Peninsula Daily News News Services SEATTLE — Eleven people have used prescribed drugs to end their lives during the first six months after a Washington… Continue reading
Peninsula Daily News news sources SEATTLE -- The state Transportation Commission has voted to approve a 2.5 percent increase in state ferry fares. At today's… Continue reading
The Associated Press OLYMPIA — A judge has cleared the way for a public vote on expanded domestic partnership benefits in Washington state. Thurston County… Continue reading
Peninsula Daily News news sources SEATTLE -- The state Transportation Commission is scheduled to vote Tuesday on a 2.5 percent increase in state ferry fares.… Continue reading
The Associated Press PULLMAN -- A health official at Washington State University says the school's swine flu outbreak may be tapering off. Dr. Dennis Garcia… Continue reading
The Associated Press KABUL -- President Hamid Karzai nudged closer to the 50 percent threshold needed to avoid a runoff in Afghanistan's election, according to… Continue reading
Peninsula Daily News news services LOGAN, Utah -- In most states, if somebody is texting behind the wheel and causes a crash that injures or… Continue reading
Peninsula Daily News News Services OLYMPIA — An attempt to block a statewide vote on expanded benefits for domestic partners is back in court next… Continue reading
The Associated Press BELLEVUE — The AAA auto club reports the average price of a gallon of gasoline going into the Labor Day weekend is… Continue reading
Peninsula Daily News News Services TACOMA — Signed petitions seeking a statewide vote on expanded gay partnerships will remain shielded from public view for at… Continue reading
Peninsula Daily News News Services TACOMA — Enrollments are down and requests for financial aid are up as private schools in Washington feel the pinch… Continue reading
The Associated Press OLYMPIA -- A state Health Department survey has found fewer adults are smoking tobacco in Washington. The survey found 15.3 percent of… Continue reading
Peninsula Daily News news sources HOOD CANAL — Volunteers are needed to help collect Dungeness crab larvae in Hood Canal, Strait of Juan de Fuca… Continue reading
Peninsula Daily News News Sources SEATTLE — A trial to determine if the state is adequately paying for basic public education began Monday in King… Continue reading
By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press Writer OLYMPIA — A referendum that could overturn Washington state’s “everything but marriage” domestic partnership law has qualified for… Continue reading
The Associated Press ABERDEEN — The Grays Harbor County Sheriff's Office says a fatal shooting at Lake Wynooche appears to be self-defense. Undersheriff Rick Scott… Continue reading
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON — The alarm sounded with two sneezy children in California in April. Just five months later, the never-before-seen… Continue reading
Peninsula Daily News news sources CHIMACUM -- The timing wasn't planned, but that doesn't make it any less auspicious. Right in the middle of a… Continue reading
The Associated Press BELLINGHAM -- Officers searching for a 10-month-old boy say they've found the body of an infant in a wooded area and opened… Continue reading
The Associated Press SEATTLE -- The state ferry Wenatchee has been damaged in a hard landing in fog at Colman Dock in Seattle, leaving one… Continue reading
