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Two major proposals surface in state Legislature to rein in medical marijuana shops

By GENE JOHNSON The Associated Press OLYMPIA — A leading Republican lawmaker has a novel proposal for reining in Washington’s uncontrolled medical marijuana industry —… Continue reading

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What’s happening on the North Olympic Peninsula? See today’s PDN front page

ANOTHER NEWSY DAY on the North Olympic Peninsula! Our website, www.peninsuladailynews.com, has the highlights, but the print edition of the Peninsula Daily News has 40… Continue reading

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Staff at the Seaside Aquarium in Oregon with the female olive ridley turtle. (Tiffany Boothe/Seaside Aquarium (Click on photo to enlarge))

Sea turtle from Oregon DOA at Seattle Aquarium

By The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A cold sea turtle that washed ashore on the Long Beach Peninsula was dead on arrival at the… Continue reading

Staff at the Seaside Aquarium in Oregon with the female olive ridley turtle. (Tiffany Boothe/Seaside Aquarium (Click on photo to enlarge))
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Two major proposals surface in state Legislature to rein in medical marijuana shops

By GENE JOHNSON The Associated Press OLYMPIA — A leading Republican lawmaker has a novel proposal for reining in Washington’s uncontrolled medical marijuana industry —… Continue reading

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A semi truck broke through the jersey barrier after hitting a boulder that slid down on Interstate 90 at Snoqualmie Pass. (The Associated Press)

STORM 4th UPDATE — I-90 westbound at Snoqualmie Pass reopens after rockslide; Quinault tribe declares emergency due to landslides, washouts

By The Associated Press IN THE WAKE of the torrential storm that blew through parts of Western Washington all day Sunday and into Monday: I-90… Continue reading

A semi truck broke through the jersey barrier after hitting a boulder that slid down on Interstate 90 at Snoqualmie Pass. (The Associated Press)
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What’s happening on the North Olympic Peninsula? See today’s PDN front page

ANOTHER NEWSY DAY on the North Olympic Peninsula! Our website, www.peninsuladailynews.com, has the highlights, but the print edition of the Peninsula Daily News has 40… Continue reading

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Petco pulls Chinese treats amid fears they killed, sickened pets; PetSmart also says it will pull treats

By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Petco said Monday it has removed all remaining Chinese-made dog and cat treats from its website and… Continue reading

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Former Sequim auto dealer pleads guilty to meth distribution

SEQUIM — The former owner of Sellin' Style' used car dealership in Sequim has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession of methamphetamine… Continue reading

The MV Kalakala pulls into its landing on Port Angeles Harbor during its Port Angeles-Victoria service during the 1950s. (Peninsula Daily News collection)

Farewell to an icon: Kalakala, the ferry twice with ties to North Olympic Peninsula, to be cut up and scrapped this month

Peninsula Daily News news sources TACOMA — Once the streamlined centerpiece of Washington's ferry fleet, later abandoned to the icy weathers of Alaska, last still… Continue reading

The MV Kalakala pulls into its landing on Port Angeles Harbor during its Port Angeles-Victoria service during the 1950s. (Peninsula Daily News collection)

List of legislative representatives as Congress, state Legislature prepare to convene

Peninsula Daily News news services WASHINGTON — Both the House and Senate are in recess until Jan. 6, when they will reconvene as the 114th… Continue reading

SPECIAL REPORT, PART 2: Legal marijuana brings tax boost, but it’s modest

By Kristen Wyatt The Associated Press EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second in a three-part series on effects of marijuana legalization in Washington state and… Continue reading

Sequim man pleads guilty to meth distribution

SEQUIM — The former owner of Sellin' Style’ car dealership in Sequim has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession of methamphetamine with… Continue reading

National Weather Service

OUR WEATHER — Rainfall map for Peninsula, western Washington

By National Weather Service, Seattle THE RAIN MAY be over, but flooding is still a concern in Western Washington. Here are some rainfall totals.… Continue reading

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Heavy flooding reported in Hoquiam today. —Photo by The Daily World ()

Heavy rain in Western Washington triggers flooding, evacuations in Hoquiam, elsewhere

The Associated Press A storm blasted parts of Western Washington with torrential rain that caused landslides and flooding, including in one neighborhood in Hoquiam where… Continue reading

Heavy flooding reported in Hoquiam today. —Photo by The Daily World ()

Driver jailed after rollover crash, foot chase in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — A 22-year-old woman was booked into the Jefferson County jail after the car she was driving failed to negotiate a Sims Way… Continue reading

Randy Stark

SPECIAL REPORT, PART 1: Medical marijuana, black market challenges for legal pot states

By Gene Johnson The Associated Press (First of a three-part series) A year into the nation’s experiment with legal, taxed marijuana sales, Washington and Colorado… Continue reading

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What’s happening on the North Olympic Peninsula? See today’s PDN front page

ANOTHER NEWSY DAY on the North Olympic Peninsula! Our website, www.peninsuladailynews.com, has the highlights, but the print edition of the Peninsula Daily News has 40… Continue reading

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What’s happening on the North Olympic Peninsula? See today’s PDN front page

ANOTHER NEWSY DAY on the North Olympic Peninsula! Our website, www.peninsuladailynews.com, has the highlights, but the print edition of the Peninsula Daily News has 40… Continue reading

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7 flu deaths reported by state authorities but none on North Olympic Peninsula

The Associated Press and Peninsula Daily News OLYMPIA — Influenza has claimed at least seven lives in Washington state so far this season, the state… Continue reading

Medicaid cuts threat to many in Washington state

By Jonel Aleccia McClatchy News Service OLYMPIA — More than 480,000 people in the state gained insurance in 2014 under the expanded Apple Health Medi­caid… Continue reading