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Port Angeles pays $125K to settle police claim

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:32:54 -0400

PORT ANGELES, Washington - The city of Port Angeles has agreed to pay a man $125,000 to settle a claim from last year that police used excessive force in catching him after he fled on a bicycle.

Vandals cut cruise ship lines at Port Townsend

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:03:25 -0400

PORT TOWNSEND, Washington - Lighting and security are being improved at a cruise ship dock at Port Townsend where vandals cut mooring lines last week.

Body found in river is missing Forks, Wash., man

Thu, 16 May 2013 01:41:04 -0400

LA PUSH, Washington - A Clallam County official says a body found in a river near La Push on the Washington coast has been identified as a 30-year-old Forks man missing since April 5.

Wash. bulldozer rampage does $300,000 in damage

Tue, 14 May 2013 11:56:15 -0400

PORT ANGELES, Washington - A man unhappy with a neighbor's fence is accused of using a bulldozer to destroy three houses, damage another home and crush two sheds, a pickup truck, lawn mower, fences and other property.

Man damages 4 Washington homes with bulldozer

Fri, 10 May 2013 22:27:04 -0400

SEATTLE - A man angry at his neighbors went on a rampage in a bulldozer Friday on Washington's Olympic Peninsula, damaging four homes, knocking one off its foundation and cutting power to thousands of people, authorities said.

Wash. festival celebrates writer Raymond Carver

Thu, 09 May 2013 07:04:27 -0400

PORT ANGELES, Washington - An inaugural festival celebrating the life and work of short story writer Raymond Carver opens Thursday in Port Angeles, where he died in 1988.

New ferry dock in Port Angeles

Thu, 02 May 2013 13:23:34 -0400

PORT ANGELES, Washington - Vehicles from Victoria, British Columbia, aboard the Black Ball ferry Coho are landing at a new dock in Port Angeles.

Cruise ships visiting Port Angeles, Port Townsend

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 12:47:08 -0400

PORT ANGELES, Washington - Cruise ships will be making 13 visits to Port Angeles and Port Townsend on the Olympic Peninsula this year.