Wire Service

UPDATED — First details emerge as investigation begins into fatal boat collision off fog-bound LaPush

Peninsula Daily News and The Associated Press LAPUSH — The fog was very thick at 4:30 a.m. last Friday 30 miles off the Washington coast… Continue reading

UPDATED — U.S. Supreme Court rejects challenge to national forests ‘roadless rule’

By The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court has turned away an appeal challenging a federal rule that bars development on 50 million… Continue reading

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‘Downton Abbey’ to ‘Call The Midwife’ — the British are coming, once again

BY MIKE HALE c. 2012 New York Times News Service THERE ARE MANY things we can learn from PBS's splendidly refined British import “Downton Abbey,”… Continue reading

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Foreclosed home owners can claim piece of $25 billion settlement

By Peninsula Daily News news services OLYMPIA — About 34,000 Washington state borrowers who lost their homes to foreclosure soon will be receiving forms in… Continue reading

Inslee, McKenna set for TV debate in Seattle on Oct. 11

By Peninsula Daily News news sources SEATTLE — Democrat Jay Inslee and Republican Rob McKenna have agreed to another debate — an hourlong live event… Continue reading

Schedule of presidential, vice-presidential debates (clip and save)

By The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The presidential and vice-presidential debates will be broadcast live on C-SPAN, ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC and on cable… Continue reading

Sky-high stakes in Obama-Romney presidential debate on Wednesday

By NANCY BENAC The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Barack Obama is cruising into the presidential debates with momentum on his side, yet he's still struggling… Continue reading

Iran takes Onion spoof as fact

By JASON KEYSER The Associated Press CHICAGO — A joke by the satirical newspaper The Onion appears to have gotten lost in translation. An Iranian… Continue reading

Washington state now charges a $20 application fee (for first-time licenses)

Driver’s license cost is going up

By The Associated Press OLYMPIA — The cost of getting or renewing a driver's license in our state is going up Monday (Oct. 1) from… Continue reading

Washington state now charges a $20 application fee (for first-time licenses)

State minimum wage will go up 15 cents to $9.19/hour

By The Associated Press OLYMPIA — Washington state’s minimum wage is increasing 15 cents to $9.19 per hour. The Department of Labor & Industries said… Continue reading

First report in Wash.’s new school progress system

By DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP The Associated Press SEATTLE — State education officials on Thursday released their first report for a new way in looking at… Continue reading

State employees’ pay cuts may be restored

By RACHEL LA CORTE The Associated Press OLYMPIA — State workers who saw a smaller paycheck over the past two years because of the state's… Continue reading

Calif. man behind anti-Muslim film ordered jailed

By GREG RISLING The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — A federal judge on Thursday determined a California man behind a crudely produced anti-Islamic video that… Continue reading

Referee Gene Steratore talks with Cleveland Browns quarterback Brandon Weeden before an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens in Baltimore on Thursday. The Associated Press

2nd UPDATE — Cheers as NFL refs return: ‘It’s good to be back’

By JOSEPH WHITE The Associated Press BALTIMORE — Referee Gene Steratore turned on his microphone to greet the captains of the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore… Continue reading

Referee Gene Steratore talks with Cleveland Browns quarterback Brandon Weeden before an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens in Baltimore on Thursday. The Associated Press
Has mocking replacement refs supplanted the NFL as America's favorite pastime?  This Page 1 of the New York Post on Wednesday shows the creative use of Adobe Photoshop. The Associated Press

UPDATED — With Goodell at table, NFL ref talks heat up

By TIM REYNOLDS The Associated Press NEW YORK — With Commissioner Roger Goodell at the table, the NFL and referees’ union pressed toward a settlement… Continue reading

Has mocking replacement refs supplanted the NFL as America's favorite pastime?  This Page 1 of the New York Post on Wednesday shows the creative use of Adobe Photoshop. The Associated Press

Casino offers refunds on Seattle-Green Bay game

By KEN RITTER The Associated Press LAS VEGAS — A Las Vegas casino took an unusual step Wednesday and offered refunds to gamblers who lost… Continue reading

Human finger in Idaho trout belongs to wakeboarder

By The Associated Press SPOKANE — A human finger found inside a fish at Idaho's Priest Lake has been traced to a wakeboarder who lost… Continue reading

Andy Williams at the MusiCares Person of the Year tribute in Los Angeles in 2009. The Associated Press

‘Moon River’ crooner Andy Williams dies at age 84

By JIM SALTER and BOB THOMAS The Associated Press ST. LOUIS — With a string of gold albums, a hit TV series and the signature… Continue reading

Andy Williams at the MusiCares Person of the Year tribute in Los Angeles in 2009. The Associated Press

‘Zombie bees” strike hives in our state

By The Associated Press SEATTLE — The infection is as grim as it sounds: “Zombie bees” have a parasite that causes them to fly at… Continue reading

STATE PATROL LOG — (1) Trooper arrested on DUI after accident. (2) Trooper takes hit to stop wrong-way driver. (3) Trooper stops speeding car, finds 3 kids and dog in trunk

By The Associated Press Trooper arrested on DUI after accident TACOMA — The State Patrol says a motorist who sideswiped a car in Tacoma and… Continue reading