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Strong winds in Port Townsend, along Pacific coast; avalanches possible in Olympics

Strong winds are expected tonight and overnight in the Port Townsend area and along the West End of the Olympic Peninsula. Here are the latest… Continue reading

Lt. Lance Leone during an earlier military hearing in Alaska. The Associated Press

UPDATE: Coast Guard issues final report on LaPush copter crash; admiral still blames survivor

By Becky Bohrer The Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard’s final report on a fatal 2010 helicopter crash finds that lack of communication… Continue reading

Lt. Lance Leone during an earlier military hearing in Alaska. The Associated Press
Matt Flynn scrambles in a game for the Green Bay Packers last season. The Associated Press

Matt Flynn, late of Packers, to be new Seahawks QB

The Associated Press RENTON — Free agent quarterback Matt Flynn has agreed to terms with the Seattle Seahawks on a multiyear deal. The Seahawks are… Continue reading

Matt Flynn scrambles in a game for the Green Bay Packers last season. The Associated Press

OUTDOORS COLUMN: Heavy rain and steelhead are not mixing well in West End rivers

Peninsula Daily News and news sources THIS SHOULD NOT come as news to anyone but today probably isn’t a good day to be on the… Continue reading

Read a roundup of reviews about the new iPad (on sale beginning today)

By Peninsula Daily News staff and The New York Times THE CRITICS ARE weighing in on the new iPad, which could easily have been called… Continue reading

Sequim woman faces charges of stealing money from elderly man in her care

SEQUIM — A 61-year-old Sequim woman has been charged with first-degree theft for allegedly stealing approximately $14,000 from an elderly man in her care. Linda… Continue reading

Felix Hernandez and friend.

Here they are: This year’s wacky Seattle Mariners commercials

Our Seattle news partner, KOMO, has the newly released flight of acclaimed Seattle Mariners commercials — including King Felix in a ventriloquist act. Check them… Continue reading

Felix Hernandez and friend.
Ahmed Ressam in 1999.

Sentence vacated for terrorist captured in Port Angeles in 1999

The Associated Press and Peninsula Daily News SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court has overturned the 22-year sentence of convicted “millennium bomber” Ahmed Ressam,… Continue reading

Ahmed Ressam in 1999.
Satellite map by PDN news partner KOMO. Visit komonews.com and the National Weather Service at http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/sew for further information. KOMO News

UPDATE: Storm reaches landfall; heavy winds and mountain snows in some areas

High winds in the Port Townsend area and West End coast are forecast starting tonight. In addition, a gale warning has been issued as heavy… Continue reading

Satellite map by PDN news partner KOMO. Visit komonews.com and the National Weather Service at http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/sew for further information. KOMO News
An elderly Afghan man sits next to the covered body of a person who was allegedly killed by a U.S. service member. The Associated Press

Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians

By HEIDI VOGT and MIRWAIS KHAN Associated Press BALANDI, Afghanistan — LATEST: A U.S. official says the American suspected of killing 16 Afghan villagers Sunday… Continue reading

An elderly Afghan man sits next to the covered body of a person who was allegedly killed by a U.S. service member. The Associated Press
National Weather Service satellite map depicting radar images from the Doppler weather station in Grays Harbor County shows the storm off the Pacific coast shortly before 6 p.m. today. National Weather Service

UPDATE: Heavy winds expected on parts of Peninsula starting tonight; up to 20 inches of snow in Olympics

High winds in the Port Townsend area and West End coast are forecast starting tonight. In addition, a gale warning has been issued as heavy… Continue reading

National Weather Service satellite map depicting radar images from the Doppler weather station in Grays Harbor County shows the storm off the Pacific coast shortly before 6 p.m. today. National Weather Service
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2nd UPDATE — Suspect arrested in Grays Harbor courthouse attack. Mom reportedly called the police.

By PHUONG LE The Associated Press OLYMPIA — A 34-year-old man accused of stabbing a judge and shooting a sheriff's deputy in a courthouse struggle… Continue reading

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Jay Inslee The Seattle Times via Associated Press

UPDATED — Inslee quits Congress to focus on governor’s race

By The Associated Press SEATTLE — Jay Inslee is resigning from Congress to focus full time on running for governor. The Democratic congressman announced his… Continue reading

Jay Inslee The Seattle Times via Associated Press

UPDATED — NW tsunami preparedness still shaky

By The Associated Press LONGVIEW — Scientists and emergency managers say they’ve learned a lot about earthquakes and tsunamis in the last year, but they… Continue reading

Authorities are searching for the man who stabbed a Superior Court judge and shot a sheriff's deputy in the Grays Harbor County Courthouse in Montesano. Mark Harrison/The Seattle Times (via Associated Pr

UPDATED — Judge stabbed, deputy shot in Grays Harbor courthouse

Peninsula Daily News news sources MONTESANO — A man stabbed a judge and shot a sheriff's deputy with her own weapon in a courthouse struggle… Continue reading

Authorities are searching for the man who stabbed a Superior Court judge and shot a sheriff's deputy in the Grays Harbor County Courthouse in Montesano. Mark Harrison/The Seattle Times (via Associated Pr

Heavy winds possible late Sunday into Monday

PDN news sources The potential for high winds accompanying a storm blowing up the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Admiralty Inlet on Sunday night… Continue reading

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Port Angeles Police Department’s annual report released

The Port Angeles Police Department today released its annual report for 2011. As a public service, peninsuladailynews.com publishes the PDF link here: http://www.cityofpa.us/PDFs/Police/2011AnnualReport.pdf… Continue reading

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State Legislature adjourns without budget — what’s next?

By Rachel La Corte The Associated Press OLYMPIA — The state Legislature adjourned early this morning without passing a supplemental budget plan, leading Gov. Chris… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Going south for the razor clams this weekend

Peninsula Daily News news sources TO RAIN OR not to rain, that is the question. If the decent weather holds out from the last couple… Continue reading

State parks passes loosened — you’ll be able to use one in two vehicles

Peninsula Daily News news sources OLYMPIA — The state Legislature has approved a bill allowing one Discover Pass to be shared between two vehicles. House… Continue reading