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This satellite image provided by Skybox Imaging and captured by SkySat-1 on Tuesday (April 1) at 12:19 p.m. PDT shows the area of the mudslide in Oso. The Associated Press/Skybox Imaging

UPDATE — (with 74 photos) — Snohomish County had weighed buying up homes in mudslide area

By PHUONG LE The Associated Press EDITOR'S NOTE — The Daily Herald of Everett, a sister newspaper of the Peninsula Daily News, has in-depth coverage… Continue reading

This satellite image provided by Skybox Imaging and captured by SkySat-1 on Tuesday (April 1) at 12:19 p.m. PDT shows the area of the mudslide in Oso. The Associated Press/Skybox Imaging
Medical investigator Deb Hollis

2nd UPDATE — (with 68 photos) — Death toll now at 30; quest to ID remains brings mystery after mudslide

By LISA BAUMANN The Associated Press EDITOR'S NOTE — The Daily Herald of Everett, a sister newspaper of the Peninsula Daily News, has in-depth coverage… Continue reading

Medical investigator Deb Hollis

No DNA database match for skull found in crab pot

By The Associated Press WESTPORT — Authorities say a human skull found in a crab pot off the Washington coast belongs to a female, but… Continue reading

State supreme court OKs $57 million verdict for home-care workers

By GENE JOHNSON The Associated Press SEATTLE — Washington's Supreme Court on Thursday narrowly upheld a $57 million verdict against the state in a case… Continue reading

Umpqua-Sterling bank merger nears completion. Sterling branches in Forks, Port Angeles, will become Umpqua banks

Peninsula Daily News and Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. — A merger between Portland-based Umpqua Bank and Spokane-based Sterling Bank is set for completion by April… Continue reading

No DNA database match for skull found in crab pot

By The Associated Press WESTPORT — Authorities say a human skull found in a crab pot off the Washington coast belongs to a female, but… Continue reading

State supreme court OKs $57 million verdict for home-care workers

By GENE JOHNSON The Associated Press SEATTLE — Washington's Supreme Court on Thursday narrowly upheld a $57 million verdict against the state in a case… Continue reading

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Firefighters help unload publicly donated equipment to aid the search and rescue operations in the aftermath of the massive mudslide. The Asociated Press

How to help the victims of the Oso mudslide

By Peninsula Daily News news services EDITOR'S NOTE — The Daily Herald of Everett, a sister newspaper of the Peninsula Daily News, has in-depth coverage… Continue reading

Firefighters help unload publicly donated equipment to aid the search and rescue operations in the aftermath of the massive mudslide. The Asociated Press

Umpqua-Sterling bank merger nears completion. Sterling branches in Forks, Port Angeles, will become Umpqua banks

Peninsula Daily News and Associated Press PORTLAND — A merger between Portland-based Umpqua Bank and Spokane-based Sterling Bank is set for completion by April 18,… Continue reading

State plans for pot-shop license lotteries coming later this month

State plans for pot-shop license lotteries coming later this month

The Associated Press OLYMPIA — The state will hold lotteries this month for its coveted legal marijuana retail licenses. The state Liquor Control Board on… Continue reading

State plans for pot-shop license lotteries coming later this month
State plans for pot-shop license lotteries coming later this month

State plans for pot-shop license lotteries coming later this month

The Associated Press OLYMPIA — The state will hold lotteries this month for its coveted legal marijuana retail licenses. The state Liquor Control Board on… Continue reading

State plans for pot-shop license lotteries coming later this month
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Engineers patch Quinault tribe’s sea wall

The Associated Press TAHOLAH — The Quinault tribe says the Army Corps of Engineers patched the seawall at Taholah with 4,500 tons of rock. The… Continue reading

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Medical investigator Deb Hollis

3rd UPDATE — (with 68 photos) — Quest to ID remains brings mystery after mudslide

By LISA BAUMANN The Associated Press EDITOR'S NOTE — A list with photos of known victims of the 300-acre mudslide near Oso — persons confirmed… Continue reading

Medical investigator Deb Hollis
Medal of Honor recipients (from left) Capt. William Swenson

Medal of Honor recipients honored in ceremonies in Olympia

The Associated Press OLYMPIA — The three most recent Medal of Honor recipients from Washington state were recognized Wednesday in a public ceremony at the… Continue reading

Medal of Honor recipients (from left) Capt. William Swenson
U.S. Supreme Court strikes down limits on federal campaign contributions

U.S. Supreme Court strikes down limits on federal campaign contributions

c.2014 New York Times News Service via Peninsula Daily News WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a major campaign finance decision, striking down… Continue reading

U.S. Supreme Court strikes down limits on federal campaign contributions
Firefighters help unload publicly donated equipment to aid the search and rescue operations in the aftermath of the massive mudslide. Seattle Times/Marcus Yam via The Asociated Press

How to help the victims of the Oso mudslide

By Peninsula Daily News news services SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS ARE helping support the Arlington, Oso and Darrington communities. Here's how you can give: • American Red… Continue reading

Firefighters help unload publicly donated equipment to aid the search and rescue operations in the aftermath of the massive mudslide. Seattle Times/Marcus Yam via The Asociated Press
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A search worker Tuesday walks near a camper shell in the debris from the deadly mudslide. The Associated Press

3rd UPDATE — Receding floodwaters at mudslide help with search for victims

By LISA BAUMANN The Associated Press EDITOR'S NOTE — A list with photos of known victims of the 300-acre mudslide near Oso — persons confirmed… Continue reading

A search worker Tuesday walks near a camper shell in the debris from the deadly mudslide. The Associated Press
Liquefied natural gas vapors continue to leak Tuesday

2nd UPDATE — Officials seek clues in Columbia River natural gas facility blast that injured 5 workers

By JEFF BARNARD The Associated Press PLYMOUTH, Wash. — State and federal regulators looking for what caused an explosion at a liquefied natural gas facility… Continue reading

Liquefied natural gas vapors continue to leak Tuesday