Wire Service

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Big sodas today; Twinkies tomorrow? New York City wants to ban big sugary drinks

By Adam Geller The Associated Press NEW YORK — Just how far would a government go to protect us from ourselves? In New York City… Continue reading

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Big sodas today; Twinkies tomorrow? New York City wants to ban big sugary drinks

By Adam Geller The Associated Press NEW YORK — Just how far would a government go to protect us from ourselves? In New York City… Continue reading

Forks complaint about Border Patrol prompts Forest Service to distance itself

Peninsula Daily News and news sources SEATTLE — A complaint from a Forks woman has changed the national policy of the U.S. Forest Service in… Continue reading

Forest Service balks at using Border Patrol for backup on Peninsula, elsewhere

The New York Times The practice of Forest Service officers’ requesting language interpretation and security backup from Border Patrol agents during stops of Spanish-speaking people… Continue reading

$1.5 million grant to help laid-off state employees

The Associated Press SEATTLE — The federal Labor Department announced a $1.5 million grant Thursday to help about 520 workers laid off from Washington state… Continue reading

VIDEO — watch 'Undamming the Elwha' online

VIDEO — watch ‘Undamming the Elwha’ online

The KCTS Television (PBS affiliate in Seattle; channel 9) and EarthFix documentary “Undamming the Elwha” is now viewable online. This half-hour documentary by filmmakers Katie… Continue reading

VIDEO — watch 'Undamming the Elwha' online

WEEKEND: Volunteers to work on trails Saturday

Peninsula Daily News news sources Volunteers will perform maintenance work on trails during National Trails Day on Saturday. On that day, Olympic National Forest will… Continue reading

Jonny and Ali

3rd UPDATE — Police: ‘Hero’ saved others in Seattle shootings

By Gene Johnson and Shannon Dininny The Associated Press SEATTLE — Someone inside an artsy Seattle cafe where a gunman opened fire threw stools at… Continue reading

Jonny and Ali

BP Cherry Point refinery back in operation

By The Associated Press BLAINE — The BP Cherry Point refinery near Blaine is back in business. BP spokesman Scott Dean in Chicago said today… Continue reading

2nd UPDATE — State Supreme Court upholds liquor privatization

By The Associated Press EDITOR'S NOTE — Updates with reaction, other details. OLYMPIA — The state Supreme Court today upheld a voter-approved initiative privatizing liquor… Continue reading

Events abound for National Trails Day on Saturday

Peninsula Daily News and news sources Volunteers will perform maintenance work on trails during National Trails Day on Saturday, when the Olympic National Forest also… Continue reading

Seattle police say the suspect in two shootings that killed 4 people is shown here in security footage inside Cafe Racer. The timestamps in the security images show an elapsed time of slightly more than a minute. Seattle Police Department

4th UPDATE — Police: Gunman who killed four people in Seattle is in critical condition after apparently shooting himself

Peninsula Daily News news services SEATTLE — A gunman killed four people in Seattle on Wednesday — three at a cafe and another in a… Continue reading

Seattle police say the suspect in two shootings that killed 4 people is shown here in security footage inside Cafe Racer. The timestamps in the security images show an elapsed time of slightly more than a minute. Seattle Police Department

Liquor prices may rise when sales open up to retailers Friday

The Associated Press You might want to stock up on tequila and rum if margaritas or mojitos are on your summer menu, because prices are… Continue reading

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Movements grow for labeling genetically modified foods

By Amy Harmon and Andrew Pollack The New York Times GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — On a morning at the Big Y grocery in Great Barrington,… Continue reading

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Movements grow for labeling genetically modified foods

By Amy Harmon and Andrew Pollack The New York Times GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — On a morning at the Big Y grocery in Great Barrington,… Continue reading

Bob and Karen Pauly

Couple honored as top campground hosts

By Shannon L. Cheesman KATU.com Producer/Reporter MOUNT ST. HELENS — A retired couple serving as campground hosts in Olympic National Forest have received high honors… Continue reading

Bob and Karen Pauly

SPORTS: Swiftsure yacht races to Neah Bay and Clallam Bay this weekend

Peninsula Daily News and news sources VICTORIA — Victoria is the place to be today for yacht-racing fans. The famous and popular Swiftsure 2012 International… Continue reading

The Bee Gees in their 1979 "Saturday Night Fever" days: Robin

Robin Gibb of Bee Gees dies

The Associated Press Robin Gibb, 62, a member of the three-brother Bee Gees, died Sunday “following his long battle with cancer and intestinal surgery,” his… Continue reading

The Bee Gees in their 1979 "Saturday Night Fever" days: Robin
Sgt. Clifford Wooldridge

Marine with Port Angeles roots receives Navy Cross

Peninsula Daily News news sources TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — A young Marine from Port Angeles who trained at the base in Twentynine Palms was awarded… Continue reading

Sgt. Clifford Wooldridge
News about the Facebook IPO passes on a billboard outside of Nasdaq in Times Square

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Facebook prepares public stock offering, raises price

By Barbara Ortutay The Associated Press NEW YORK — Already expected to be the largest-ever initial public offering for an Internet company, Facebook is making… Continue reading

News about the Facebook IPO passes on a billboard outside of Nasdaq in Times Square