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PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: FAQ about the debt crisis

The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Congress has until Aug. 2 to raise the federal borrowing limit or the government will run out of money and… Continue reading

State files suit over nuclear waste dump issues

By SHANNON DININNY The Associated Press SEATTLE — Washington state and South Carolina filed another lawsuit Friday to compel the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to resume… Continue reading

Olympic National Park’s Olympic Hot Springs Road past Altair campground closes Monday

By Peninsula Daily News staff and Olympic National Park staff PORT ANGELES — Olympic Hot Springs Road, which provides the only vehicular access to the… Continue reading

New study suggests future big quake under Olympic Peninsula

The Canadian Press VANCOUVER, B.C. — A new study says the next major earthquake to hit the Pacific Northwest could strike below Washington state's Olympic… Continue reading

At long last, Mariners’ 17-game losing streak ends

By Howie Rumberg The Associated Press NEW YORK — The Seattle Mariners snapped their 17-game losing streak today, riding a 17-hit attack led by Ichiro… Continue reading

TOURISM/HIKING: Finding Queets: Olympic rain forest requires a little effort

BY BRIAN PASSEY St. George (Utah) Spectrum & Daily News TWO OF THE most spectacular places I've visited are the Hoh and Quinault rain forests… Continue reading

Updated: Hasselbeck gone from Seahawks; Jackson to sign, Leinart eyed

SEATTLE — Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck, who led the Seattle Seahawks to their only Super Bowl appearance, will not re-sign with the team, The Seattle Times,… Continue reading

Canoes representing Peninsula, other tribes arrive at Swinomish

By Lynsi Burton Skagit Valley Herald via The Associated Press LA CONNER — Steady rain failed to dampen the spirits of thousands of canoe pullers… Continue reading

NFL players agree to owners’ terms; lockout ends

The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The NFL Players Association executive board and 32 team reps voted unanimously today to approve the terms of a deal… Continue reading

UPDATED — Troubled diva Amy Winehouse dead in London at 27

By JILL LAWLESS The Associated Press LONDON — Few artists summed up their own career in a single song - a single line - as… Continue reading

Law may provide gubernatorial candidate Jay Inslee $1 million boost

By MIKE BAKER The Associated Press OLYMPIA — A contended interpretation of Washington's campaign finance laws may allow Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jay Inslee to gain… Continue reading

Fifth gray wolf pack confirmed in Washington

By The Associated Press OLYMPIA — Washington state wildlife officials have confirmed the state's fifth gray wolf pack, this one in Stevens County in the… Continue reading

Feds aim to combat family violence on tribal reservations

By FELICIA FONSECA The Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The U.S. Department of Justice has unveiled a legislative proposal that would stiffen federal sentences for… Continue reading

7 workers could be disciplined in Monroe prison slaying

By MIKE BAKER The Associated Press OLYMPIA — When a Monroe prison officer was killed in the facility’s chapel earlier this year, a co-worker assigned… Continue reading

‘Twilight’ mega-stars discuss new film, global fame, older women

SAN DIEGO — The two main stars of the "Twilight" series of movies appeared today at Comic-Con, the big convention now under way at the… Continue reading

Bummer of a summer: Where’s the sun? Where’s the warmth?

Peninsula Daily News and The Associated Press SEATTLE — The rest of the country is baking in record summer heat. Western Washington residents — including… Continue reading

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Obama softens stance as Aug. 2 debt deadline approaches

The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Running out of time, President Barack Obama softened his stand and signaled Wednesday he would back a short-term deal to… Continue reading

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Elaborate plans made to keep Anthony safe, her lawyer says

The Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Casey Anthony's whereabouts for her first week of freedom were a closely guarded secret Monday, known only to a… Continue reading

Clallam Bay inmate refuses to return to cell; 3 correctional officers hurt

Peninsula Daily News news sources CLALLAM BAY — An inmate serving a life sentence at Clallam Bay Corrections Center injured three correctional officers who responded… Continue reading

Q&A and latest developments in debt ceiling standoff

By The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Congress has until Aug. 2 to raise the federal borrowing limit or the government will run out of money… Continue reading