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EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s business 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… Continue reading

Measles at record level elsewhere in state — not on Peninsula

The Associated Press and Peninsula Daily News Although no measles cases have surfaced in Clallam or Jefferson counties, other counties in the state, as well… Continue reading

Climbers' gear was found Saturday near the bottom of this slope on Mount Rainier

UPDATED — 6 Mt. Rainier climbers presumed dead; search for bodies deemed ‘too dangerous’ for now

By RACHEL LA CORTE and PHUONG LE The Associated Press MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK — It's too dangerous right now to search for the bodies… Continue reading

Climbers' gear was found Saturday near the bottom of this slope on Mount Rainier
Ann B. Davis as Alice Nelson

Ann B. Davis, ‘Brady Bunch’s’ beloved housekeeper, dies at 88

The Associated Press Ann B. Davis, 88, who became the country’s favorite and most famous housekeeper as the devoted Alice Nelson of “The Brady Bunch,”… Continue reading

Ann B. Davis as Alice Nelson
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EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s business 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… Continue reading

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Eric Shinseki

BREAKING NEWS — Shinseki resigns as secretary of Veterans Affairs Department

New York Times News Service via Peninsula Daily News WASHINGTON — Eric Shinseki resigned as secretary of the Veterans Affairs Department on Friday after meeting… Continue reading

Eric Shinseki
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Steve Ballmer greeting the ex-NBA star Bill Russell at a college game in January. Ballmer is estimated to be worth $20 billion. The Associated Press

UPDATE — Shelly Sterling agrees to sell Clippers to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer

By TAMI ABDOLLAH The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has agreed to buy the Los Angeles Clippers for a… Continue reading

Steve Ballmer greeting the ex-NBA star Bill Russell at a college game in January. Ballmer is estimated to be worth $20 billion. The Associated Press
The KOMO TV graphic used to introduce Ken Schram's commentaries until he retired two years ago. Schram died Thursday.

Ken Schram, Seattle media commentator, dies at 66

The Associated Press SEATTLE — Ken Schram, who worked as a KOMO television and radio reporter and commentator for more than 30 years, has died… Continue reading

The KOMO TV graphic used to introduce Ken Schram's commentaries until he retired two years ago. Schram died Thursday.

WEEKEND: Guitarist, pianist team up for Port Angeles performance today (Friday)

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, May 30. PORT ANGELES — A concert featuring classical guitarist Rodger Bennett and pianist Kristin Quigley Brye will… Continue reading

Steve Ballmer greeting the ex-NBA star Bill Russell at a college game in January. Ballmer is estimated to be worth $20 billion. The Associated Press

Former Microsoft CEO said to sign $2 billion deal to buy Clippers

By TAMI ABDOLLAH The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shelly Sterling reached an agreement Thursday night to sell the Los Angeles Clippers to former… Continue reading

Steve Ballmer greeting the ex-NBA star Bill Russell at a college game in January. Ballmer is estimated to be worth $20 billion. The Associated Press
The KOMO TV graphic used to introduce Ken Schram’s commentaries until he retired two years ago. Schram died Thursday.

Ken Schram, Seattle media commentator, dies at 66

The Associated Press SEATTLE — Ken Schram, who worked as a KOMO television and radio reporter and commentator for more than 30 years, has died… Continue reading

The KOMO TV graphic used to introduce Ken Schram’s commentaries until he retired two years ago. Schram died Thursday.
McLoughlin Point at the entrance to Victoria Harbour has been ruled out as a site to build the Victoria region's first sewage treatment plant. Victoria News

Victoria sewage treatment jeopardized by local politics; raw effluent still flows into Strait across from Peninsula

Peninsula Daily News and Victoria News VICTORIA — A program to bring sewage treatment to Victoria and surrounding cities before 2020 is now in jeopardy… Continue reading

McLoughlin Point at the entrance to Victoria Harbour has been ruled out as a site to build the Victoria region's first sewage treatment plant. Victoria News
This image provided by Google shows an artist's rendering of the company's self-driving car. The two-seater won't be sold publicly

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Google says it will build a car that needs no driver

By Justin Pritchard The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Google plans to build and launch onto city streets a small fleet of subcompact cars that… Continue reading

This image provided by Google shows an artist's rendering of the company's self-driving car. The two-seater won't be sold publicly
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State fish consumption debate has big stakes as water cleanliness hangs in balance

By Phuong Le The Associated Press SEATTLE — A bitter fight over how much fish people eat — and thus how clean Washington waters should… Continue reading

Glacier-fed Hoh Lake

High levels of mercury found in fish at Olympic National Park’s Hoh Lake

Peninsula Daily News and news services PORT ANGELES — High levels of mercury have been found in fish from a lake in Olympic National Park… Continue reading

Glacier-fed Hoh Lake