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Quietly, efforts build in Congress to change US marijuana laws

By GENE JOHNSON The Associated Press SEATTLE — An effort is building in Congress to change U.S. marijuana laws, including moves to legalize the industrial… Continue reading

State Senate passes trio of workers’ compensation bills

By Jonathan Kaminsky The Associated Press OLYMPIA — Three contentious measures intended to save businesses money by changing workers’ compensation rules were passed by the… Continue reading

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INSTANT CLICK: Compare the 49ers and Ravens in advance of today’s Super Bowl

The Associated Press Click on the image at right to compare the two teams playing for the NFL championship in tomorrow's Super Bowl game in… Continue reading

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Click on image to enlarge. The Associated Press

INSTANT CLICK: Compare the 49ers and Ravens in advance of tomorrow’s Super Bowl

The Associated Press Click on the image at right to compare the two teams playing for the NFL championship in tomorrow's Super Bowl game in… Continue reading

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Registered sex offender cuts off his satellite tracking device, might be hitchhiking to Pierce County

PORT ANGELES — Authorities on the North Olympic Peninsula are looking for a registered sex offender who apparently cut off his GPS tracking device just… Continue reading

Phillip Curtis Shelly
The Milk Processor's Super Bowl ad is featuring actor and professional wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in a 30-second ad in the second quarter. The Associated Press

10 ads to look out for during Super Bowl Sunday

By The Associated Press NEW YORK — Celebrities, humor, babies and cute animals will once again rule the commercial breaks on Sunday during Super Bowl… Continue reading

The Milk Processor's Super Bowl ad is featuring actor and professional wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in a 30-second ad in the second quarter. The Associated Press

Lawmakers rack up hefty cellphone bills

By Mike Baker The Associated Press OLYMPIA — During last year’s wrangling with budget troubles, state Sen. Jerome Delvin racked up a cellphone bill that… Continue reading

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Actor Jim Nabors on marrying his male partner in Seattle: ‘Just wanted it legal’

By Oskar Garcia The Associated Press HONOLULU — Actor Jim Nabors says marrying his longtime male partner doesn't change anything about their relationship — he… Continue reading

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How could something like this float across the Pacific? Washington state Department of Ecology

Large steel cylinder washes ashore on southern Washington coast

By The Associated Press CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT — A large cylinder that washed ashore on the southern Washington coast near the mouth of the Columbia River… Continue reading

How could something like this float across the Pacific? Washington state Department of Ecology

Robber at large, Port Angeles police say

PORT ANGELES — Police today issued a statement that a robber described as a young white man is at large after a Monday morning robbery.… Continue reading

Taxpayers paying for some state lawmakers’ dry cleaning, other personal expenses

By Mike Baker The Associated Press OLYMPIA — A few days after Washington lawmakers approved a budget deal to lower state spending last year, small-government… Continue reading

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Technical problems with online comments on PDN website

We're having technical problems today with comments not showing up at the end of stories. We apologize for the inconvenience, and our IT staff informs… Continue reading

Technical problems with online comments on PDN website
President Barack Obama waves as he leaves after shaking hands and speaking about immigration at Del Sol High School in Las Vegas. -- Photo by Carolyn Kaster/The Associated Press

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: ‘Now is the time’ to fix immigration, Obama declares

By Darlene Superville and Julie Pace The Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Declaring “now is the time” to fix the nation’s broken immigration system, President… Continue reading

President Barack Obama waves as he leaves after shaking hands and speaking about immigration at Del Sol High School in Las Vegas. -- Photo by Carolyn Kaster/The Associated Press

Snohomish PUD moving ahead with tidal power in Admiralty Inlet

The Associated Press EVERETT — The Snohomish County Public Utility District still needs a final environmental impact study and a federal license, but it hopes… Continue reading

Love letter project, declutter workshop, Kokopelli to reopen . . . and other North Olympic Peninsula business briefs

Peninsula Daily News staff and Associated Press Kokopelli to reopen PORT ANGELES — Kokopelli Grill, 203 E. Front St., will reopen Friday (Feb.1) after a… Continue reading

At Sea-Tac airport Jan. 18? So was contagious traveler with measles

By The Associated Press SEATTLE — The Seattle and King County Public Health Department reports a passenger with contagious measles made a stop at Seattle-Tacoma… Continue reading

Peninsula Home Fund: ‘Thank you again for this solid cause’

EDITOR’S NOTE: For 24 years, Peninsula Daily News readers in Jefferson and Clallam counties have supported the “hand up, not a handout” Peninsula Home Fund.… Continue reading

The MV Chetzemoka ferry off Port Townsend. Peninsula Daily News

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: State looks into cost of building ferries. Cheaper to build out of state?

EVERETT — State lawmakers may reconsider the law that requires new ferries to be built in Washington in light of an audit suggesting that they… Continue reading

The MV Chetzemoka ferry off Port Townsend. Peninsula Daily News

Van De Wege bill wants election night ballot tallying till midnight

By Rachel La Corte The Associated Press OLYMPIA — It’s well-known that in Washington state, elections often don’t end on election night because the state’s… Continue reading

The MV Chetzemoka ferry off Port Townsend. Peninsula Daily News

State looks into cost of building ferries. Cheaper to build out of state?

EVERETT — State lawmakers may reconsider the law that requires new ferries to be built in Washington in light of an audit suggesting that they… Continue reading

The MV Chetzemoka ferry off Port Townsend. Peninsula Daily News