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Inmates walk past correctional officers at the Washington Corrections Center in Shelton in February 2011. The Associated Press

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At least 3 prisoners released in error committed new crimes

By Rachel La Corte The Associated Press OLYMPIA — At least three state prisoners released early because of…

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Showdown threatened between Agriculture secretary, Congress over funding for battling wildfires

By Mead Gruver The Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Federal budget brinkmanship could flare while wildfires are bearing…

Seals and California sea lions are seen on the docks of the East End Mooring Basin in Astoria

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Scientists concerned that toxins from massive algae bloom could be killing sea lions, other marine mammals

By Jeff Burnside KOMO-News SEATTLE — The unprecedented algae bloom off the coast of the western United States,…

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Gov. Inslee proposes millions for mental health services

SEATTLE — Gov. Jay Inslee’s new budget proposal includes more than $137 million for the state’s beleaguered mental…

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Analysts: Lifting oil-export ban unlikely to affect state immediately

By Hal Bernton McClatchy News Service With a 40-year oil-export ban lifted last week by Congress, Washington terminals…

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MERRY CHRISTMAS MORNING! What’s happening on the North Olympic Peninsula? See today’s PDN front page

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GOOD THURSDAY MORNING! What’s happening on the North Olympic Peninsula? See today’s PDN front page

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Emergency crews work at the scene of a fatal collision involving a charter bus

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Regulators allow limited ‘Ride the Ducks’ restart after deadly crash

By Rachel La Corte The Associated Press OLYMPIA — A Seattle tour company involved in a deadly crash…

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GOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING! What’s happening on the North Olympic Peninsula? See today’s PDN front page

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Inmates walk past correctional officers at the Washington Corrections Center in Shelton in February 2011. — The Associated Press

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Over 3,000 Washington state prisoners mistakenly freed early

By Rachel La Corte The Associated Press OLYMPIA — More than 3,000 prisoners in Washington have been mistakenly…

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GOOD TUESDAY MORNING! What’s happening on the North Olympic Peninsula? See today’s PDN front page

ANOTHER NEWSY DAY on the North Olympic Peninsula! Our website, cmg-northwest2.go-vip.net/peninsuladailynews, has the highlights, but the print edition…

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Skagit County sees spike in trumpeter swan deaths

By Mark Miller KOMO News CONWAY — Swaths of white birds are once again gathering in the brown,…

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Analysts: Lifting oil-export ban unlikely to affect state immediately

By Hal Bernton McClatchy News Service With a 40-year oil-export ban lifted last week by Congress, Washington terminals…

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Federal judge rejects plans for killing ‘problem’ wolves in state

By Nicholas K. Geranios The Associated Press SPOKANE — A federal judge has rejected plans by a federal…

A new baby orca whale is seen swimming alongside an adult whale in the Haro Strait near the San Juan Islands last Wednesday. — Dave Ellifrit/The Center for Whale Research via AP

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New baby orca spotted near San Juans amid rare population boom

By Phuong Le The Associated Press SEATTLE — Whale researchers are celebrating the birth of another baby orca…

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GOOD MONDAY MORNING! What’s happening on the North Olympic Peninsula? See today’s PDN front page

ANOTHER NEWSY DAY on the North Olympic Peninsula! Our website, cmg-northwest2.go-vip.net/peninsuladailynews, has the highlights, but the print edition…

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Gov. Inslee proposes millions for mental health services

SEATTLE — Gov. Jay Inslee’s new budget proposal includes more than $137 million for the state’s beleaguered mental…

Seals and California sea lions are seen on the docks of the East End Mooring Basin in Astoria

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Scientists concerned that toxins from massive algae bloom could be killing sea lions, other marine mammals

By Jeff Burnside KOMO-News SEATTLE — The unprecedented algae bloom off the coast of the western United States,…

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Showdown threatened between Agriculture secretary, Congress over funding for battling wildfires

By Mead Gruver The Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Federal budget brinkmanship could flare while wildfires are bearing…

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GOOD SUNDAY MORNING! What’s happening on the North Olympic Peninsula? See today’s PDN front page

ANOTHER NEWSY DAY on the North Olympic Peninsula! Our website, cmg-northwest2.go-vip.net/peninsuladailynews, has the highlights, but the print edition…