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The collapsed bridge over the Skagit River. The Seattle Times via The Associated Press

9th UPDATE — Help! Anyone got a temporary, pre-fab bridge to span Skagit River? [* With Photo Gallery* )

By Manuel Valdes and Mike Baker The Associated Press [DETOUR ADVISORY: For motorists from the North Olympic Peninsula heading to Bellingham and Vancouver, B.C., the… Continue reading

The collapsed bridge over the Skagit River. The Seattle Times via The Associated Press
A portion of the Interstate 5 bridge is submerged after it collapsed into the Skagit River.

5th UPDATE — I-5 bridge collapses near Mount Vernon, tossing people, vehicles into Skagit River. 3 injured, no deaths

By MANUEL VALDES,Associated Press By MIKE BAKER,Associated Press MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — An Interstate 5 bridge over a river collapsed north of Seattle Thursday evening,… Continue reading

A portion of the Interstate 5 bridge is submerged after it collapsed into the Skagit River.
Latest military sex scandal: Women were secretly filmed at West Point, Army says

Latest military sex scandal: Women were secretly filmed at West Point, Army says

By THOM SHANKER c.2013 New York Times News Service WASHINGTON — A sergeant first class on the staff of the United States Military Academy at… Continue reading

Latest military sex scandal: Women were secretly filmed at West Point, Army says

State’s top salaries go to college coaches

By The Associated Press OLYMPIA — College coaches are the top-paid state employees in Washington, according to a list of 2012 public salaries released by… Continue reading

No pay raise for Washington governor this year, but others, including judges, get increases

No pay raise for Washington governor this year, but others, including judges, get increases

By The Associated Press OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee and most statewide elected officials and lawmakers won’t get a pay raise this year, but judges… Continue reading

No pay raise for Washington governor this year, but others, including judges, get increases
Boy Scouts vote to admit openly gay youth

Boy Scouts vote to admit openly gay youth

New York Times News Service via Peninsula Daily News staff THE BOY SCOUTS of America voted Thursday to allow openly gay youths as members, while… Continue reading

Boy Scouts vote to admit openly gay youth

EPA proposes to put old dump near Neah Bay on federal Superfund cleanup list

Statement today from the Environmental Protection Agency in Seattle: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to add the Warmhouse Beach dump, on the Makah… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Forks logging tours, extra candidate filings, spud-growing talk

FORKS — The weekly Forks Chamber of Commerce-sponsored Forks Logging and Mill Tour begins Wednesday and runs each Wednesday through the summer. Tours leave the… Continue reading

Timothy D. Cook

Apple avoided billions in taxes, congressional panel says

By Peninsula Daily News staff via New York Times News Service EVEN AS APPLE became the nation’s most profitable technology company, it avoided billions in… Continue reading

Timothy D. Cook
IT'S OUT TODAY: North Olympic Peninsula's biggest and best visitor guide

IT’S OUT TODAY: North Olympic Peninsula’s biggest and best visitor guide

JUST IN TIME for the spring/summer outdoors season, the biggest and best magazine featuring all of the local sites and sights to visit — the… Continue reading

IT'S OUT TODAY: North Olympic Peninsula's biggest and best visitor guide

THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN: Without water, revolution in Syria

By Thomas L. Friedman The New York Times EDITOR'S NOTE: Today's Thomas L. Friedman column in Commentary was edited because of space limitations. The full… Continue reading

Oh, well . . . winning Powerball ticket potentially worth $590.5 million sold in Florida

Oh, well . . . winning Powerball ticket potentially worth $590.5 million sold in Florida

The Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa — It's all about the odds, and one lone ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching each… Continue reading

Oh, well . . . winning Powerball ticket potentially worth $590.5 million sold in Florida
COMING MONDAY: Discover the hidden treasures of your own backyard!

COMING MONDAY: Discover the hidden treasures of your own backyard!

Just in time for the spring/summer outdoors season, the biggest and best magazine featuring all of the local sites and sights to visit, — the… Continue reading

COMING MONDAY: Discover the hidden treasures of your own backyard!
PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Traditional TV networks see viewership plummeting

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Traditional TV networks see viewership plummeting

Peninsula Daily News news services NEW YORK — This past week, the streets of midtown Manhattan swarmed with TV executives beginning the process to woo… Continue reading

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Traditional TV networks see viewership plummeting
SCAM ALERT — Phone calls from person claiming to represent Olympic Memorial Hospital are fraudulent.

SCAM ALERT — Phone calls from person claiming to represent Olympic Memorial Hospital are fraudulent.

Advisory today from the Clallam County Sheriff's Office: There is a new scam involving a person claiming to be from Olympic Memorial Hospital [in Port… Continue reading

SCAM ALERT — Phone calls from person claiming to represent Olympic Memorial Hospital are fraudulent.
Kingston Trio

Tickets on sale to ‘Evening with the Kingston Trio’

SEQUIM — Tickets are on sale for “An Evening with the Kingston Trio” at the James Center for the Performing Arts near Carrie Blake Park… Continue reading

Kingston Trio
COMING MONDAY: Discover the hidden treasures of your own backyard!

COMING MONDAY: Discover the hidden treasures of your own backyard!

JUST IN TIME for the spring/summer outdoors season, the biggest and best magazine featuring all of the local sites and sights to visit, the newly… Continue reading

COMING MONDAY: Discover the hidden treasures of your own backyard!

On scams, census data and life planning — don’t be a victim

By Mark Harvey For Peninsula Daily News DOES IT EVER occur to you that “stupid” should hurt? A couple of weeks ago, right here in… Continue reading

NBA owners reject Sacramento Kings move to Seattle

NBA owners reject Sacramento Kings move to Seattle

By Schuyler Dixon The Associated Press DALLAS — NBA owners voted Wednesday to reject the Sacramento Kings' proposed move to Seattle, the latest in a… Continue reading

NBA owners reject Sacramento Kings move to Seattle

Jury recommends death for killer of Monroe corrections officer

The Associated Press EVERETT — Jurors recommended today that an inmate be sentenced to death for killing a Washington state corrections officer in a prison… Continue reading