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Highest-paid state employees? Yep, university athletic coaches

By Donna Gordon Blankinship The Associated Press SEATTLE — The football coaches at the University of Washington and Washington State University were the best paid… Continue reading

Judge clears man who infiltrated anti-war group in Olympia

The Associated Press TACOMA — A federal judge dismissed a civil rights lawsuit filed against a man who infiltrated an anti-war protest group in Olympia… Continue reading

New Amazon Fire phone uses audio and object recognition technology to boost shopping capabilities

By Ryan Nakashima and Anick Jesdanun The Associated Press SEATTLE — There are two ways to view the smartphone Amazon introduced to the world Wednesday:… Continue reading

State Supreme Court: No blanket exemption for withholding police dashboard camera footage

By Rachel La Corte The Associated Press OLYMPIA — A divided state Supreme Court has ruled that police dashboard cameras can’t be withheld from public… Continue reading

Zack O’Leary

States concerned about proposed Coast Guard rules’ impact on oil spill preparedness

By Phuong Le The Associated Press SEATTLE — As the U.S. Coast Guard moves to assert its federal authority over maritime issues, officials in Washington,… Continue reading

Zack O’Leary
Time for you to decide: Best of Peninsula 2014 voting begins today

Time for you to decide: Best of Peninsula 2014 voting begins today

IT’S TIME AGAIN to vote for Best of the Peninsula 2014 in separate Clallam County and Jefferson County polling! For the third straight year, all… Continue reading

Time for you to decide: Best of Peninsula 2014 voting begins today

Unions join fight over proposed state water rules involving fish consumption

By Phuong Le The Associated Press SEATTLE — Unions representing Boeing machinists and millworkers are siding with businesses in a bitter fight over how much… Continue reading

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WHEN YOU GET home delivery of the Peninsula Daily News, the digital comes free. Subscribers to the print PDN (Sunday through Friday or Friday/Sunday only)… Continue reading

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PDN's front page for today's Jefferson County readers.

What’s new? Check out today’s PDN Page 1. (And activate your ‘all access’ digital pass)

WHEN YOU GET home delivery of the Peninsula Daily News, the digital comes free. Subscribers to the print PDN (Sunday through Friday or Friday/Sunday only)… Continue reading

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Projections show uptick in state revenue, but lawmakers point to budget challenges ahead

The Associated Press OLYMPIA — Slow economic growth is expected to continue in Washington state, but officials Tuesday warned that the state still faces a… Continue reading

Relish magazine exclusively in today's PDN

Relish magazine exclusively in today’s PDN

Just in time for summer: Relish magazine in today’s Peninsula Daily News offers a terrific recipe for rustic blackberry pie. This monthly magazine appears in… Continue reading

Relish magazine exclusively in today's PDN
PDN's front page for today's Clallam County readers.

What’s new? Check out today’s PDN Page 1. (And activate your ‘all access’ digital pass)

WHEN YOU GET home delivery of the Peninsula Daily News, the digital comes free. Subscribers to the print PDN (Sunday through Friday or Friday/Sunday only)… Continue reading

PDN's front page for today's Clallam County readers.
Marshawn Lynch at Tuesday's Seahawks minicamp in Renton. The Associated Press

2nd UPDATE: Marshawn Lynch shows up at Seahawks training camp

By Tim Booth The Associated Press RENTON — So much for concern that running back Marshawn Lynch would be absent from the Seattle Seahawks' minicamp.… Continue reading

Marshawn Lynch at Tuesday's Seahawks minicamp in Renton. The Associated Press
Shiite tribal fighters carry a poster of Shiite spiritual leader Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani as they raise their weapons chanting against the al-Qaida-inspired Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Basra

UPDATE: U.S. armed forces move back into and around Iraq

By Julie Pace and Lara Jakes The Associated Press This is a breaking news story. Please visit the “AP News” dropdown under Nation/World, above, for… Continue reading

Shiite tribal fighters carry a poster of Shiite spiritual leader Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani as they raise their weapons chanting against the al-Qaida-inspired Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Basra

Highest-paid state employees? Yep, university athletic coaches

By Donna Gordon Blankinship The Associated Press SEATTLE — The football coaches at the University of Washington and Washington State University were the best paid… Continue reading

Starbucks barista Linsey Pringle prepares a cup of coffee at a Starbucks Corp. store in Seattle on April 27

Starbucks clears path to Arizona State University discounts for its workers

By Candice Choi The Associated Press NEW YORK — Starbucks is giving its baristas a bargain on an online college education. The coffee chain is… Continue reading

Starbucks barista Linsey Pringle prepares a cup of coffee at a Starbucks Corp. store in Seattle on April 27

State health insurance rates to increase in 2015, but at slower pace than before federal reform

By Donna Gordon Blankinship The Associated Press SEATTLE — People who buy their own health insurance in Washington state can expect rates to go up… Continue reading

State Supreme Court: No blanket exemption for withholding police dashboard camera footage

By Rachel La Corte The Associated Press OLYMPIA — A divided state Supreme Court has ruled that police dashboard cameras can’t be withheld from public… Continue reading

Zack O’Leary

States concerned about proposed Coast Guard rules’ impact on oil spill preparedness

By Phuong Le The Associated Press SEATTLE — As the U.S. Coast Guard moves to assert its federal authority over maritime issues, officials in Washington,… Continue reading

Zack O’Leary

Unions join fight over proposed state water rules involving fish consumption

By Phuong Le The Associated Press SEATTLE — Unions representing Boeing machinists and millworkers are siding with businesses in a bitter fight over how much… Continue reading