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A motorcyclist was killed in a wreck on US Highway 101 Monday morning after he laid down his bike to avoid hitting a sedan that pulled out in front of him on the highway.
The motorcyclist was …
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Leader News Staff
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The Port Townsend Police Department received a total of 139 calls between Friday, Aug. 19, and Thursday, Aug. 25. Below are selected reports.
At 8:55 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 24, a drunk driver near …
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Leader News Staff
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Construction of the city of Port Townsend’s Gaines Street Pump Station project has prompted road closures near the project.
Work got underway Monday, Aug. 29, and includes the installation …
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Leader News Staff
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A $50,000 warrant was issued for the arrest of a Poulsbo man who didn’t show up for his arraignment Friday in Jefferson County Superior Court on two felony counts of second-degree assault with …
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Brian Kelly
bkelly@ptleader.com | 9/7/22 |
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Forest Service are recruiting additional members interested in serving on the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail Advisory Council.
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Leader News Staff
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Walk-on ridership is near its highest point since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic at Washington State Ferries, state officials announced last week.
The peak travel summer season started June 19 …
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Leader News Staff
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The League of Women Voters-Jefferson County is asking members of the public to submit questions for the league’s upcoming forum that will feature candidates for the Jefferson County Board of …
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Leader News Staff
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Permits for commercial-use salal in the Olympic National Forest will go on sale over two days in September and November.
Permit sales will be sold on Wednesday, Sept. 14 and Wednesday, Nov. 9 at …
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Leader News Staff
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The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office received 272 calls for service between Saturday, July 30 and Friday, Aug. 5. Below are selected reports.
At 8:25 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3 in Port Hadlock, …
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Leader News Staff
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Anti-trans activists are trotting out old, discredited arguments, but using them against trans people instead of gays.
They say they’re protecting women, but it doesn’t take much …
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9/7/22
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U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer will hold a telephone town hall at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7.
“It’s important for me to hear from as many constituents as possible across our …
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Leader News Staff
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The Naselle Comets upended the Quilcene Rangers 38-8 in varsity football Saturday in their delayed opening-season matchup in Naselle.
Naselle held Quilcene scoreless in the first half while …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 9/4/22 |
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A protest at Port Townsend's Pope Marine Park Saturday afternoon ended with zero violence between either side.
Members of the right-wing militia group Washington State Three Percenters and …
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Today is the last day of August. Frankly, by a lot of measures, things may be getting better.
On the health front, I graduated from the physical therapy regimen provided by Michael’s …
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Ned Luce
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9/3/22
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There are many things distressing about Julie Jaman’s outburst at the Port Townsend YMCA swimming pool and her follow-up statements, widely disseminated through conservative outlets, expressing …
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I greatly appreciate the Leader’s fact-based reporting of what’s come down since Port Townsend resident Julie Jaman went ballistic over the presence of a trans employee of the Y in the …
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So let me get this straight: An employee of the YMCA was accosted by a customer because that employee was transgender? That’s the sole infraction in the mind of the customer?
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The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office received 272 calls for service between Saturday, July 30 and Friday, Aug. 5. Below are selected reports.
At 2:22 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2 in Port Hadlock, a …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 9/3/22 |
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It appears the city of Port Townsend is expecting to move on from the Cherry Street Project and part ways with the property by selling it on the market.
The Port Townsend City Council discussed …
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With flying fingers picking out Celtic histories at light speed, Tony McManus has made a name for himself as the world’s premier Celtic guitarist.
McManus’s road will rise up to meet …
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Derek Firenze
dfirenze@ptleader.com | 9/3/22 |