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State’s high court takes up death penalty; arguments begin today

By Gene Johnson The Associated Press SEATTLE — Washington state’s relationship with the death penalty throughout the past few decades has been so tenuous that… 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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A South Kitsap Fire and Rescue firefighter collects a hose at the site of a home explosion in the 3800 block of Soholt Lane in Port Orchard on Tuesday. The remains of two people were found following a powerful explosion that morning that leveled a home in Western Washington. — Larry Steagall/Kitsap Sun via AP ()

Two dead in Port Orchard home explosion

PORT ORCHARD — The remains of two people were found following a powerful explosion Tuesday morning that leveled a manufactured home in Port Orchard. The… Continue reading

A South Kitsap Fire and Rescue firefighter collects a hose at the site of a home explosion in the 3800 block of Soholt Lane in Port Orchard on Tuesday. The remains of two people were found following a powerful explosion that morning that leveled a home in Western Washington. — Larry Steagall/Kitsap Sun via AP ()
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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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House seeks pay raise for teachers in supplemental budget

By Walker Orenstein The Associated Press OLYMPIA — House Democrats would hike the state’s portion of the lowest starting salary for public school teachers to… Continue reading

Joshua Madrid hugs his dog

Seattle experiments with new solutions to ease homelessness

By Phuong Le The Associated Press SEATTLE — As homeless deaths mounted last fall in Seattle, elected officials declared an emergency, resorting to a tool… Continue reading

Joshua Madrid hugs his dog

State Senate passes bill to save funds for shutdown of Montana coal power plants

By Nicholas K. Geranios The Associated Press SPOKANE — A bill that would authorize the state's largest utility to create a fund to pay for… Continue reading

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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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Seattle Police Chief Kathleen O'Toole on Thursday in Seattle endorses a proposed statewide initiative campaign to create extreme-risk protection orders in Washington. (Greg Gilbert

Gun-safety group wants protection order measure put on ballot

By Martha Bellisle The Associated Press SEATTLE — A gun-safety group has announced it is going back to voters after Washington state lawmakers failed to… Continue reading

Seattle Police Chief Kathleen O'Toole on Thursday in Seattle endorses a proposed statewide initiative campaign to create extreme-risk protection orders in Washington. (Greg Gilbert
Doug Mackey of Tacoma speaks against a methanol plant proposed for the Port of Tacoma during a public meeting held Feb. 10 in Tacoma to gather opinion on the topic. (The Associated Press)

Pacific Northwest could become hub for methanol production

By Phuong Le The Associated Press SEATTLE — The Pacific Northwest could become a major hub for methanol production if three proposed refineries are built… Continue reading

Doug Mackey of Tacoma speaks against a methanol plant proposed for the Port of Tacoma during a public meeting held Feb. 10 in Tacoma to gather opinion on the topic. (The Associated Press)
Angela Zilar

Pasco residents seek return of capuchin monkeys

The Associated Press PASCO — A Pasco couple who said they bought two capuchin monkeys because they couldn't have children want the animals back after… Continue reading

Angela Zilar
Assistant teacher D'onna Hartman reads to Frederick Frenious

Quality preschool for more kids is one goal of new leader at state Department of Early Learning

By Donna Gordon Blankinship The Associated Press SEATTLE — Washington state's preschool program has received kudos for its efforts to improve quality, but it gets… Continue reading

Assistant teacher D'onna Hartman reads to Frederick Frenious
Grocery Manufacturers Association lawyer Matthew Gardner

State asks judge to fine grocery group in 2013 ballot fight over food labeling initiative

By Phuong Le The Associated Press OLYMPIA — A lawyer for Washington state has asked a judge to penalize a food industry group, alleging it… Continue reading

Grocery Manufacturers Association lawyer Matthew Gardner
Global Garland

DAVE G. SELLARS’ ON THE WATERFRONT: Ship’s term for capacity has British beginnings

GLOBAL GARLAND, A 575-foot Panamanian-flagged cargo ship with a capacity of 32,115 deadweight tons, spent the week moored to the Port of Port Angeles' Terminal… Continue reading

Global Garland
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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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Suspected Seattle flasher is jailed by Clallam deputies

KOMO News SEATTLE — A man suspected of exposing himself to a Seattle woman and trying to steal her cellphone last month is now behind… Continue reading

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Legislature approves its first bill of session: K-12 finance plan

By Donna Gordon Blankinship The Associated Press SEATTLE — The Legislature on Thursday passed its first bill of the session: a plan to fix the… Continue reading

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Governor wants new agency for vulnerable children, families

By Rachel La Corte The Associated Press OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee wants to create a new state agency to deliver services to vulnerable children… Continue reading

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GOOD FRIDAY 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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Man whose case prompted legal changes gets four years

By Gene Johnson The Associated Press SEATTLE — A man whose unauthorized use of his clients’ money prompted changes in Washington state law has been… Continue reading