Wire Service

‘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

UPDATED — State Initiatives — Liquor privatization, care workers passing. Transportation too close to call

By Peninsula Daily News news services EDITOR'S NOTE: Statewide and countywide ballot totals are below. INITIATIVE 1183 VOTERS STATEWIDE ON Tuesday approved a plan to… Continue reading

Two-day razor clam dig on 3 ocean beaches

By The Associated Press LONG BEACH — The state Department of Fish and Wildlife has approved a two-day razor clam dig for Friday and Saturday… Continue reading

Statewide prep football scores (including championship rounds)

Peninsula Daily News news services FRIDAY Life Christian Academy 30, Chimacum 28 Toledo 13, Forks 6 Almira/Coulee-Hartline 40, Wellpinit 0 Anacortes 35, South Whidbey 21… Continue reading

UPDATED — Andy Rooney, wry ’60 Minutes’ commentator, dies

By DAVID BAUDER AP Television Writer NEW YORK — Andy Rooney so dreaded the day he had to end his signature "60 Minutes" commentaries about… Continue reading

Governor’s proposed cuts ‘intolerable,’ state’s mayors say in letter

Peninsula Daily News and The Associated Press The mayors of Sequim and Forks are among the 115 city leaders who have signed a letter protesting… Continue reading

Forks 14, Elma 13 . . . Lummi, 40, Neah Bay 12

By Peninsula Daily News sources Forks 14, Elma 13 -- ELMA -- The Eagles' one-point loss at home knocks them out of the playoffs and… Continue reading

Statewide prep football scores

By The Associated Press HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD Friday Almira/Coulee-Hartline 64, Odessa-Harrington 20 Auburn Riverside 30, Auburn 23 Bellarmine Prep 27, Gig Harbor 20 Bellevue… Continue reading

U.S. northern border checks scaled back

By GENE JOHNSON The Associated Press SEATTLE — The U.S. Border Patrol has quietly stopped its controversial practice of routinely searching buses, trains and airports… Continue reading

Gregoire plans major cuts to health care, education

OLYMPIA — Gov. Chris Gregoire has proposed eliminating the state’s health care program for the poor, trimming another 15 percent from higher education and reducing… Continue reading

Here’s a dam removal project (not Elwha) in which an explosives blast creates a torrent of water [**Video**]

Peninsula Daily News and The Associated Press See the dam removal video here: http://tinyurl.com/pdncondit . A muddy stew of black silt and water roared through… Continue reading

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Lawsuit to be filed alleging orca ‘slavery’

Peninsula Daily News news services SAN DIEGO — A lawsuit will be filed today by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals — PETA —… Continue reading

VIDEO: How the log boom behind the former Elwha Dam was cut loose

THIS VIDEO SHOWS the construction crew on the Elwha Dam removing the huge log boom last Saturday, Oct. 22, that had protected the former Elwha… Continue reading

Steve Jobs a lifelong skeptic, new book says

By RACHEL METZ, BARBARA ORTUTAY and JORDAN ROBERTSON The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — A new biography portrays Steve Jobs as a skeptic all his… Continue reading

High school football scores — Sequim league unbeaten streak ends

The Associated Press Adna 51, Pe Ell 6 Almira/Coulee-Hartline 41, Mansfield 0 Archbishop Murphy 35, King's 14 Auburn 49, Kent-Meridian 21 Bellarmine Prep 15, Olympia… Continue reading

2nd UPDATE — $1 million bail for Port Angeles man who allegedly strangled developmentally disabled woman (WITH PHOTO, COURT DOCUMENTS)

VIEW COURT DOCUMENTS ON THIS CASE: — http://www.issuu.com/peninsuladailynews/docs/pimentel SEE EARLIER STORY today at Peninsula Daily News home page http://tinyurl.com/6zw2pl7 — "Port Angeles vigil for ‘sweetest… Continue reading

Meteors, falling satellite expected this weekend

By http://spaceweather.com WEEKEND METEOR SHOWER Today Earth is entering a stream of debris from Halley's comet, source of the annual Orionid meteor shower. Forecasters expect… Continue reading

Obama announces total Iraq troop withdrawal

VIDEO — Obama announces total Iraq troop withdrawal — http://newsinc.com/ By BEN FELLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Friday declared… Continue reading

‘I Am America’ aims to be a tea party movement anthem (WITH VIDEO)

(EDITOR'S NOTE — “I Am America,” written by singer Krista Branch's husband, Michael, reflects their own life as well as the themes of the tea… Continue reading