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Racy Port Townsend mural changes hands

PORT TOWNSEND — A racy mural that was displayed in a Port Townsend bar for more than 20 years before the tavern closed will stay… Continue reading

Bill Tennent

UPDATED — McKenna still behind Inslee in governor’s race. Ballot counting continues slowly across state.

By BRIAN M. ROSENTHAL The Seattle Times via The Associated Press EDITOR'S NOTE — We expect updated voter counts from Clallam County and Jefferson County… Continue reading

  • Nov 9, 2012
  • By BRIAN M. ROSENTHAL The Seattle Times via The Associated Press

Veterans to be saluted across Peninsula

Veterans will be recognized in ceremonies across the North Olympic Peninsula on Sunday and Monday. Here are scheduled events, listed by community. PORT ANGELES Regional… Continue reading

Editorial cartoon in the print edition of the Peninsula Daily News.

Washington state, Colorado officials await federal response to their states’ legalization of marijuana

By KRISTEN WYATT The Associated Press DENVER — Should marijuana be treated like alcohol? Or should it remain in the same legal category as heroin… Continue reading

  • Nov 9, 2012
  • By KRISTEN WYATT The Associated Press
Editorial cartoon in the print edition of the Peninsula Daily News.

Watkins concedes in state auditor race

By The Associated Press SEATTLE — Republican James Watkins has conceded in the state auditor race and says it doesn’t appear he has a chance… Continue reading

  • Nov 9, 2012
  • By The Associated Press

Ceremony to honor Port Angeles veteran’s homecoming

PORT ANGELES — One of a dozen Blue Star Banners lining Lincoln Street will be removed today in a 4 p.m. ceremony to honor the… Continue reading

Clallam County election victors look to future

PORT ANGELES — Three Clallam County candidates with seemingly insurmountable leads in Tuesday’s general election looked to the future Wednesday as hope for victory dimmed… Continue reading

FIRST PRIZE — "The Raven"  (Click on the box below to see the other two winners)

CONGRATULATIONS to winners of our 2012 pumpkin-carving contest!

By BELLA SWAN-CULLEN Peninsula Daily News Forks Correspondent THE THREE WINNERS of this year's Peninsula Daily News Pumpkin-Carving Contest have been chosen, picked by our… Continue reading

  • Nov 8, 2012
FIRST PRIZE — "The Raven"  (Click on the box below to see the other two winners)
An oil spill response boat works next to a fuel barge at the west end of Port Angeles Harbor on Wednesday after fuel was spilled into the harbor. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Fuel oil spill contained in Port Angeles Harbor

PORT ANGELES — What was initially believed to be an 840-gallon heavy fuel oil spill in Port Angeles Harbor early Wednesday turned out to be… Continue reading

An oil spill response boat works next to a fuel barge at the west end of Port Angeles Harbor on Wednesday after fuel was spilled into the harbor. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
Escaped inmate Brandon Musto The Associated Press

Grays Harbor deputies arrest man believed linked to escape from Monroe Correctional Complex

By The Associated Press MONROE — Grays Harbor sheriff's deputies have arrested a man believed linked to an escape from a Monroe prison, saying the… Continue reading

  • Nov 8, 2012
  • By The Associated Press
Escaped inmate Brandon Musto The Associated Press

Hunter, searching father found safe in Jefferson County

FORKS — A hunter who was missing overnight was found safe Tuesday in West Jefferson County, and her father, who also went missing during the… Continue reading

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Seven members of Navy's elite SEAL Team Six disciplined . . . for work on a video game

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Seven members of Navy’s elite SEAL Team Six disciplined . . . for work on a video game

The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Seven members of the secretive Navy SEAL Team 6, including one involved in the mission to get Osama bin Laden,… Continue reading

  • Nov 8, 2012
  • The Associated Press
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Seven members of Navy's elite SEAL Team Six disciplined . . . for work on a video game
Revelers display U.S. and gay pride flags in Seattle as they celebrate early returns favoring Referendum 74 on Tuesday night.

It’s now official — Referendum 74 passes. Same-sex marriage approved in Washington state

RACHEL LA CORTE The Associated Press OLYMPIA — Washington state has approved gay marriage, joining Maine and Maryland as the first states to pass same-sex… Continue reading

  • Nov 8, 2012
  • RACHEL LA CORTE The Associated Press
Revelers display U.S. and gay pride flags in Seattle as they celebrate early returns favoring Referendum 74 on Tuesday night.

Jefferson County victors outline their goals

PORT TOWNSEND — The two incumbent Jefferson County commissioners re-elected by comfortable margins Tuesday hope to continue the path they have set during the past… Continue reading

Jefferson vs. Clallam — How we differed at the polls

We share the North Olympic Peninsula, but, boy, do we differ when it comes to politics! Clallam County went for Mitt Romney (though by a… Continue reading

The former Science and Technology Building on the Port Angeles Peninsula College campus will be dedicated with the name of former Peninsula College President Tom Keegan on Nov. 16. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Keegan Hall to be dedicated Nov. 16

PORT ANGELES — Former Peninsula College President Tom Keegan will return to the Port Angeles campus for the dedication of a hall named for him.… Continue reading

The former Science and Technology Building on the Port Angeles Peninsula College campus will be dedicated with the name of former Peninsula College President Tom Keegan on Nov. 16. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News
More votes counted, but no resolution yet on charter schools

More votes counted, but no resolution yet on charter schools

The Associated Press OLYMPIA — Thousands more votes were counted in Washington state on Thursday, but the decision on charter schools remains murky. Initiative 1240… Continue reading

  • Nov 8, 2012
  • The Associated Press
More votes counted, but no resolution yet on charter schools
Worker at the National Congress of American Indians. NCAI

National group touts success of Native American vote push

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Organizers of a massive get-out-the-vote campaign that targeted Native American communities across the country are considering their efforts a success. The National… Continue reading

  • Nov 8, 2012
Worker at the National Congress of American Indians. NCAI
Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales

New testimony in Afghan massacre hearing — Army sergeant had blood of four people on his clothes

By GENE JOHNSON The Associated Press JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD — An Army DNA expert has testified that the soldier suspected of killing 16 Afghan civilians… Continue reading

  • Nov 8, 2012
  • By GENE JOHNSON The Associated Press
Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales
Traffic crosses the Lauridsen Boulevard bridge over Peabody Creek in Port Angeles on Tuesday. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

Open house planned on Lauridsen bridge replacement

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles residents will get a chance to learn how next year's scheduled replacement of the Lauridsen Boulevard bridge spanning Peabody Creek… Continue reading

Traffic crosses the Lauridsen Boulevard bridge over Peabody Creek in Port Angeles on Tuesday. Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News