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Forks, Washington is located in Clallam County. Zip codes in Forks, WA include 98331. More Forks information.

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20 hrs ago | Peninsula Daily News

Peninsula cheerleaders avoid state competition illness

North Olympic Peninsula cheerleaders escaped an intestinally virus that sickened more than 200 cheerleaders and their supporters at the state cheerleading championships - because they didn't attend.

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Sat Feb 11, 2012

KIRO-TV Seattle

Scattered showers through Saturday

A low-pressure center located over Western Washington will be spinning showers across the Puget Sound through the day today before moving east of the region by late in the day.A Coastal areas south of Forks will see more steady and heavier rainfall, and a few coastal locations could end up with upwards of an inch of rain by day's end.A Most ... (more)

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Fri Feb 10, 2012

Peninsula Daily News

Outdoors Column: Sol Duc steelhead attracting hordes of anglers

THE STEELHEAD ARE at or near their peak, and um, well, so are the anglers in the crowded but very fruitful Sol Duc River on the West End.

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Thu Feb 09, 2012

Peninsula Daily News

John Nelson's Live Music Column: Spice up Valentine's with dance, fun

THERE'S A LOT happening in the live music world this week, including a new dancing venue, a venue reopening in Sequim and some places you might want to take your sweetheart for Valentine's Day.

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Wed Feb 08, 2012

KING-TV Seattle

Simple fix for home assignments could've saved taxpayers millions

The KING 5 Investigators have found that millions of taxpayer dollars could have been saved long ago if a simple policy on home assignments would have been instituted.

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San Jose Mercury News

No question about it: 'Hunger Games' better than 'Twilight'

The "Twilight" and "Hunger Games" series of books and movies appeal to teens for different reasons, but for me, there's no contest between the two.

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Wed Feb 01, 2012

Peninsula Daily News

Clallam adds second deputy to Blyn area

Clallam County and the Jamestown S'Klallam tribe have teamed up to add a second deputy to enforce tribal and state law in the Blyn area.

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Sun Jan 29, 2012

Peninsula Daily News

New agent in charge of Port Angeles Border Patrol

The North Olympic Peninsula's contingent of U.S. Border Patrol agents has a new agent in charge.

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Fri Jan 27, 2012

Peninsula Daily News

Matt Schubert's Outdoors Column: My final column in paradise

A FUNNY THING happened the night I was first set to arrive on the North Olympic Peninsula.

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Thu Jan 26, 2012

Express

Team Wolf

A traditional Quileute headdress is one item on view in the National Museum of the American Indian's new show.

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Peninsula Daily News

Forks hospital approval makes whole North Olympic Peninsula linked...

Forks Community Hospital became the third and final North Olympic Peninsula hospital to join the Swedish Health Network this week.

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Wed Jan 25, 2012

Peninsula Daily News

Peninsula agencies urged to prepare for influx of debris from Japanese quake-tsunami in a year

Nir Barnea, far right, West Coast regional director for NOAA's Marine Debris Program, shows an illustration on how the body of debris from last spring's Japan earthquake-tsunami is moving across the Pacific Ocean.

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Sun Jan 22, 2012

Peninsula Daily News

Snowfall by the numbers: Many spinouts, no serious wrecks and much...

North Olympic Peninsula residents managed to avoid serious injury during last week's snowstorms, despite a total of 83 small vehicle mishaps on the snowbound and icy roads in Clallam and Jefferson counties.

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Peninsula Daily News

Murder trial set for March 12 in Forks killing

Moises Ramirez Matias, who is accused of murdering 18-year-old Laranda Konopaski of Forks, is scheduled to go to trial March 12.

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Peninsula Daily News

Bank of America branch closes in Forks

The Bank of America branch in Forks closed Friday. Branch manager Michael Riggan attached a sign at 2 p.m. to the entrance of the bank thanking customers for their business.

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Peninsula Daily News

Daylight Forks burglary last week is latest in series

A bold daylight burglary during a snowstorm was reported last week. A Wood Street home was burglarized at about 2 p.m. Tuesday after the resident gave a ride to a man she knew and who was away from home for about 10 minutes, Forks Police Sgt.

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Fri Jan 20, 2012

Peninsula Daily News

Trash can lids among the simple pleasures of extended storm in Clallam

In the event of a snowstorm, a shortage of proper snow supplies can result in a run on trash can lids.

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Peninsula Daily News

Many closures continue during storm

As more snow fell on the North Olympic Peninsula on Thursday, most public schools, including Peninsula College, remained closed, and many public events were postponed.

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Tue Jan 17, 2012

Broadway

Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Daniel Radcliffe Together on...

Team Edward! Team Jacob! Before a January 16 developmental reading of Twilight: The Musical, ushers warmed up an already enthusiastic crowd at New World Stages with a cheer-off, pitting "the girliest screams for the sparkliest man" against wolf-inspired howling.

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Peninsula Daily News

Clallam Jefferson Transit buses running on snow schedules

Both Clallam Transit and Jefferson Transit are running today but on revised snow schedules.

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