after that.

State attorney general to speak at Democrats’ dinner in Port Angeles
Allen, Perez tell students about acting’s highs and lows

Allen, Perez tell students about acting’s highs and lows

Both discussed the ups and downs of their acting careers, which are drastically different.

Allen, Perez tell students about acting’s highs and lows
Donations sought at Arts & Draughts for sculpture

Donations sought at Arts & Draughts for sculpture

The piece is one of the few kinetic sculptures in the Port Angeles Downtown Association’s Art on the Town collection of more than 60 pieces.

Donations sought at Arts & Draughts for sculpture

Federal Way man jailed after wreck near La Push

Jeffrey Scott Alma, 30, was booked on investigation of felony hit-and-run with injury, driving under the influence, violation of a protection order and fourth-degree assault.

Jefferson County commissioner, PUD candidates discuss growth, housing

The same candidates have been invited to a candidates night in Brinnon on Monday.

New trial dates in standoff, jail assault cases

The defense attorney for Ordez Eugene Kompkoff says she is still awaiting the results of a psychiatric evaluation.

Squall keeps boat towing firm busy in Port Townsend

Squall keeps boat towing firm busy in Port Townsend

It was a busy day for Vessel Assist and East Jefferson Fire-Rescue.

Squall keeps boat towing firm busy in Port Townsend

Tuesday drill to practice response to maritime disaster

Port Angeles residents will see activity in the Strait off Ediz Hook and around the Port Angeles Coast Guard base beginning at about 8 a.m. Tuesday.

Volunteers clear tons of trash from Coastal, Strait beaches

Volunteers clear tons of trash from Coastal, Strait beaches

The International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) is a global cleanup effort organized by the Ocean Conservancy each third Saturday of September.

Volunteers clear tons of trash from Coastal, Strait beaches
Olympic Medical Center CEO’s salary raised

Olympic Medical Center CEO’s salary raised

Effective Oct. 1, Eric Lewis will earn $225,000 annually, a $21,722 increase since his previous raise in 2014.

Olympic Medical Center CEO’s salary raised
Voyeurism charges urged after Facebook posting

Voyeurism charges urged after Facebook posting

The juvenile, who was not in custody Thursday, is not named because of the person’s age, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.

Voyeurism charges urged after Facebook posting
Julia Keegan, health services administrator, holds up a Suboxone strip, a drug the Clallam County jail uses to treat heroin and opioid addicts. The jail was the first on the West Coast and the only in the state to use medically assisted treatment for heroin addicts. (Jesse Major/Peninsula Daily News)

Clallam County jail breaking ground with opioid addiction treatment program

The medical team there — using Suboxone to stop inmates’ cravings for heroin — implements the only medically assisted drug treatment program inside a jail in the state.

Julia Keegan, health services administrator, holds up a Suboxone strip, a drug the Clallam County jail uses to treat heroin and opioid addicts. The jail was the first on the West Coast and the only in the state to use medically assisted treatment for heroin addicts. (Jesse Major/Peninsula Daily News)

Lodging tax receipts up on Peninsula, especially in Port Angeles

The city has seen a 24 percent increase in lodging taxes collected from January through August compared to 2015, recording $320,520 in revenue.

Jefferson County approves $650,000 internal loan for Undie Road work

The 0.8-mile stretch of roadway was damaged during the winter and fall due to high water levels in the Bogachiel River.