The Associated Press OLYMPIA -- Education, health programs and human services will share the pain of deep spending cuts under a new state budget that… Continue reading
The Associated Press SEATTLE -- Microsoft Corp. said Thursday its quarterly revenue fell from the previous year for the first time in its 23-year history… Continue reading
The Associated Press OLYMPIA -- The state's top Senate Democrat says an income tax on high earners won't move forward this year. Senate Majority Leader… Continue reading
The Associated Press TACOMA -- The state Transportation Commission decided to leave tolls on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge unchanged. The commission vote means the toll… Continue reading
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than $55 million in economic stimulus money will be used to fix the National Mall,… Continue reading
PDN news sources A news report that Twilight author Stephenie Meyer is being sued for plagiarism is now being reported as a hoax. The Sun,… Continue reading
By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press Writer OLYMPIA — A ballot measure asking voters to temporarily raise the state sales tax to help offset budget… Continue reading
PDN news sources OLYMPIA -- The Legislature has passed a sweeping overhaul of Washington state's K-12 education system, setting up an ambitious 10-year plan to… Continue reading
Peninsula Daily News news sources Geologists have raised from 10 percent to 14 percent the chance of a major earthquake and tsunami hitting the Pacific… Continue reading
Peninsula Daily News news services PORT TOWNSEND — Copper Canyon Press, the small, nonprofit publishing house at Fort Worden State Park, is now the home… Continue reading
By SANDY SHORE Associated Press Writer LITTLETON, Colorado — The "boy in the window" — who fell bloodied and paralyzed into the arms of rescuers… Continue reading
By Ben Feller Associated Press Writer PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad — President Barack Obama says America's estranged relationship with Cuba will not change overnight. It just did… Continue reading
The Associated Press SEATTLE -- The National Park Service has approved a new 30-foot weather tower at Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park to improve… Continue reading
The Associated Press KEYSTONE -- A small area near the Keystone ferry terminal in Admiralty Inlet could be a sweet spot for generating electricity from… Continue reading
PDN news sources ABERDEEN — The Coast Guard says one man from a capsized fishing boat died and another was rescued off the Pacific coast… Continue reading
By ANN SANNER Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON -- First pooch Bo got star treatment and his first backyard romp at the White House on Tuesday… Continue reading
Peninsula Daily News and The Associated Press Washington state's unemployment rate shot up to 9.2 percent last month, still higher than the national rate and… Continue reading
The Associated Press OLYMPIA -- The state Ecology Department says people cleaning up Washington coastal beaches on Saturday should watch out for silver canisters that… Continue reading
The Associated Press PULLMAN -- Washington State University has stopped accepting applications for incoming freshmen at the Pullman campus. Spokesman James Tinney said the usual… Continue reading
The Associated Press KALAMA -- Kalama has a new tourist draw -- the local high school, which was used in the filming of the vampire… Continue reading
