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Jay Inslee

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 governor's race in Washington state, where a… Continue reading

Jay Inslee

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 in light of the marathon’s cancellation today.… Continue reading

File photo of North Pacific giant octopus.

Seattle octopus hunt prompts angry response

By The Associated Press SEATTLE — Some Seattle scuba divers are upset at two divers who pulled a giant Pacific octopus out of a popular… Continue reading

File photo of North Pacific giant octopus.
LITTLE BOY

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 photo of it? Send it to us… Continue reading

LITTLE BOY
Members of the Kilgore Rangerettes dressed in Halloween zombie costumes perform along side the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders in a halftime show during Sunday's NFL football game against the New York Giants in Arlington

Best witches for a happy Halloween! Enter our costume and pumpkin-carving contests . . . before their deadlines this week!

PENINSULA DAILY NEWS' annual costume contest asks crafty costume makers to share their most creative, spooky and inspiring (or borderline politically correct) Halloween costumes with… Continue reading

Members of the Kilgore Rangerettes dressed in Halloween zombie costumes perform along side the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders in a halftime show during Sunday's NFL football game against the New York Giants in Arlington
Spectators watch as the HMS Bounty arrives at Port Angeles City Pier in June 2008. Peninsula Daily News

Ill-fated HMS Bounty visited Peninsula in 2008

The master of the HMS Bounty told a story about the tall ship when it visited the North Olympic Peninsula in 2008. Robin Walbridge, who… Continue reading

Spectators watch as the HMS Bounty arrives at Port Angeles City Pier in June 2008. Peninsula Daily News

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 COUNTY... ISLAND COUNTY... JEFFERSON COUNTY... SAN JUAN… Continue reading

CBS News

In case you missed it — Nightly ‘Taps’ by Tacoma man makes neighbors take notice

(CBS News) TACOMA — Residents of a quiet little neighborhood in Tacoma have been hearing something wonderful for the past couple of years just as… Continue reading

CBS News

Kids can trick-or-treat with downtown merchants on Halloween

Merchants of three North Olympic Peninsula business communities will host trick-or-treat for children on downtown streets Wednesday. Here’s a rundown of downtown activities on Halloween:… Continue reading

Shepard Graham wears a costume in the annual costume contest at the Olympia Farmers Market in Olympia on Sunday. The event also helped raise donations to the market's ongoing food bank project. The Olympian via The Associated Press

Wearing an “Eeeeeek!” Halloween costume? Enter our contest! (Also send us a photo of your best jack-o-lantern!)

PENINSULA DAILY NEWS' annual costume contest asks crafty costume makers to share their most creative, spooky and inspiring (or borderline politically correct) Halloween costumes with… Continue reading

Shepard Graham wears a costume in the annual costume contest at the Olympia Farmers Market in Olympia on Sunday. The event also helped raise donations to the market's ongoing food bank project. The Olympian via The Associated Press
The San Francisco Giants celebrate defeating the Detroit Tigers in Game 4 of baseball's World Series on Sunday. The Giants won the World Series 4-0. Paul Kitagaki Jr./The Associated Press

SPORTS: San Francisco Giants beat Detroit Tigers 4-3 in 10 innings to win World Series

By Ben Walker The Associated Press DETROIT — Smart pitching. Clutch hitting. Sharp fielding. Plus an MVP Panda. All the right elements for a sweet… Continue reading

The San Francisco Giants celebrate defeating the Detroit Tigers in Game 4 of baseball's World Series on Sunday. The Giants won the World Series 4-0. Paul Kitagaki Jr./The Associated Press
Shepard Graham wears a costume in the annual costume contest at the Olympia Farmers Market in Olympia on Sunday. The event also helped raise donations to the market's ongoing food bank project. The Olympian via The Associated Press

Wearing an “Eeeeeek!” Halloween costume? Enter our contest! (Also send us a photo of your best jack-o-lantern!)

PENINSULA DAILY NEWS' annual costume contest asks crafty costume makers to share their most creative, spooky and inspiring (or borderline politically correct) Halloween costumes with… Continue reading

Shepard Graham wears a costume in the annual costume contest at the Olympia Farmers Market in Olympia on Sunday. The event also helped raise donations to the market's ongoing food bank project. The Olympian via The Associated Press
Two Albertsons brand ice cream flavors

Beware of peanut-butter ice cream in your freezer

Peninsula Daily News news sources PORT ANGELES — Check your freezers and refrigerators! Do you have the two Albertsons-brand ice-cream flavors that have been recalled… Continue reading

Two Albertsons brand ice cream flavors
Matt Ellis is dressed as Stitches as part of Party Central's "Scary Central" Halloween extravaganza in Bossier City

BOO! Enter our contests for best pumpkin-carving, best Halloween costume. Send your photos today!

PENINSULA DAILY NEWS is holding two online photo contests — to find the best carved pumpkins and best Halloween costumes on the North Olympic Peninsula.… Continue reading

Matt Ellis is dressed as Stitches as part of Party Central's "Scary Central" Halloween extravaganza in Bossier City

Eat, drink and be scary: Downtown trick-or-treat events set Wednesday

Merchants of the North Olympic Peninsula's business communities will get in the spirits of the Halloween season by hosting trick-or-treat for children on downtown streets… Continue reading

Rolls of blank social security checks ran through printers and were processed at the U.S. Treasury's Financial Management services facility in Philadelphia. Associated Press file photo

In case you missed it (from Sunday’s print PDN): Social Security taxes expected to go up in 2013, no matter who is elected

By Stephen Ohlemacher Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama isn't talking about it and neither is Mitt Romney. But come January, 163 million workers… Continue reading

Rolls of blank social security checks ran through printers and were processed at the U.S. Treasury's Financial Management services facility in Philadelphia. Associated Press file photo
US could soon overtake Saudi Arabia as an oil producer. The Associated Press

In case you missed it (from Sunday’s print PDN): US may soon become world’s top oil producer

By The Associated Press WASHINGTON — U.S. oil output is surging so fast that the United States could soon overtake Saudi Arabia as the world's… Continue reading

US could soon overtake Saudi Arabia as an oil producer. The Associated Press
The San Francisco Giants celebrate defeating the Detroit Tigers in Game 4 of baseball's World Series on Sunday. The Giants won the World Series 4-0. Paul Kitagaki Jr./The Associated Press

SPORTS: San Francisco Giants beat Detroit Tigers 4-3 in 10 innings to win World Series

By Ben Walker The Associated Press DETROIT — Smart pitching. Clutch hitting. Sharp fielding. Plus an MVP Panda. All the right elements for a sweet… Continue reading

The San Francisco Giants celebrate defeating the Detroit Tigers in Game 4 of baseball's World Series on Sunday. The Giants won the World Series 4-0. Paul Kitagaki Jr./The Associated Press
UPDATE: 6.3 quake today follows 7.7 Canadian quake last night; let us know if you felt either

UPDATE: 6.3 quake today follows 7.7 Canadian quake last night; let us know if you felt either

By Jeremy Hainsworth The Associated Press BULLETIN: A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck just before noon today in the same general area of last night's 7.7… Continue reading

UPDATE: 6.3 quake today follows 7.7 Canadian quake last night; let us know if you felt either
Natalie Skogerboe gets help with a "Black Swan" costume from Richard Peters at Costumes! Ltd. in Santa Fe

Enter our contests for best pumpkin-carving, best Halloween costume. Send your photos today!

PENINSULA DAILY NEWS is holding two online photo contests — to find the best carved pumpkins and best Halloween costumes on the North Olympic Peninsula.… Continue reading

Natalie Skogerboe gets help with a "Black Swan" costume from Richard Peters at Costumes! Ltd. in Santa Fe