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STATE ELECTION — Vote counts for sect of state and other state offices

By The Associated Press x – elected Lieutenant Governor 984 of 2,000 precincts – 49 percent Brad Owen,…

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NATIONAL ELECTION — Romney concedes and other late-breaking election events

By The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Around the country on Election Day 2012 with AP reporters bringing the…

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STATE INITIATIVES — Tax-restraint measure passes; charter schools still in doubt

By The Associated Press SEATTLE — Washington voters will continue to require the Legislature to get a two-thirds…

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OTHER STATE RACES — McCloud defeats Sanders, Bjorgen leads Loginsky, in court races

By The Associated Press SEATTLE — Longtime appeals lawyer Sheryl Gordon McCloud has thwarted former Washington Supreme Court…

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STATE ELECTION — UPDATED — Inslee has edge in governor’s race. Marijuana passes, same-sex marriage leading.

Peninsula Daily News news services OLYMPIA — Democrats dominated much of Washington’s election on Tuesday night, triumphing in…

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Testimony: Army sergeant knew he killed Afghans (UPDATED)

By GENE JOHNSON The Associated Press JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD — The medic saw Staff Sgt. Robert Bales covered…

Supporters in Seattle celebrate after it's announced that an initiative legalizing marijuana apparently has passed.  -- Photo by Steve Ringman/The Seattle Times via The Associated Press

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STATE ELECTION — Washington legalizes marijuana, but federal showdown looms

SEATTLE — Washington voters legalized recreational pot use Tuesday, setting up a showdown with a federal government that…

Brian Oberdan

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STATE ELECTION — Voters narrowly approving gay marriage

By Rachel La Corte The Associated Press OLYMPIA — Supporters of gay marriage in Washington state say they’re…

It's time to vote for your favorites . . . in PDN's pumpkin, costume contests

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It’s time to vote for your favorites . . . in PDN’s pumpkin, costume contests

By BELLA SWAN-CULLEN Peninsula Daily News Forks Correspondent WE RECEIVED 25 great entries for the PDN’s 2012 Pumpkin…

The USS Enterprise returns to Norfolk Naval Station in Norfolk

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USS Enterprise to be dismantled in Washington

By The Associated Press BREMERTON — The Navy’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the USS Enterprise, will be deactivated…

Staff Sgt. Robert Bales

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UPDATED — Prosecutor in hearing on Afghan massacre says Army sergeant had blood of victims on him

By GENE JOHNSON The Associated Press JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. — The caped figure on the surveillance video…

It's time to vote . . . in PDN's pumpkin, costume contests

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It’s time to vote . . . in PDN’s pumpkin, costume contests

By BELLA SWAN-CULLEN Peninsula Daily News Forks Correspondent WE RECEIVED 25 great entries for the PDN’s 2012 Pumpkin…

It's time to vote . . . in PDN's pumpkin, costume contests

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It’s time to vote . . . in PDN’s pumpkin, costume contests

By BELLA SWAN-CULLEN Peninsula Daily News Forks Correspondent WE RECEIVED 25 great entries for the PDN’s 2012 Pumpkin…

Rear Adm. Charles Gaouette addresses sailors on Nov. 7

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FOLLOWUP — Navy denies USS Stennis group commander removed over Libya

FROM THE SAN DIEGO UNION: SAN DIEGO — The Navy says that the abrupt removal of an admiral…

File photo of North Pacific giant octopus.

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Seattle octopus hunt prompts angry response

By The Associated Press SEATTLE — Some Seattle scuba divers are upset at two divers who pulled a…

Jay Inslee

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Newest poll: close match between Inslee, McKenna; approval for gay marriage, marijuana, charter schools, limiting taxes

By RACHEL LA CORTE The Associated Press OLYMPIA — Undecided voters could be the deciding factor in the…

YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO TO THIS EXTREME! Harry Orell

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LAST DAY for costume contest. Enter by 12 noon today. (And VOTE in our pumpkin-carving contest!)

By JACOB BLACK Peninsula Daily News Forks Correspondent HALLOWEEN MAY HAVE come and gone, but there’s still time…

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NYC Marathon is canceled following storm damage

The Associated Press ONLINE EDITOR’S NOTE: The Peninsula Poll about the New York City Marathon has been eliminated…

LITTLE BOY

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Today’s the last day to enter our pumpkin-carving contest . . . (and Friday is the deadline for the costume contest)

By JACOB BLACK Peninsula Daily News Forks Correspondent DID YOU CARVE a great pumpkin this Halloween? Have a…

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National Weather Service flood advisory for North Olympic Peninsula

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS EXTENDED AN * URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR… CLALLAM…