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Justice Department Investigating S.&P. Over Mortgage Securities

By The New York Times WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice is investigating whether the nation’s largest credit ratings agency, Standard & Poor’s, improperly rated… Continue reading

Wells Fargo to experiment with debit card fee

The Associated Press Wells Fargo plans to test a $3 monthly fee for its debit cards starting this fall. The San Francisco-based bank said the… Continue reading

Who gets the state’s big bucks? College coaches (with Peninsula College salary list)

EDITOR'S NOTE — Peninsula College salary list: http://data.spokesman.com/salaries/state/317-peninsula-community-college/ Peninsula Daily News news services OLYMPIA – The best-paying jobs in state government are in higher education.… Continue reading

Wetlands purchase protects salmon habitat in Hood Canal

(Associated Press story replaced by link to original Kitsap Sun article) HOOD CANAL — A purchase of 160 acres of wetlands at the critical confluence… Continue reading

UW football coach top-paid state employee (** with database of state employee salaries **)

By Peninsula Daily News staff and Associated Press SEATTLE — University of Washington football coach Steve Sarkisian was the top paid Washington state employee in… Continue reading

Powerful solar flare has limited impact on Earth

By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — The sun unleashed a powerful solar flare early Tuesday, the largest in nearly five years. Scientists say the… Continue reading

UPDATE: Stock market plunges in wake of Standard & Poor’s downgrade of government credit; U.S. still an AAA nation, Obama says

The Associated Press Editor's note: Our technical services staff has fixed the stock market box on our home page. We apologize for any inconvenience earlier.… Continue reading

Gregoire orders state agencies to prepare for more budget cuts of up to 10%

The Associated Press OLYMPIA — Gov. Chris Gregoire told state agencies today to prepare for additional budget cuts as high as 10 percent, warning that… Continue reading

Kimm Brown of Neah Bay always smokes local, fresh salmon (VIDEO)

By The Oregonian "I WON'T COOK frozen fish," says Kimm Brown. "It's really sad that anyone would have to. It tastes horrible." It was by… Continue reading

Is it still possible to disappear into the night, as D.B. Cooper did 40 years ago?

By The New York Times IT'S THE STUFF of action movies. A mystery man boards a flight under an assumed name. He flashes a bomb… Continue reading

Appeals court to again consider Ressam sentence

By The Associated Press and Peninsula Daily News SEATTLE — The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will once again consider whether the 22-year prison… Continue reading

No cases of salmonella from ground turkey in Washington

By The Associated Press OLYMPIA — The state Department of Health says there have been no cases of salmonella in Washington associated with the recent… Continue reading

Get free ONP quarters at coin shop opening on Saturday

SEQUIM — First Stop Coin Shop, 425 E. Washington St., will hold a grand opening from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday. While supplies last, every… Continue reading

Update: Stocks plummet — this year’s Dow gains wiped out

The Associated Press NEW YORK — Gripped by fear of a new recession, the stock market suffered its worst day today since the financial crisis… Continue reading

UPDATE: Dicks, Murray, Cantwell favor debt deal; Obama signs after Congress passes

Peninsula Daily News news sources WASHINGTON — The Senate emphatically passed emergency legislation today to avoid a first-ever government default, rushing the legislation to President… Continue reading

DNR changing training, procedural rules in wake of Beaver man’s accidental death

The Associated Press OLYMPIA — The state Department of Natural Resources says it's changing training and procedures for employees who work alone to improve safety… Continue reading

Ex-Gov. Locke sworn in as China ambassador

The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Former Commerce Secretary and Washington Gov. Gary Locke has been sworn in as the new U.S. ambassador to China, becoming… Continue reading

Thousands flock to expanded Port Ludlow Festival by the Bay

By Philip L. Watness For Peninsula Daily News PORT LUDLOW — Because of the fun, the sun, the songs, the friends, the family, the place,… Continue reading

Senate vote on debt limit postponed until Sunday afternoon

WASHINGTON — The Senate will delay a crucial vote on the Democratic debt ceiling bill until 1 p.m. tomorrow amid growing indications that a compromise… Continue reading

Jackson will be Seahawks’ starting QB, Carroll declares

Peninsula Daily News sports sources RENTON — Tarvaris Jackson, picked up from Minnesota just last week and unable by NFL rules to practice with his… Continue reading