Site Logo
Staff Sgt. Robert Bales

News

Jury: Life in prison for Afghanistan massacre

The Associated Press JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD — A military jury has sentenced a U.S. soldier who massacred 16…

Maj. Nidal Hasan

News

Soldier guilty of murder for Fort Hood shootings

The Associated Press FORT HOOD, Texas — Army Maj. Nidal Hasan was convicted today in the 2009 shooting…

Bradley Manning at his court-martial. The Associated Press

News

Bradley Manning sentenced to 35 years and dishonorably discharged for leaking government secrets

By New York Times News Service A MILITARY JUDGE on Wednesday sentenced Army Pfc. Bradley Manning to 35…

News

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Mosquitoes worse this summer in parts of U.S.

By Seth Borenstein The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The tiny mosquito all too often has man on the…

News

Small quake shakes Gig Harbor area; no reports of damage

The Associated Press GIG HARBOR — The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office said there are no reports of damage…

Dave Henry (Click on photo to enlarge)

News

A rainbow of spinnakers in Sequim Bay

Five Thistle-class sailboats battle to the leeward mark during the second day of racing in the annual two-day…

Demonstrators protesting wages and treatment for fast-food workers march in downtown Seattle on Aug. 1. The Associated Press

News

Campaign pushing for $15 an hour minimum wage in Seattle

By DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP Associated Press SEATTLE — Washington already has the nation’s highest state minimum wage at…

The Davy Crockett barge

News

State considering rules to allow dismantling of derelict vessels in waterways

By Eric Florip The Columbian via The Associated Press VANCOUVER, Wash. — The state Department of Ecology has…

How's the 'phishing'? Sneaky email attacks not only more common but also harder to distinguish from real ones —even from co-workers

News

How’s the ‘phishing’? Sneaky email attacks not only more common but also harder to distinguish from real ones —even from co-workers

Peninsula Daily News news services PORT ANGELES — At least 2 million people, many of them on the North…

The U.S. Bank Foundation presented a $3

News

Business meetings this week on North Olympic Peninsula . . . and other business briefs

By Peninsula Daily News and The Associated Press THIS WEEK’S BUSINESS meetings in Jefferson and Clallam counties (all…

2 FBI photos of Israel Keyes —

News

FBI looks to public to help solve killings involving former Neah Bay resident

Peninsula Daily News and news services NEAH BAY — The FBI is trying to make sense of “tantalizing…

News

BREAKING: West End power returned

The Clallam County Public Utility District and Bonneville Power Administration are reporting that power has been restored to…

Young people in crisis or confusion can find free help at the new Youth Mental Health Clinic

News

Free PT mental health clinic to offer youths confidential counseling

By Joan Worley For Peninsula Daily News PORT TOWNSEND — A clinic to provide free and confidential mental…

Deceased CIA agent George Joannides

News

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: 5 decades later, some JFK probe files still sealed

By David Porter The Associated Press Five decades after President John F. Kennedy was fatally shot and long…

Deceased CIA agent George Joannides

News

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: 5 decades later, some JFK probe files still sealed

By David Porter The Associated Press Five decades after President John F. Kennedy was fatally shot and long…

Cody Park exhales a cloud of marijuana smoke after taking a hit on a bong at the first day of Hempfest in Seattle. The Associated Press

News

3-day marijuana festival, rally at Seattle park

By Gene Johnson The Associated Press SEATTLE — Thousands streamed into a Seattle waterfront park Friday for the…

Messiah's name was changed to Martin by a Tennessee judge. The Associated Press

News

In God’s name, or baby ‘Messiah,’ competing claims of religious freedom in Tennessee

By MARK OPPENHEIMER c. 2012 New York Times News Service NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Last week, when a Tennessee…

News

VIDEO — Lauridsen Boulevard bridge in Port Angeles is falling down, falling down, falling down . . .

PORT ANGELES CITY officials released this short video of the demise of the 1969 Lauridsen Boulevard bridge, officially…

News

Eukanuba, Iams pet-food recall

The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Pet-food giants Iams and Eukanuba have issued a voluntary recall of specific lots…

News

Eukanuba, Iams pet-food recall

The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Pet-food giants Iams and Eukanuba have issued a voluntary recall of specific lots…