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Octopus hunting ban? Why are owls attacking? Who shot the swan?

By The Associated Press Octopus hunting ban? SEATTLE — The state Fish and Wildlife Department says it will consider banning octopus hunting near popular Seattle… Continue reading

This product image released by Berjuan Toys shows a girl playing with The Breast Milk Baby doll. The breastfeeding doll

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Breastfeeding baby doll with halter top for little girls reaches U.S. market

By Leanne Italie The Associated Press NEW YORK — We’ve got dolls that wet, crawl and talk. We’ve got dolls with perfect hourglass figures. We’ve… Continue reading

This product image released by Berjuan Toys shows a girl playing with The Breast Milk Baby doll. The breastfeeding doll
Jim Pickett/Sequim Sunrise Rotary Club

Veterans Day spirit: 275 flags line two blocks of Sequim residential area

American flags line two blocks of Fir and Spruce streets this Veterans Day weekend, courtesy of Sequim Sunrise Rotary Club. Sequim Sunrise Rotarian Jim Pickett… Continue reading

Jim Pickett/Sequim Sunrise Rotary Club
Editorial cartoon in Friday's print edition of the Peninsula Daily News.

With North Olympic Peninsula Pot — Washington state, Colorado officials await federal response to their states’ legalization of marijuana

By KRISTEN WYATT The Associated Press DENVER — Should marijuana be treated like alcohol? Or should it remain in the same legal category as heroin… Continue reading

Editorial cartoon in Friday's print edition of the Peninsula Daily News.

With Peninsula Wedding Plans — New same-sex marriage law takes effect next month (‘Spouse A,’ ‘Spouse B’ and other changes)

By RACHEL LA CORTE The Associated Press OLYMPIA — Now that sate voters have upheld a state law passed earlier this year allowing same-sex marriage… Continue reading

Charter schools still too close to call. Wyman is new state secretary of state.

By Peninsula Daily News news services OLYMPIA — Initiative 1240, the statewide measure to approve charter schools, remains too close too call It was leading… Continue reading

FIRST PRIZE — "Popcorn" (Click on the box below to see the other two winners)

CONGRATULATIONS to Halloween Costume Contest winners!

By EDWARD CULLEN Peninsula Daily News Assistant Forks Correspondent THE ELECTION RESULTS ARE IN! (no, no, not that election! McKenna and Inslee are still going… Continue reading

FIRST PRIZE — "Popcorn" (Click on the box below to see the other two winners)
FIRST PRIZE — "The Raven"  (Click on the box below to see the other two winners)

CONGRATULATIONS to our Pumpkin-Carving Contest winners!

By BELLA SWAN-CULLEN Peninsula Daily News Forks Correspondent THE THREE WINNERS of this year's Peninsula Daily News Pumpkin-Carving Contest have been chosen, picked by our… Continue reading

FIRST PRIZE — "The Raven"  (Click on the box below to see the other two winners)

Drive motor damaged on one of the Kingston state ferries; out for months

The Associated Press SEATTLE — A drive motor failure that occurred during maintenance on the 188-car Washington state ferry Walla Walla has left parts of… Continue reading

Jay Inslee puts his arm around Unjin Lee

Gov.-elect Inslee: ‘Time to go build a working Washington’

OLYMPIA — Democrat Jay Inslee has secured victory in Washington's race for governor, triumphing over his Republican rival after a grueling campaign that drew more… Continue reading

Jay Inslee puts his arm around Unjin Lee

Octopus hunting ban? Why are owls attacking? Who shot the swan?

By The Associated Press Octopus hunting ban? SEATTLE — The state Fish and Wildlife Department says it will consider banning octopus hunting near popular Seattle… Continue reading

This product image released by Berjuan Toys shows a girl playing with The Breast Milk Baby doll. The breastfeeding doll

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Breastfeeding baby doll with halter top for little girls reaches U.S. market

By Leanne Italie The Associated Press NEW YORK — We’ve got dolls that wet, crawl and talk. We’ve got dolls with perfect hourglass figures. We’ve… Continue reading

This product image released by Berjuan Toys shows a girl playing with The Breast Milk Baby doll. The breastfeeding doll
Paula Broadwell The Associated Press

UPDATED — Harassing emails sent by Petraeus biographer to another woman led to FBI probe

By Peninsula Daily News news services WASHINGTON — The scandal that brought down CIA Director David Petraeus started with harassing emails sent by his biographer… Continue reading

Paula Broadwell The Associated Press
FIRST PRIZE — "Popcorn" (Click on the box below to see the other two winners)

CONGRATULATIONS to Halloween Costume Contest winners!

By EDWARD CULLEN Peninsula Daily News Assistant Forks Correspondent THE ELECTION RESULTS ARE IN! (no, no, not that election! McKenna and Inslee are still going… Continue reading

FIRST PRIZE — "Popcorn" (Click on the box below to see the other two winners)
FIRST PRIZE — "The Raven"  (Click on the box below to see the other two winners)

CONGRATULATIONS to our Pumpkin-Carving Contest winners!

By BELLA SWAN-CULLEN Peninsula Daily News Forks Correspondent THE THREE WINNERS of this year's Peninsula Daily News Pumpkin-Carving Contest have been chosen, picked by our… Continue reading

FIRST PRIZE — "The Raven"  (Click on the box below to see the other two winners)
CIA Director David Petraeus

IN CASE YOU MISSED THIS — CIA director quits over extramarital affair (UPDATED)

By The Associated Press WASHINGTON — David Petraeus, the retired four-star general who led the U.S. military campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, has resigned as… Continue reading

CIA Director David Petraeus

Inslee next governor; McKenna concedes

The Associated Press Earlier report: OLYMPIA — A fresh tally of votes isn't doing much to help Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna. Counties that posted… Continue reading

Jay Inslee next governor; McKenna concedes

The Associated Press OLYMPIA — Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna is conceding defeat. Campaign manager Randy Pepple told reporters tonight that McKenna called Democrat Jay… Continue reading

King, Pierce Counties dropping marijuana cases

By The Associated Press SEATTLE — Prosecutors in Washington’s largest counties are dropping all pending misdemeanor cases of marijuana possession after voters legalized the drug.… Continue reading

Manhunt for a Monroe prison escapee shifts to North Bend area

By The Associated Press NORTH BEND, Wash. — The manhunt for a Monroe prison escapee has shifted. Monroe police spokeswoman Debbie Willis says investigators believed… Continue reading