The Associated Press TACOMA — Thousands of Washington businesses will be affected by a change in the way the state collects sales taxes from retailers.… Continue reading
The Associated Press SHELTON — A hiker who fell about 150 feet and suffered a head injury was airlifted off Mount Ellinor in the Olympic… Continue reading
By Alan Fram The Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Two high-stakes speeches exactly a year apart, both delivered by Barack Obama, both focused on the Middle… Continue reading
The Associated Press SEATTLE — A second terminally ill person has died under Washington state’s new assisted suicide law. A nonprofit group advocating for better… Continue reading
The Associated Press BREMERTON — Washington State Ferries will begin studying a vehicle reservation system like the current one in Port Townsend, and plans a… Continue reading
PDN news sources SEATTLE — The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for near-record high temperatures in the Seattle-Tacoma-Everett area and on the… Continue reading
By MIKE MELIA Associated Press Writer GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba -- A session of the Guantanamo war crimes court that began Sunday will likely… Continue reading
By CURT WOODWARD Associated Press Writer OLYMPIA — Arguments wrapped up today in a civil trial questioning the state’s lethal injection system, with lawyers for… Continue reading
By Jim Kuhnhenn The Associated Press WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama now owns General Motors, even though he insists he's taking it out only for… Continue reading
The Associated Press 'LOS ANGELES -- The MTV Movie Awards were a blood bath Sunday night with "Twilight" taking five trophies, including best movie. But… Continue reading
The Associated Press SEATTLE — A group called WhoSigned.org says it will publicize the names of people signing petitions for Referendum 71, which seeks a… Continue reading
Peninsula Daily News and The Associated Press New rules requiring passports or new high-tech documents to cross the United States' northern and southern borders --… Continue reading
By Lynn Elber Associated Press Television Writer LOS ANGELES -- Conan O'Brien wants viewers to think of his "Tonight Show" debut Monday as the introductory… Continue reading
By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON — On the often-bumpy road to confirmation to the nation’s highest court, Sonia Sotomayor has a crucial… Continue reading
By Matthew Daly The Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is calling for a one-year moratorium on road-building and other development on about 50… Continue reading
PDN news sources OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Biologists today confirmed the first sightings of newborn fishers in Washington state since restoration of the state-endangered species… Continue reading
The Associated Press OLYMPIA — The state Health Department says it is changing the way it tests for swine flu. Instead of collecting flu patient… Continue reading
The Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska -- Alaska state troopers say a Forks man was killed in logging accident in southeast Alaska. Troopers have identified the… Continue reading
Peninsula Daily News news sources SHINE -- Jamie Swife says many people haven't gotten the word that the Hood Canal Bridge is closed. "So many… Continue reading
Peninsula Daily News News Sources SEQUIM — A friend of Linda Fleming, the 66-year-old Sequim woman with late-stage 4 pancreatic cancer who became the first… Continue reading
