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Federal prosecutors to seek longer sentencing for terrorist caught in Port Angeles

By GENE JOHNSON AP Legal Affairs Writer SEATTLE — Prosecutors are seeking yet another sentencing for would-be millennium bomber Ahmed Ressam — this time without… Continue reading

Home Fund helps single mom to solid ground, her own business

EDITOR'S NOTE: For 19 years, Peninsula Daily News readers in Jefferson and Clallam counties have supported the "hand up, not a handout" Peninsula Home Fund.… Continue reading

UPDATE: Was it the Grinch? Atheists’ holiday sign stolen

By CURT WOODWARD The Associated Press OLYMPIA — An anti-religion placard posted alongside Christmas displays drew a thief, a preacher, a part-time elf and a… Continue reading

Terrorist captured in Port Angeles resentenced to 22 years; federal prosecutors irked

By Gene Johnson The Associated Press SEATTLE — To the outrage of federal prosecutors, a judge today re-imposed a 22-year prison sentence for Ahmed Ressam,… Continue reading

BREAKING NEWS: State to award contract for one Port Townsend ferry

SEATTLE - Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Ferries Division announced today that it is awarding a contract to Todd Pacific Shipyards to build one… Continue reading

BREAKING NEWS: Wednesday’s execution off

By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press Writer BULLETIN: The state Department of Corrections has canceled Wednesday's scheduled execution of Darold Ray Stenson following the state… Continue reading

Ocean off North Olympic Peninsula 10 times more acidic than thought

Peninsula Daily News news sources NEAH BAY -- Measurements of ocean acidification off the North Olympic Peninsula coast at Tatoosh Island show acidity is rising… Continue reading

Three rescued from Dabob Bay waters

The Associated Press QUILCENE -- A Coast Guard helicopter has rescued three people from a capsized boat in Dabob Bay. The Coast Guard says it… Continue reading

Two state foot ferries sold for $4 million

The Associated Press Washington state has finally sold two fast ferries that were taken out of service by legislators in Olympia after they were embroiled… Continue reading

UPDATE: Gardiner man missing after crab boat capsizes off Oregon

Peninsula Daily News news sources TILLAMOOK, Ore. — The Coast Guard suspended it search Friday afternoon for two men missing -- including one from the… Continue reading

State asks U.S. Supreme Court to clear execution of Sequim killer

The Associated Press OLYMPIA -- Washington state on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to lift a stay of execution for Darold Ray Stenson, a… Continue reading

Peninsula murderer set for lethal injection on Dec. 3

By Shannon Dininny The Associated Press WALLA WALLA -- A sturdy metal gurney, topped by a thin foam mattress and backboard, dominates the small chamber… Continue reading

Seventh sneaker-clad foot found in British Columbia; first since Aug. 1 discovery in Clallam County

Peninsula Daily News news sources The first severed human foot clad in a running shoe to wash ashore since one found on the North Olympic… Continue reading

Why Van De Wege weighs in on Seattle gun ban plan

Peninsula Daily News news sources SEATTLE -- An unequivocal "no" from the state Attorney General's Office is often enough to shoot down a city proposal.… Continue reading

Details needed for poaching investigations; authorities left with few clues except carcasses

By Ruth Hill For Peninsula Daily News SEQUIM -- When Mel Groff walks every morning along the Dungeness River, he looks for fish. But what… Continue reading

Flu vaccine available despite dearth of shots for adults at public health departments

By Ruth Hill For Peninsula Daily News Clallam County's public health department has run out of injectable flu vaccine for adults and Jefferson County has… Continue reading

Investigation in Port Townsend may leave woman homeless

By Ruth Hill For Peninsula Daily News PORT TOWNSEND -- Susan Smith was supposed to be out of her rental home on Thursday, but since… Continue reading

Brain injury gives Port Angeles woman a Â’foreignÂ’ accent

By Marc Ramirez, distributed by The Associated Press PORT ANGELES — At the hospital, all the doctors and nurses asked her the same questions: “Where… Continue reading

BREAKING NEWS: Sequim man in Skagit County plane crash

PDN news services CONCRETE -- A small plane that crashed in Skagit County, killing the pilot and injuring two passengers -- including a man from… Continue reading

Area’s No. 2 Border Patrol agent arrested, removed from duties

The Associated Press BELLINGHAM — The No. 2 person in charge of the U.S. Border Patrol’s Blaine sector -- which includes the North Olympic Peninsula… Continue reading