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U.S. government says 40 fish stocks being overfished.
By The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Forty stocks of fish populations are subject to overfishing in U.S. waters,…
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Inmate who aided Clallam Bay prison escape attempt has recent bride
CLALLAM BAY — A woman married to a prison inmate who stands to be accused of aiding an…
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UPDATE … Obama challenges GOP to compromise on debt
The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama declared today there would be no deal on raising the…
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PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: No decision on debt
The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Grasping for a deal on the nation’s debt, President Barack Obama and congressional…
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Three new videos posted by Port Townsend videographer Jack Olmsted
PORT TOWNSEND-BASED independent multi-media journalist and videographer Jack Olmsted staffs Pacific Northwest festivals, parades and public events. Here…
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Remembering Thirtymile: Fallen firefighters’ families mark 10 years
By SHANNON DININNY The Associated Press YAKIMA, Wash. — Ten years have passed since an unattended campfire roared…
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3 WA initiatives have plenty of signatures
By The Associated Press OLYMPIA — Three groups seeking to get initiatives on this year’s ballot appear to…
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Newborn calf spotted among returning orcas
By The Associated Press FRIDAY HARBOR — A newborn calf has been spotted among one of the pods…
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Legal pot initiative won’t make ballot
By The Associated Press SEATTLE — An initiative to legalize marijuana for recreational use in Washington state has…
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PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Fewer illegal immigrants coming to U.S. from Mexico, demographers say
Peninsula Daily News news sources SAN DIEGO — The Great Recession, border enforcement and social and economic changes…
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New Quilcene sign unveiled — what a pearl!
In the photo at right, Linda Herzog of Quilcene shows off a draft of the sign that will…
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UPDATED — Ex-state prisons chief says he had affair with staffer
The Associated Press OLYMPIA — Washington’s former secretary of corrections said Tuesday that he abruptly departed his job…
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Casey Anthony acquitted of killing daughter
By KYLE HIGHTOWER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Casey Anthony was found not guilty today of killing her…
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Border Patrol to build three new HQ in state; facilities going in at Oroville, Colville as well as Port Angeles
Peninsula Daily News news sources OROVILLE — The U.S. Border Patrol will begin work at a $15 million,…
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That’s a wrap for Washington film incentives
Peninsula Daily News and The Associated Press OLYMPIA — Washington is boldly going where few states have gone…
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Woman with Jefferson roots had 7 sons join armed forces
By Shawn Vestal The Spokesman-Review via The Associated Press SPOKANE — They call her The Colonel, and for…
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Port Angeles person aboard Mexican boat that capsized; 1 dead, 7 missing
Peninsula Daily News and news sources SAN FELIPE, Mexico — A person from Port Angeles was reportedly aboard…
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Fourth of July, high noon of the year
HERE WE ARE, high noon in the year 2011 — a little past it, actually. July 2 is…
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Music heard in Forks schools once again
By Debbie Ross-Preston For Peninsula Daily News FORKS — The rhythmic sound of drumsticks striking plastic chairs reverberated…
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State sells 10,000-plus park passes in first post-July 1 rush
Peninsula Daily News and The Associated Press OLYMPIA — More than 10,000 Discover Passes had been sold statewide…