Wire Service

Sitka commander was prepared to drop charges after LaPush crash

By Becky Bohrer The Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska — An air station commander has testified that he told a Coast Guard rear admiral that he… Continue reading

Pearl Harbor attack remembered at 70th anniversary

By Audrey McAvoy The Associated Press Editor's note: Flags across the North Olympic Peninsula are at half-staff today in honor of the service members who… Continue reading

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Kalakala up for sale for $1, but there’s a catch [**Gallery**]

Peninsula Daily News news sources TACOMA — Faced with a deadline to move the rusty hulk or face a daily fine, the owner of the… Continue reading

One buck and the Kalakala’s yours

Peninsula Daily News news sources TACOMA — The historic Kalakala ferry is for sale, for one dollar. The once-sleek, silver, art-deco vessel is now in… Continue reading

Stick unfetched from Port Angeles dog’s tummy with help from Humane Society [***GALLERY***]

Peninsula Daily News news sources PORT ANGELES — How a 14-inch stick came to be inside the stomach of a young black lab mix remains… Continue reading

Warm of heart: Peninsula Home Fund helped by volunteer [**Home Fund donors listed**]

EDITOR'S NOTE: For 22 years, Peninsula Daily News readers in Jefferson and Clallam counties have supported the “hand up, not a handout” Peninsula Home Fund.… Continue reading

SPORTS: Neah Bay football team eyeing Class 1B championship

By Steven Smith for Peninsula Daily News MOSES LAKE — Neah Bay’s football team entered its state Class 1B semifinal game with two main objectives… Continue reading

UPDATED PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Decision on Washington State football coach within 24 hours, athletic director says; Neuheisel fired at UCLA

Peninsula Daily News sports sources SPOKANE — Washington State coach Paul Wulff may be out after the Washington Huskies destroyed the Cougars in the Apple… Continue reading

PENINSULA HOME FUND: A hand up to get back on his feet

EDITOR'S NOTE: For 22 years, Peninsula Daily News readers in Jefferson and Clallam counties have supported the “hand up, not a handout” Peninsula Home Fund.… Continue reading

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Wulff reportedly out as Washington State football coach

The Associated Press SEATTLE — Washington State coach Paul Wulff may be out after the Washington Huskies destroyed the Cougars in the Apple Cup game… Continue reading

Can you trust caller ID?

By New York Times staff PLENTY OF PEOPLE rely on a quick glance at their phone's caller ID screen to decide whether a call is… Continue reading

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Governor proposes temporary sales tax increase

By Mike Baker and Rachel La Corte The Associated Press OLYMPIA — Gov. Chris Gregoire proposes $1.7 billion in cuts to state government but suggests… Continue reading

Effort to legalize pot statewide has federal hurdles to jump

By Gene Johnson The Associated Press SEATTLE -- An effort to decriminalize and tax recreational marijuana sales for adults in Washington state has won some… Continue reading

Gregoire proposes temporary statewide sales tax increase of half-cent

By Mike Baker and Rachel La Corte The Associated Press OLYMPIA — Gov. Chris Gregoire proposes $1.7 billion in cuts to state government but suggests… Continue reading

Seattle Mariners outfielder Halman killed in Netherlands

The Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Seattle Mariners outfielder Greg Halman was stabbed to death early today and his brother was arrested as a… Continue reading

Yep, it’s November — and first big storm of the season coming (snow possible by weekend)

Peninsula Daily News news sources The first full-fledged storm of the fall-winter season later today on the North Olympic Peninsula and across Western Washington is… Continue reading

Sequim eliminated from state playoffs, 52-21; other prep scores

Peninsula Daily News and The Associated Press POULSBO — Sequim High School finished 9-2 on the season after losing to W.F. West High School of… Continue reading

Wind advisory for eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca, Hood Canal areas this afternoon, evening

The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory until 7 p.m. The winds are expected to be the strongest in Miller and Quimper peninsula… Continue reading

‘Family Circus’ creator Bil Keane dies at 89

The Associated Press EDITOR'S NOTE: "Family Circus" appears daily and Sundays in the Peninsula Daily News. PHOENIX — Bil Keane's "Family Circus" comics entertained readers… Continue reading

Many Peninsula voters feeling ho-hum about today’s election

Peninsula Daily News and The Associated Press The most expensive initiative campaign in state history is coming to a close, with today marking the deadline… Continue reading