Wire Service

Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano to visit Seattle, Bellingham

The Associated Press SEATTLE -- The Department of Homeland Security has announced that Secretary Janet Napolitano will visit Washington state next week. In an announcement,… Continue reading

Ex-Clallam Sheriff Hawe may be replaced as U.S. marshal

Peninsula Daily News news sources SEATTLE -- Joe Hawe, a former Clallam County sheriff, may be replaced as the state's western regional U.S. marshal. State… Continue reading

Parks nominee knows issues with Elwha River, West End tribes

Peninsula Daily News news sources The nominee for director of the National Park Service is being praised for his ties to the West -- including… Continue reading

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Federal agency withheld research on cars and cell phones, newspaper reports

The Associated Press NEW YORK — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration gathered hundreds of pages of research and warnings about the hazards of drivers… Continue reading

State Patrol reducing airplane hours, pilots

Peninsula Daily News News Services OLYMPIA — Tough budget times are prompting the Washington State Patrol to reduce the number of pilots and flight hours… Continue reading

Deportations up 10 percent in Pacific Northwest

Peninsula Daily News News Services SEATTLE — Federal officials say deportations from Washington, Oregon and Alaska are up by nearly 10 percent from a year… Continue reading

State Supreme Court restores $14 million DUI award

The Associated Press OLYMPIA — The state Supreme Court has unanimously reinstated a $14 million award against a lodge and bartender who served alcohol to… Continue reading

States hope to jam inmates’ cell-phone calls at Clallam Bay, other prisons

Peninsula Daily News and News Sources Washington is among more than 25 states seeking permission to jam contraband cell-phone use by prison inmates. South Carolina… Continue reading

Property tax initiative will be on fall’s ballot

By CURT WOODWARD Associated Press Writer OLYMPIA — A plan to cap government revenue growth and issue property tax refunds will be the only citizen… Continue reading

Washington state gets additional ferry money (UPDATED)

Peninsula Daily News News Sources OLYMPIA — U.S. Sen. Patty Murray said Wednesday she has secured $7.6 million more in federal money for Washington state’s… Continue reading

Wash state is near bottom of list for ferry funds

By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press Writer Washington state, which has the nation's largest ferry system, applied for more than $56 million in a new… Continue reading

Officials complain about border policy

Peninsula Daily News News Services BOISE, Idaho — Officials from the United States and Canada say the American northern border policy shaped by concerns about… Continue reading

New jobless figures: Clallam steady, Jefferson improves slightly

Peninsula Daily News and The Associated Press Clallam County's unemployment rate held steady in June, and Jefferson County's job picture brightened a little, according to… Continue reading

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: The importance of family meals together

By Rebecca Hagelin HOW OFTEN DOES your family have dinner together? That simple question often evokes an answer of "Ummmmmm . . ." What used… Continue reading

Why the state is targeting at-home car washing in Port Angeles and elsewhere? (Scam, or save a salmon?)

Peninsula Daily News news sources It’s one of the great American summer pastimes: Pulling the car onto the driveway on a sun-drenched Saturday afternoon, lathering… Continue reading

PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Sotomayor puts on best face, but who is she?

By Larry Neumeister Associated Press Writer NEW YORK -- For weeks, Sonia Sotomayor has put on her best face, displaying a pleasant disposition that has… Continue reading

Frontier Bank, Seattle Bank put on tighter leashes by regulators

Peninsula Daily News News Services EVERETT — The Federal Reserve has tightened its oversight of the parent company of Frontier Bank, restricting Frontier Financial Corp.… Continue reading

PEAK leadership program seeks candidates for 2009-10

Peninsula Daily News News Sources PORT ANGELES — Last year, on Sept. 25, the PEAK leadership program’s inaugural class convened in Neah Bay for its… Continue reading

Attorney for Stenson, convicted of Sequim murders, to appeal ruling affirming lethal injection method

Peninsula Daily News News Sources An attorney representing Darold Stenson, a death row inmate from Sequim, plans to appeal a Thurston County judge's ruling that… Continue reading

Washington health officials prepare for more flu

The Associated Press SEATTLE — This spring’s swine flu outbreak hasn’t gone away in Washington state despite the summer weather, but health officials have a… Continue reading