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PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Supreme Court justices seem divided over contraception rule

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed divided Tuesday over whether employers’ religious beliefs can free them from a…

Darrington High School students make posters in the wake of the mudslide. The Associated Press

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Scientist warned of mudslide danger 15 years ago

By PHUONG LE, Associated Press By MANUEL VALDES, Associated Press ARLINGTON — A scientist working for the government…

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State officials warn of mudslide scams

By The Associated Press SEATTLE — State officials and the Better Business Bureau are warning people to be…

Rescue workers remove a body from the wreckage of homes destroyed by a mudslide near Oso. The Associated Press

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18, 108, 176? How many missing from landslide?

By CHRIS GRYGIEL, Associated Press OSO — Three days after a huge landslide destroyed a small community in…

Damage from the mudslide outside Oso. The Associated Press

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‘It’s gone.’ Community copes with suffocating walls of deadly, concrete-like mud

By P. SOLOMON BANDA and MARTHA MENDOZA, Associated Press OSO — First there was a “whoosh.” Elaine Young…

Rescue workers remove one of a number of bodies from the wreckage of homes destroyed by a mudslide near Oso. The Associated Press

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4th UPDATE — As many as 24 may be dead in huge mudslide

By P. SOLOMON BANDA, LISA BAUMANN, DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP and PHUONG LE The Associated Press ARLINGTON — Rescuers…

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This graphic uses a 2012 aerial photo to outline Saturday's mudslide and the houses it ruined. State Highway 530 and the Stillaguamish River also are shown. This graphic also can be accessed at www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/03/23/us/washington-mudslide.html The New York Times  (Click on graphic to enlarge)

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7th UPDATE — 14 confirmed dead in mudslide; list of potentially missing people now tops 176

By P. SOLOMON BANDA, LISA BAUMANN, DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP and PHUONG LE The Associated Press OSO — As…

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BRIEFLY — Funds for Port Angeles tourism now available … and other local news briefs

PORT ANGELES — An additional $5,000 is available to groups, clubs and organizations to help fund projects, special…

A steady stream of mud and water flows away from the mudslide blocking the road on state Highway 530 on Sunday

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6th UPDATE: Fire chief reports Oso landslide toll rises to 4

By Donna Gordon Blankinship The Associated Press ARLINGTON — Searchers found another body Sunday in the debris from…

On the High Divide/Seven Lakes Basin ridgeline trail in Olympic National Park. Peninsula Daily News file photo

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GUEST OPINION COLUMN — We deserve better from Olympic National Park’s Wilderness Stewardship Plan

By John M. Calhoun OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK currently is conducting a series of public meetings in communities around…

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A demolished house sits in the mud on State Highway 530 on Sunday

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8th UPDATE — Death toll doubles to 8 in massive landslide in Snohomish County

By CHRIS GRYGIEL and DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP The Associated Press ARLINGTON — Searchers found five more bodies Sunday…

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Go birding! Olympic BirdFest is April 4-6 in Sequim

By Joan Carlson Special to Peninsula Daily News SEQUIM — Twitter-pated birds and bursting flower blossoms usher in…

An aerial photo of Saturday's mudslide near the Snohomish County town of Oso. The Seattle Times via The Associated Press (Click on photo to enlarge)

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2nd UPDATE — Rescue crews search for survivors after massive landslide kills at least 3 in Snohomish County

By DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP The Associated Press SEATTLE — After hearing voices from the debris field pleading for…

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TRAFFIC ADVISORY: Fallen power lines across state Highway 112 cleared

The state Department of Transportation advises that power lines that fell on state Highway 112, blocking both directions…

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‘Dark Minds’ TV show to profile serial killer Israel Keyes

By Rachel D’Oro The Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An upcoming special episode of Investigation Discovery’s “Dark Minds”…

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