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Microsoft CEO Steve Baller announces 'Surface' as a photo of the new tablet is shown behind him. The Associated Press

UPDATED — Microsoft has unveiled ‘Surface,’ a tablet computer to compete with Apple’s iPad

By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Microsoft has unveiled Surface, a tablet computer to compete with Apple’s iPad. CEO Steve Ballmer was on hand… Continue reading

Microsoft CEO Steve Baller announces 'Surface' as a photo of the new tablet is shown behind him. The Associated Press

Roger Clemens found not guilty on all counts in perjury case

ROGER CLEMENS, WHOSE hard throws intimidated even the toughest batters and turned him into one of the best pitchers in baseball history, was acquitted Monday… Continue reading

This sketch of Port Angeles around 1862 appeared in a Victoria newspaper. Note the name "Smith" at the top of the Customs House building at left. Clallam County Historical Society

PORT ANGELES SESQUICENTENNIAL SPECIAL: The Strange Customs of Victor Smith, Part 1

By John Kendall For Peninsula Daily News EDITOR'S NOTE: Tuesday is Port Angeles' 150th birthday, based on President Abraham Lincoln's June 19, 1862, signing of… Continue reading

This sketch of Port Angeles around 1862 appeared in a Victoria newspaper. Note the name "Smith" at the top of the Customs House building at left. Clallam County Historical Society

Puget Sound orcas cause delays for research ship

By The Associated Press TACOMA, Wash. — An expedition to study earthquake and tsunami risks off the coasts of Washington and Oregon has been scaled… Continue reading

State high court limits public-defender caseloads

By GENE JOHNSON The Associated Press OLYMPIA — For the first time, the state Supreme Court is setting limits on the number of cases public… Continue reading

President Obama speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House on Friday. The Associated Press

Obama says new federal policy limiting deportations is ‘more just’

By John H. Cushman Jr. Copyright 2012, New York Times News Service WASHINGTON — Hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants who came to the United… Continue reading

President Obama speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House on Friday. The Associated Press

Microsoft is expected to introduce tablet to counter iPad

By Nick Wingfield Copyright 2012, New York Times News Service SEATTLE — For decades, Microsoft has made the software that runs the majority of the… Continue reading

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Olympic National Park updates its access reports for Elwha Valley (trails, campgrounds, dam removal)

By Olympic National Park/Peninsula Daily News LATEST ELWHA VALLEY access updates from Olympic National Park: Whiskey Bend Road - Daily Closures June 25 - 29… Continue reading

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Gay marriage referendum qualifies for ballot

The Associated Press OLYMPIA — A referendum on same-sex marriage in the state has qualified for the November ballot. The Secretary of State’s Office announced… Continue reading

A man looks at the massive dock — a relic from 2011 Japanese tsunami — that washed ashore near Newport

Invasive species ride tsunami debris to our coastal shores

By JEFF BARNARD The Associated Press NEWPORT, Ore. — When a floating dock the size of a boxcar washed up on a sandy beach in… Continue reading

A man looks at the massive dock — a relic from 2011 Japanese tsunami — that washed ashore near Newport
Seattle Mariners catcher Jesus Montero

Mariners enjoy a six-pack: Six pitchers combine to no-hit Dodgers

By Tim Booth The Associated Press SEATTLE — Kevin Millwood and five relievers combined on the third no-hitter in Seattle Mariners history, a 1-0 victory… Continue reading

Seattle Mariners catcher Jesus Montero
Nationl Park Service

Free admission to state, national parks on Saturday

By Peninsula Daily News staff and news services SATURDAY IS NATIONAL Get Outdoors Day — and to celebrate, there's free entry to state and national… Continue reading

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Same-sex marriage law blocked from taking effect

The Associated Press OLYMPIA — The state's same-sex marriage law was blocked from taking effect today as opponents filed more than 200,000 signatures seeking a… Continue reading

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Followup — Silhouetted Venus reminder of solar system’s size

By OSKAR GARCIA The Associated Press HONOLULU — Filtering the sun's light to a miniscule fraction of its true power allowed sky-gazers over the world… Continue reading

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Ray Bradbury at a book signing in California in 1997. The Associated Press

Ray Bradbury, master of science fiction, dies at 91

Peninsula Daily News news services RAY BRADBURY, A master of science fiction whose lyrical evocations of the future reflected both the optimism and the anxieties… Continue reading

Ray Bradbury at a book signing in California in 1997. The Associated Press
Hal Keller was the Mariners' GM in 1984-85. The Associated Press

Former Seattle Mariners GM dies in Sequim

Peninsula Daily News news services SEQUIM — Hal Keller, a former Seattle Mariners general manager and longtime Texas Rangers executive who helped bring the radar… Continue reading

Hal Keller was the Mariners' GM in 1984-85. The Associated Press
Hal Keller was the Mariners' GM in 1984-85. The Associated Press

Former Seattle Mariners GM dies in Sequim

Peninsula Daily News news services SEQUIM — Hal Keller, a former Seattle Mariners general manager and longtime Texas Rangers executive who helped bring the radar… Continue reading

Hal Keller was the Mariners' GM in 1984-85. The Associated Press
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Venus transits the sun (photo, online link)

By The Associated Press IN A CELESTIAL event that won't be seen again for 105 years, Venus begins its transit Tuesday afternoon across the face… Continue reading

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This photo shows the transit of Venus

How to watch today’s Transit of Venus (which won’t happen again for 105 years)

Peninsula Daily News news sources YES, IT'S TRUE. You can damage your eyes by staring at the sun. People need to remember that as they… Continue reading

This photo shows the transit of Venus

Harley that floated to B.C. beach will become museum piece

Peninsula Daily News news sources VICTORIA — The most-famous piece of flotsam that so far has arrived on North American shores from the March 2011… Continue reading