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A killer whale breaches in Puget Sound. Elaine Thompson/The Associated Press

GUEST OPINION COLUMN: How whale watching can boost Olympic Peninsula tourism

EDITOR'S NOTE — See related story today, "Where to see the gray whales — good viewing sites along North Olympic Peninsula's Pacific coast" — https://giftsnap.shop/article/20140406/NEWS/304069974%E2%80%A6 Continue reading

A killer whale breaches in Puget Sound. Elaine Thompson/The Associated Press
This satellite image provided by Skybox Imaging and captured by SkySat-1 on Tuesday (April 1) at 12:19 p.m. PDT shows the area of the mudslide in Oso. The Associated Press/Skybox Imaging

UPDATE — (with 74 photos) — Unclear if Oso mudslide lawsuits could win in court

By GENE JOHNSON The Associated Press EDITOR'S NOTE — The Daily Herald of Everett, a sister newspaper of the Peninsula Daily News, has in-depth coverage… Continue reading

This satellite image provided by Skybox Imaging and captured by SkySat-1 on Tuesday (April 1) at 12:19 p.m. PDT shows the area of the mudslide in Oso. The Associated Press/Skybox Imaging
This satellite image provided by Skybox Imaging and captured by SkySat-1 on Tuesday (April 1) at 12:19 p.m. PDT shows the area of the mudslide in Oso. The Associated Press/Skybox Imaging

UPDATE — (with 74 photos) — Unclear if Oso mudslide lawsuits could win in court

By GENE JOHNSON The Associated Press EDITOR'S NOTE — The Daily Herald of Everett, a sister newspaper of the Peninsula Daily News, has in-depth coverage… Continue reading

This satellite image provided by Skybox Imaging and captured by SkySat-1 on Tuesday (April 1) at 12:19 p.m. PDT shows the area of the mudslide in Oso. The Associated Press/Skybox Imaging
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VANISHED FLIGHT 370: Ship reports getting signal that could be black box of missing jetliner

c.2014 New York Times News Service via Peninsula Daily News KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A Chinese vessel that is part of a multinational search for… Continue reading

c.2014 New York Times News Service

No DNA database match for skull found in crab pot

By The Associated Press WESTPORT — Authorities say a human skull found in a crab pot off the Washington coast belongs to a female, but… Continue reading

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Seahawks coach Carroll locked up with new contract

By Tim Booth The Associated Press SEATTLE — The Seattle Seahawks locked up coach Pete Carroll with a three-year contract extension today [Friday, April 4]… Continue reading

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The Associated Press

Seahawks coach Carroll locked up with new contract

By Tim Booth The Associated Press SEATTLE — The Seattle Seahawks locked up coach Pete Carroll with a three-year contract extension today [Friday, April 4]… Continue reading

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This satellite image provided by Skybox Imaging and captured by SkySat-1 on Tuesday (April 1) at 12:19 p.m. PDT shows the area of the mudslide in Oso. The Associated Press/Skybox Imaging

UPDATE — (with 74 photos) — Snohomish County had weighed buying up homes in mudslide area

By PHUONG LE The Associated Press EDITOR'S NOTE — The Daily Herald of Everett, a sister newspaper of the Peninsula Daily News, has in-depth coverage… Continue reading

This satellite image provided by Skybox Imaging and captured by SkySat-1 on Tuesday (April 1) at 12:19 p.m. PDT shows the area of the mudslide in Oso. The Associated Press/Skybox Imaging
Medical investigator Deb Hollis

2nd UPDATE — (with 68 photos) — Death toll now at 30; quest to ID remains brings mystery after mudslide

By LISA BAUMANN The Associated Press EDITOR'S NOTE — The Daily Herald of Everett, a sister newspaper of the Peninsula Daily News, has in-depth coverage… Continue reading

Medical investigator Deb Hollis

No DNA database match for skull found in crab pot

By The Associated Press WESTPORT — Authorities say a human skull found in a crab pot off the Washington coast belongs to a female, but… Continue reading

State supreme court OKs $57 million verdict for home-care workers

By GENE JOHNSON The Associated Press SEATTLE — Washington's Supreme Court on Thursday narrowly upheld a $57 million verdict against the state in a case… Continue reading

Umpqua-Sterling bank merger nears completion. Sterling branches in Forks, Port Angeles, will become Umpqua banks

Peninsula Daily News and Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. — A merger between Portland-based Umpqua Bank and Spokane-based Sterling Bank is set for completion by April… Continue reading

No DNA database match for skull found in crab pot

By The Associated Press WESTPORT — Authorities say a human skull found in a crab pot off the Washington coast belongs to a female, but… Continue reading

State supreme court OKs $57 million verdict for home-care workers

By GENE JOHNSON The Associated Press SEATTLE — Washington's Supreme Court on Thursday narrowly upheld a $57 million verdict against the state in a case… Continue reading

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Firefighters help unload publicly donated equipment to aid the search and rescue operations in the aftermath of the massive mudslide. The Asociated Press

How to help the victims of the Oso mudslide

By Peninsula Daily News news services EDITOR'S NOTE — The Daily Herald of Everett, a sister newspaper of the Peninsula Daily News, has in-depth coverage… Continue reading

Firefighters help unload publicly donated equipment to aid the search and rescue operations in the aftermath of the massive mudslide. The Asociated Press

Umpqua-Sterling bank merger nears completion. Sterling branches in Forks, Port Angeles, will become Umpqua banks

Peninsula Daily News and Associated Press PORTLAND — A merger between Portland-based Umpqua Bank and Spokane-based Sterling Bank is set for completion by April 18,… Continue reading

State plans for pot-shop license lotteries coming later this month

State plans for pot-shop license lotteries coming later this month

The Associated Press OLYMPIA — The state will hold lotteries this month for its coveted legal marijuana retail licenses. The state Liquor Control Board on… Continue reading

State plans for pot-shop license lotteries coming later this month