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Supporters of raising minimum wage in state turn in signatures

By Rachel La Corte The Associated Press OLYMPIA — Supporters of raising the minimum wage in the state turned in more than 360,000 signatures Wednesday… Continue reading

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GOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING! What’s happening on the North Olympic Peninsula? See today’s PDN front page

ANOTHER NEWSY DAY on the North Olympic Peninsula! Our website, www.peninsuladailynews.com, has the highlights, but the print edition of the Peninsula Daily News has 40… Continue reading

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Fireworks explode over Port Angeles Harbor during the annual Independence Day display. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

PHOTO GALLERY: North Olympic Peninsula celebrates Independence Day

Cities across the North Olympic Peninsula celebrated Independence Day in style Monday. Port Angeles, Port Townsend and Sequim each hosted a day of community events… Continue reading

Fireworks explode over Port Angeles Harbor during the annual Independence Day display. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
Marijuana smoking paraphernalia sits on display May 26 as part of the “Altered State: Marijuana in California” exhibit at the Oakland Museum of California in Oakland

California pot exhibit aims for debate on provocative plant

By Kristin J. Bender The Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — It’s known as Mary Jane, ganja, chronic and even the sticky icky and has been… Continue reading

Marijuana smoking paraphernalia sits on display May 26 as part of the “Altered State: Marijuana in California” exhibit at the Oakland Museum of California in Oakland
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GOOD TUESDAY MORNING! What’s happening on the North Olympic Peninsula? See today’s PDN front page

ANOTHER NEWSY DAY on the North Olympic Peninsula! Our website, www.peninsuladailynews.com, has the highlights, but the print edition of the Peninsula Daily News has 40… Continue reading

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Attorney Amber Rush teaches a free class to the public at the Clark County Courthouse in Vancouver

Legal technicians provide family law assistance in Washington, but some say more help is needed

By Jessica Prokop The Columbian VANCOUVER, Wash. — Navigating the family law system can be an overwhelming and emotional process, especially for people who have… Continue reading

Attorney Amber Rush teaches a free class to the public at the Clark County Courthouse in Vancouver
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GOOD MONDAY MORNING! What’s happening on the North Olympic Peninsula? See today’s PDN front page

ANOTHER NEWSY DAY on the North Olympic Peninsula! Our website, www.peninsuladailynews.com, has the highlights, but the print edition of the Peninsula Daily News has 40… Continue reading

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Scientists Joth Davis

Puget Sound studies testing kelp as local fix for acidifying seawater

By Phuong Le The Associated Press HOOD CANAL — Scientist Joth Davis unspooled 150 feet of line holding thousands of tiny spores of kelp into… Continue reading

Scientists Joth Davis
A flag stands March 25

State, Stillaguamish Tribe debate liability for 2014 Oso slide

By Gene Johnson The Associated Press SEATTLE — The Stillaguamish Tribe is fighting off suggestions by the state Attorney General's Office that it might face… Continue reading

A flag stands March 25
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GOOD SUNDAY MORNING! What’s happening on the North Olympic Peninsula? See today’s PDN front page

ANOTHER NEWSY DAY on the North Olympic Peninsula! Our website, www.peninsuladailynews.com, has the highlights, but the print edition of the Peninsula Daily News has 40… Continue reading

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Shawn Stanley

State seeks to stabilize river bank near Hurd Creek Hatchery

SEQUIM — Migration of the Dungeness River is threatening the longevity of the Hurd Creek Hatchery. As the river moves toward the fish hatchery off… Continue reading

Shawn Stanley
A harbor seal pup rests on seaweed-covered rocks after coming in on the high tide in the West Seattle neighborhood of Seattle. (The Associated Press)

WEEKEND REWIND: Marine mammal advocates: Do not touch or pick up seal pups

By Phuong Le The Associated Press SEATTLE — As harbor seals are being born in the Pacific Northwest, marine mammal advocates up and down the… Continue reading

A harbor seal pup rests on seaweed-covered rocks after coming in on the high tide in the West Seattle neighborhood of Seattle. (The Associated Press)

Appeals court says cities must make roads safe for bikes

By Martha Bellisle The Associated Press SEATTLE — A state appeals court has ruled cities must provide safe roadways for all traffic, including bicycles. The… Continue reading

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GOOD FRIDAY MORNING! What’s happening on the North Olympic Peninsula? See today’s PDN front page

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Forks woman who drove off road on U.S. Highway 101 is out of hospital

LILLIWAUP –– A Forks woman who drove off U.S. Highway 101 on Wednesday morning was treated and discharged from Mason General Hospital in Shelton by… Continue reading

GOOD THURSDAY MORNING! What’s happening on the North Olympic Peninsula? See today’s PDN front page

ANOTHER NEWSY DAY on the North Olympic Peninsula! Our website, www.peninsuladailynews.com, has the highlights, but the print edition of the Peninsula Daily News has 40… Continue reading

Interior Secretary Jewell: Tribes must continue progress after Obama leaves

SPOKANE — The Obama administration has made great progress on issues important to Native Americans, and Interior Secretary Sally Jewell on Wednesday encouraged tribes to… Continue reading

Marine mammal advocates: Do not touch or pick up seal pups

By Phuong Le The Associated Press SEATTLE — As harbor seals are being born in the Pacific Northwest, marine mammal advocates up and down the… Continue reading

Appeals court: Washington must fix salmon-blocking culverts

By Gene Johnson The Associated Press SEATTLE — In a case that could have big implications for dams and other development in the Northwest, a… Continue reading

GOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING! What’s happening on the North Olympic Peninsula? See today’s PDN front page

ANOTHER NEWSY DAY on the North Olympic Peninsula! Our website, www.peninsuladailynews.com, has the highlights, but the print edition of the Peninsula Daily News has 40… Continue reading