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Snow advisory issued for Olympic Mountains
Major snow is coming to the Olympic Mountains through Sunday afternoon. Here’s the latest National Weather Service advisory…
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PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Lawmaker wants to lower school board voting age to 14
The Associated Press and Business Wire OLYMPIA — Students as young as 14 would be allowed to vote…
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North Olympic Peninsula, Victoria shaken by small earthquake in San Juans
Peninsula Daily News and news services FRIDAY HARBOR — A small earthquake in the San Juan Islands rattled…
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UPDATED — Mourners remember slain Washington corrections officer
By Peninsula Daily News services EVERETT — Correctional Officer Jayme Biendl, found strangled in a prison chapel, was…
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3rd UPDATE — North Olympic Peninsula, Victoria shaken by small earthquake in San Juans; later, a 5.2 off Oregon
By Peninsula Daily News Staff and news services FRIDAY HARBOR — A small earthquake in the San Juan…
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Owls vs. owls: Killing barred owls might be proposed to help spotted owls
By Peninsula Daily News services PORTLAND, Ore. — Federal wildlife officials looking to protect the spotted owl will…
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Rare western gray whale reaches Oregon coast
By Peninsula Daily News services ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A type of whale that spends summers off Russia has…
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Federal judge upholds state’s building energy rules, rejects BIAW lawsuit
By Peninsula Daily News services SEATTLE — A federal judge in Tacoma has rejected a challenge to Washington…
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Huge memorial service on Tuesday for slain corrections officer
EVERETT — Thousands of law enforcement officers and members of the public are expected to attend the memorial…
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Coast Guard watches for pollution from sunken fishing boat
LAPUSH — Washington state and federal agencies are watching for any significant pollution from a fishing boat that…
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State regulators OK transfer of PSE’s Jefferson County electrical system to PUD for $103 million
OLYMPIA – State regulators approved an unopposed settlement agreement that will allow Jefferson Public Utility District to continue…
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Canadians Outraged After Report of Cruelty in Mass Killing of Sled Dogs
By IAN AUSTEN c.2011 New York Times News Service OTTAWA — During the Winter Olympics last year, the…
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PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Lawmakers want more security on northern border
The Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine — Less than 1 percent of the 4,000-mile U.S.-Canada border is considered under…
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State accepts Jefferson County’s shoreline program
OLYMPIA — The Washington Department of Ecology today announced its conditional approval of Jefferson County’s recently updated Shoreline…
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Judge rules health care plan unconstitutional
Peninsula Daily News news sources PENSACOLA, Fla. — A federal judge ruled today that the Obama administration’s health…
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Officials seek answers in strangulation death of prison guard in Monroe
The Associated Press SEATTLE — State officials and others are searching for answers after a corrections officer was…
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PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Mubarak pressured in Egypt by domestic rebellion involving tens of thousands
Peninsula Daily News news sources Open rebellion has broken out in Egypt. Tens of thousands of protesters are…
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Port Townsend police officer hurt in scuffle
By KOMO-TV PORT TOWNSEND — An officer was injured Friday night during a scuffle with an intoxicated assault…
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PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Social Security fund now seen to be empty by 2037
The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Sick and getting sicker, Social Security will run at a deficit this year…
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Man arrested for allegedly threatening Gov. Gregoire
Peninsula Daily News news sources OLYMPIA — A 51-year-old Pierce County man has been arrested for allegedly threatening…