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UPDATED — Wiggins cuts into Sanders’ lead cut in state Supreme Court race

By GENE JOHNSON The Associated Press SEATTLE — Bainbridge Island attorney Charlie Wiggins continued Friday to cut into the slim lead held by Justice Richard… Continue reading

3 close races to decide state Senate control

Peninsula Daily News news services SEATTLE — Three close races in King and Snohomish counties will decide which party will control the state Senate next… Continue reading

UPDATED — Sen. Patty Murray wins, Rossi concedes

Peninsula Daily News news services OLYMPIA — U.S. Sen. Patty Murray seized a fourth term Thursday, surviving voters' backlash against Democrats nationally and weeks of… Continue reading

Wiggins cuts Sanders’ lead in state Supreme Court race

Peninsula Daily News news services SEATTLE — Bainbridge Island attorney Charlie Wiggins is cutting into the slim lead held by Justice Richard Sanders as Sanders… Continue reading

6TH UPDATE (8:03 p.m.) — Murray widens her lead slightly over Rossi

Peninsula Daily News news services (EDITOR'S NOTE -- We will continue to update this story as new vote tallies are reported.) OLYMPIA — U.S. Sen.… Continue reading

I-1100 fails; state remains your liquor dealer

Peninsula Daily News news services OLYMPIA — Voters have rejected a Costco-backed measure that would have gotten Washington state out of the business of selling… Continue reading

State Supreme Court race remains close

By Gene Johnson The Associated Press SEATTLE — Justice Richard Sanders maintained a narrow lead in his bid for a fourth term on the state… Continue reading

UPDATED — GOP gains seats in state House, Senate

Peninsula Daily News news services OLYMPIA — New batches of mailed-in ballots counted Wednesday showed Republicans are gaining seats in the state House and Senate,… Continue reading

What voters sought, change, appears to be in store (AP national analysis)

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — From Pennsylvania to Arkansas, New Hampshire to Ohio, the electorate turned over incumbents Tuesday like a gardener… Continue reading

Hood Canal areas get boil-your-water warnings

Peninsula Daily News news services POTLATCH — Owners of private wells and small water systems on the western shores of Hood Canal should have their… Continue reading

Women slated for two Hood Canal-based submarines by end of next year

Peninsula Daily News news services BANGOR, Hood Canal — The Navy selected four submarines Thursday — two of them based at Bangor — to carry… Continue reading

Changing weather: Weekend storm forecast for NW

The Associated Press The National Weather Service says a big change is on the way for the Northwest. Forecasters say today (Thursday) is the last… Continue reading

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: No Social Security increase next year, so Democrats push for $250 bonus to recipients

By Stephen Ohlemacher The Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Another year without an increase in Social Security retirement and disability benefits is creating a political backlash… Continue reading

Say goodbye to free checking at banks?

By Pallavi Gogoi The Associated Press NEW YORK — Free checking as we know it is ending. The days when you could walk into a… Continue reading

Lower Elwha fish hatchery more than half-finished

Peninsula Daily News news sources PORT ANGELES — The $16.4 million Lower Elwha Klallam tribal fish hatchery project is now more than 50 percent complete.… Continue reading

Tribal fisherman missing on Hoh River

Peninsula Daily News news sources FORKS -- A Hoh tribal fisherman is missing on the Hoh River in West Jefferson County, and a search will… Continue reading

UPDATED — Clallam prosecuting attorney candidate has guilty plea to assault charge, civil suit involving ex-wife in past

UPDATE -- EDITOR'S NOTE: We received this letter from Larry Freedman's son, which will be published as a letter to the editor in Sunday's print… Continue reading

Donald Trump for president? He’s interested . . .

Peninsula Daily News news sources Donald Trump, the East Coast real estate magnate and reality television host, has declared his interest in running for president,… Continue reading

SPORTS: Seahawks reportedly acquiring running back Marshawn Lynch

The Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Buffalo Bills have traded running back Marshawn Lynch to the Seattle Seahawks, the player's agent told The Associated… Continue reading

Sex in America: Report updates our activities in the bedroom

By DAVID CRARY The Associated Press NEW YORK — The male-female orgasm gap. The sex lives of 14-year-olds. An intriguing breakdown of condom usage rates,… Continue reading