Wire Service

Kayak symposium for everyone from beginners to experts

By Michele Mihalovich, for Peninsula Daily News PORT ANGELES — Whether you're an experienced sea kayaker who paddles around the San Juans or a first-timer… Continue reading

$4-plus a gallon diesel prices weigh heavily on North Olympic Peninsula

By Michele Mihalovich, for Peninsula Daily News While most motorists are watching gasoline prices inch toward $4 a gallon, diesel fuel costs are already there… Continue reading

Remaining two Makah whalers convicted in bench trial

By Gene Johnson, The Associated Press TACOMA — Two Makah tribal members who led an unauthorized gray whale hunt last September were convicted Monday of… Continue reading

How quakes here may stir temblors in California

Peninsula Daily News news sources Over the past 3,000 years, almost every major earthquake on California's San Andreas fault was closely linked in time with… Continue reading

State rejects bid for new smaller Port Townsend ferry

PDN news sources SEATTLE – Washington State Ferries today said it is rejecting a $26 million bid from Todd Pacific Shipyards to build a 50-car… Continue reading

Makah whalers’ plea deal falls apart in federal court

Peninsula Daily News news sources TACOMA — A plea agreement involving five members of the Makah tribe who killed a gray whale during an unauthorized… Continue reading

Straight from the police: Where stolen mail in Port Angeles originated from

Here is the Port Angeles Police Department news release on the finding of stolen mail in and around Port Angeles. A full report will appear… Continue reading

U.S. attorney general to argue case against terrorist caught in Port Angeles before Supreme Court

Peninsula Daily News news services WASHINGTON — U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey will argue a case before the Supreme Court this month involving a convicted… Continue reading

Listen to Sequim City Council meetings on your computer

Recordings of Sequim City Council meetings are broadcast now on the city's Web site, www.ci.sequim.wa.us/council/minutes.cfm. On the site are evening meetings and study sessions since… Continue reading

Peninsula Poll backgrounder: Obama ridicules idea of second spot on Clinton ticket

By Charles Babington, The Associated Press COLUMBUS, Miss. — Democrat Barack Obama ridiculed the idea of being Hillary Rodham Clinton’s running mate today, saying voters… Continue reading

Port Townsend’s second straight loss hands Redskins sixth place in state tourney

The Associated Press TACOMA -- Jeray Key scored nine consecutive points in the final two minutes of the first half, part of his 19-point performance,… Continue reading

Seattle writer of Peninsula history dead at age 95

By Daniel Witter SEATTLE — Ruby McAndrew, a Seattle woman who spent much of her adult life chronicling the North Olympic Peninsula’s early history, writing… Continue reading

Growing Puget Sound Navy unlikely to expand on Peninsula, admiral says

By Daniel Witter, for Peninsula Daily News PORT ANGELES — Locating another Navy base in the North Olympic Peninsula won't likely occur in the near… Continue reading

Bill would deal with Children’s Administration workload

Peninsula Daily News news sources OLYMPIA — State senators last week suggested a few ways to reduce workload in the Children's Administration, arousing the opposition… Continue reading

Breaking news: Foot ferry hit again by big wave off Port Townsend

By The Associated Press PORT TOWNSEND — A big wave damaged the passenger-only ferry Snohomish, and the ferry system suspended service on the Port Townsend-Keystone… Continue reading

Point of View: Victoria, raw sewage and the North Olympic Peninsula

By Thomas Locke My assessment of the public health risks to residents on Washington state's North Olympic Peninsula posed by British Columbia's capital city of… Continue reading

Latest on rebates: Senate Democrats mull adding retirees to rebate plan, extending jobless benefits

The Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Retirees living off Social Security are frustrated that they won't get tax rebate checks through a bipartisan economic stimulus package… Continue reading

Sides agree on $600-$1,200 tax rebate for Americans around May

The Associated Press WASHINGTON — If you get a pay envelope, Uncle Sam's about to put a little something extra in it. And he wants… Continue reading

State’s gay marriage law might be expanded

By Rachel La Corte, The Associated Press OLYMPIA — Lawmakers are looking to expand the state's domestic partnership law by granting same-sex couples more than… Continue reading

Port Townsend woman figures into return of ancient mask to Alaskan Natives

By Rachel D'Oro, The Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Four decades after it was abandoned, King Island holds an almost mystical pull for former residents… Continue reading