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Starbucks CEO to give D.C. pols wake-up call in public telethon on Tuesday

By Peninsula Daily News news services EDITOR'S NOTE — The “nationwide town hall conference call” begins at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. To participate, go to www.upwardspiral2011.org.… Continue reading

UPDATE: High school football scores (Friday’s and today’s results)

By The Associated Press ALPHABETICAL ORDER VIA WINNER Almira/Coulee-Hartline 44, Cusick 18 Archbishop Murphy 56, Ellensburg 13 Arlington 42, Mariner 12 Asotin 34, Orofino, Idaho… Continue reading

Another human foot found in British Columbia

Peninsula Daily News and The Associated Press VANCOUVER, B.C. — Police say a human foot inside a running shoe has washed ashore, the latest in… Continue reading

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Is T-shirt timber humor or bigotry?

Peninsula Daily News news sources HOQUIAM — A community festival celebrating Grays Harbor's timber heritage is attracting national attention with a T-shirt mocking Osama bin… Continue reading

VIDEO — Part 1 — Casting bronze in Chimacum

MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST AND graphic artist Nina Jurczynski talks with artist and metal sculptor Tom Jay at the Lateral Line Bronze Casting Studio in Chimacum during… Continue reading

‘Osama bin Loggin”: Grays Harbor T-shirt mocks dead al-Qaida terrorist

Peninsula Daily News news sources HOQUIAM — A community festival celebrating Grays Harbor’s timber heritage is attracting national attention with a T-shirt mocking Osama bin… Continue reading

UPDATED — Was killer whale struck by boat, or is she pregnant?

By Peninsula Daily News news services FRIDAY HARBOR — Is a killer whale in northwest Washington’s San Juan Islands behaving lethargically because she was hit… Continue reading

Lower Elwha tribe ready to measure sediment that passes razed dams

By Tiffany Royal Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission PORT ANGELES — As the Elwha River’s two fish-blocking dams come down, the Lower Elwha Klallam tribe will… Continue reading

UPDATE — 3 women shot, 2 fatally, in Okanogan murder-suicide

By The Associated Press EDITOR'S NOTE — The Omak-Okanogan Chronicle newspaper has been following this story closely. Here's a link to its latest story —… Continue reading

Driver ‘flipped the bird,’ loses control of car in Tacoma

The Associated Press and Washington State Patrol TACOMA — A 23-year-old driver who lost control of her vehicle after she "flipped the bird" at another… Continue reading

2nd UPDATE — Earthquake strikes East Coast, rocks area from New York to Washington, D.C.

By BOB LEWIS The Associated Press EDITOR'S NOTE -- For further updates, click on http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/fronts/HOME?SITE=WAPAN&SECTION=HOME Or click on http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/24/us/24quake.html?emc=na SEE SIDEBAR — WITH QUAKE —… Continue reading

WITH QUAKE — Earthquake provides field day for Washington smart-alecks

By CHARLES BABINGTON Associated Press WASHINGTON — Minutes after Tuesday's earthquake rattled Washington, smart-alecks began flooding the social network site Twitter with wisecracks. "S&P has… Continue reading

VIDEO — Food (Three Many Cooks)

QUICK COOKING VIDEOS from Three Many Cooks: a real-world mom-and-daughters. Find their recipes each week inside USA Weekend magazine, part of the Peninsula Daily News… Continue reading

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Libya’s future ‘in the hands of its people,’ Obama declares

The Associated Press CHILMARK, Mass. — As rebels celebrated in Tripoli, President Barack Obama declared Monday that Moammar Gadhafi's long rule is over. "The future… Continue reading

New radar tips flood advisory on Olympic Peninsula

Peninsula Daily News news sources OCEAN SHORES — A new radar station on the Pacific coast helped the National Weather Service issue a flood advisory… Continue reading

New state rule requires chemical-reporting for toys

The Associated Press SEATTLE — Washington state is now requiring manufacturers of toys, cosmetics, jewelry and baby products to report when their products contain certain… Continue reading

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: U.S. makes criminals priority for deportation

By Alicia A. Caldwell The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Many illegal immigrants who were facing deportation despite having no criminal record will be allowed to… Continue reading

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Expletives not deleted in PG-13 films meant for teens

By Glenn Whipp The Associated Press Those extra expletives you're hearing at the movies these days aren't just echoes. PG-13 movies, officially allowed one nonsexual… Continue reading

Dow drops more than 400 points today as fears return on banks and economy

By The New York Times AFTER JUST A few days of calm, stocks declined steeply on today in a worldwide sell-off. The downturn was driven… Continue reading

VIDEO — Crepuscular Rays over Hood Canal

THE SUN AND CLOUDS put on a spectacular display of crepuscular rays as the sun set over Hood Canal on Aug. 12. They were caught… Continue reading