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Nelson Mandela, South African icon of peaceful resistance, is dead

NELSON MANDELA,South Africa's first black president and an enduring icon of the struggle against racial oppression, died on Thursday the government announced, leaving the nation… Continue reading

Nelson Mandela
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PENINSULA HOME FUND — Donors’ generosity lifts couple toward a better life

EDITOR'S NOTE: For 25 years, Peninsula Daily News readers in Jefferson and Clallam counties have supported the “hand up, not a handout” Peninsula Home Fund.… Continue reading

Now in rehab for heart problems
PDN Clallam County edition today.

Today’s PDN Page 1 . . . and read faster, absorb more

OUR WEBSITE, www.peninsuladailynews.com, has the highlights — but the print edition of the Peninsula Daily News has 40 percent more stories and photos. And there… Continue reading

PDN Clallam County edition today.
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Volunteers deck the halls of the Clallam County Courthouse

ED TELENICK of Sequim, a volunteer member of the work crew for the Clallam County Parks Department, untangles a string of lights that will go… Continue reading

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Now in rehab for heart problems

PENINSULA HOME FUND — Donors’ generosity lifts couple toward a better life

EDITOR'S NOTE: For 25 years, Peninsula Daily News readers in Jefferson and Clallam counties have supported the “hand up, not a handout” Peninsula Home Fund.… Continue reading

Now in rehab for heart problems
PDN Jefferson County edition today.

Today’s PDN Page 1 . . . and read faster, absorb more

OUR WEBSITE, www.peninsuladailynews.com, has the highlights — but the print edition of the Peninsula Daily News has 40 percent more stories and photos. And there… Continue reading

PDN Jefferson County edition today.
PDN Clallam County edition today.

Today’s PDN Page 1 . . . and read faster, absorb more

OUR WEBSITE, www.peninsuladailynews.com, has the highlights — but the print edition of the Peninsula Daily News has 40 percent more stories and photos. And there… Continue reading

PDN Clallam County edition today.

BUSINESS — State will use minors in pot sting operations

The Associated Press SEATTLE — State officials will use minors in marijuana-buying stings next year when Washington's new legal pot stores open. Charged with implementing… Continue reading

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Buyers want ‘Made in USA,’ but not the cost

By Stephanie Clifford The New York Times The designer Nanette Lepore is a cheerleader for New York City’s garment district. Most of her contemporary women’s… Continue reading

Police board the Victoria Clipper IV in Elliott Bay on Sunday morning.  —Photo from KOMO News

UPDATE: Piracy with a Victoria ferry: Police say man stole boat from its Seattle berth

Peninsula Daily News news sources Update: Police identified the man aboard the Victoria Clipper IV on Elliott Bay on Sunday as Samuel K. McDonough, a… Continue reading

Police board the Victoria Clipper IV in Elliott Bay on Sunday morning.  —Photo from KOMO News
Steve Sarkisian The Associated Press

UW football coach Sarkisian going to USC

The University of Southern California has hired UW's Steve Sarkisian as its permanent football coach, the Los Angeles Times reported this morning. Sarkisian, a former… Continue reading

Steve Sarkisian The Associated Press
Law enforcement boats surround the drifting Victoria Clipper IV in Elliott Bay off Seattle this morning. KOMO

UPDATE: Adrift Victoria Clipper IV boarded; man reportedly in custody

KOMO News Law enforcement boarded the drifting Victoria Clipper foot ferry in Elliott Bay and took a man in the pilot house into custody, according… Continue reading

Law enforcement boats surround the drifting Victoria Clipper IV in Elliott Bay off Seattle this morning. KOMO

Controversy with state over water wells in Whatcom County

By The Associated Press BELLINGHAM — Conservative property-rights advocates are worried about proposed restrictions on wells they fear could mean the end of the rural… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL: Neah Bay advances to state championship game with 46-14 win over Lummi

PREP FOOTBALL: Neah Bay advances to state championship game with 46-14 win over Lummi

TACOMA -- Neah Bay earned its third straight trip to the state championship game with a 46-14 win over Lummi in the 1B semifinal at… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL: Neah Bay advances to state championship game with 46-14 win over Lummi
In a composite image provided by NASA

Did Comet ISON survive? Scientists see tiny hope

The Associated Press STOCKHOLM — A comet that gained an earthly following because of its bright tail visible from space was initially declared dead after… Continue reading

In a composite image provided by NASA
Hearing mystery booms or distant rumblings?  Please let us know

Hearing mystery booms or distant rumblings? Please let us know

ANYONE ON THE North Olympic Peninsula hearing a new set of mystery booms and rumblings? For a possible news story, we'd like to hear from… Continue reading

Hearing mystery booms or distant rumblings?  Please let us know
PREP FOOTBALL: Neah Bay advances to state championship game with 46-14 win over Lummi

PREP FOOTBALL: Neah Bay advances to state championship game with 46-14 win over Lummi

TACOMA -- Neah Bay earned its third straight trip to the state championship game with a 46-14 win over Lummi in the 1B semifinal at… Continue reading

PREP FOOTBALL: Neah Bay advances to state championship game with 46-14 win over Lummi

Controversy with state over water wells in Whatcom County

By The Associated Press BELLINGHAM — Conservative property-rights advocates are worried about proposed restrictions on wells they fear could mean the end of the rural… Continue reading

Dead candidate wins Aberdeen City Council seat

ABERDEEN — The Aberdeen City Council will have to elect a new member now that certified November election results show a dead candidate won a… Continue reading

Hearing mystery booms or distant rumblings?  Please let us know

Hearing mystery booms or distant rumblings? Please let us know

ANYONE ON THE North Olympic Peninsula hearing a new set of mystery booms and rumblings? For a possible news story, we'd like to hear from… Continue reading

Hearing mystery booms or distant rumblings?  Please let us know