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Supreme Court: State can prosecute tribal members when they’re living on another tribe’s land

By Martha Bellisle The Associated Press SEATTLE — The state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that state prosecutors can charge a member of a Native American… Continue reading

LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: Slough off doldrums as springtime arrives — corrected

EDITOR'S NOTE: Corrects day of Jim Nyby & the F Street Band concert to Friday at the Port Townsend Elks Lodge. SPRING BEGINS THIS weekend,… Continue reading

Larenda Myres holds an iced coffee drink with a “Race Together” sticker on it at a Starbucks in Seattle on Wednesday. — The Associated Press ()

Starbucks CEO defends “Race Together” campaign against withering criticism

By Candice Choi The Associated Press SEATTLE — Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz on Wednesday defended the company’s new “Race Together” campaign that has been criticized… Continue reading

Larenda Myres holds an iced coffee drink with a “Race Together” sticker on it at a Starbucks in Seattle on Wednesday. — The Associated Press ()
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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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Washington’s Premera Blue Cross says data breach could affect 11 million people

Peninsula Daily News and news sources MOUNTLAKE TERRACE — Premera Blue Cross, a health insurer based in Snohomish County, said Tuesday that it was the… Continue reading

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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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Washington’s Premera Blue Cross says data breach could affect 11 million people

Peninsula Daily News and news sources MOUNTLAKE TERRACE — Premera Blue Cross, a health insurer based in Snohomish County, said Tuesday that it was the… Continue reading

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BRIEFLY: Conference call with lawmakers next Monday . . . and other news briefs you should be aware of

Peninsula Daily News and The Associated Press Telephone Town Hall on March 23 State Reps. Steve Tharinger and Kevin Van De Wege will conduct a… Continue reading

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Lawmakers consider requiring post-conviction preservation of DNA evidence

By Rachel La Corte The Associated Press OLYMPIA — DNA evidence can be the turning point for a post-conviction appeal, but whether or not it… Continue reading

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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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Telephone town hall with Tharinger, Van De Wege is March 23 (not tonight)

This corrects the date of the telephone town hall. It is Monday, March 23, not tonight (March 16). STATE REPS. Steve Tharinger and Kevin Van… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

■ Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce — Twice-monthly ­luncheon meetings are held on the first and third Mondays at noon in the second-floor meeting… Continue reading

An inmate huddles under a heavy blanket on a bunk in the psychiatric unit of the Pierce County Jail in Tacoma. — The Associated Press ()

Federal trial to tackle state’s competency wait lists starts today

By Martha Bellisle The Associated Press SEATTLE — A federal judge has deemed unconstitutional Washington’s practice of holding mentally ill people in jails while they… Continue reading

An inmate huddles under a heavy blanket on a bunk in the psychiatric unit of the Pierce County Jail in Tacoma. — The Associated Press ()
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SPORTS: Port Angeles graduate Maxwell wins national championship; Sequim graduate Hopson homers twice

Peninsula Daily News new sources WINSTON-SALEM, N.C — Middlebury College's Alison Maxwell won the national championship in the women's mile at the 2015 NCAA Division… Continue reading

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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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SPORTS: Port Angeles graduate Maxwell wins national championship; Sequim graduate Hopson homers twice

Peninsula Daily News new sources WINSTON-SALEM, N.C — Middlebury College's Alison Maxwell won the national championship in the women's mile at the 2015 NCAA Division… Continue reading

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PDN columnist Neal to go on airwaves — as a bear

Peninsula Daily News' “wilderness gossip columnist,” Pat Neal, is venturing into animal land with a new radio show airing on nonprofit KSQM 91.5 FM this… Continue reading

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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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EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

■ Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce — Twice-monthly ­luncheon meetings are held on the first and third Mondays at noon in the second-floor meeting… Continue reading

Governor declares drought emergency for Olympic Peninsula, other regions

By Phuong Le The Associated Press SEATTLE — Gov. Jay Inslee has declared a drought emergency for three regions in Washington state, including the Olympic… Continue reading