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COURTESY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE                                A satellite image from Thursday, Dec. 19 shows the “atmospheric river” coming toward the Pacific Northwest, bringing heavy rain and the potential for some flooding.

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Risk lessens, but still potential for flooding through Saturday morning

The chance for river flooding has decreased — but remains a possibility — and wind impacts “look less…

COURTESY U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS                                The Army Corps of Engineers is making emergency repairs to the flood reduction berm near Tokeland.

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UPDATED Friday afternoon: Army Corps of Engineers making emergency repairs to Shoalwater barrier

The Corps direct assistance team and equipment arrived Thursday and began working during low tide cycles.

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County taking steps toward streamlined process for warming shelters

With nighttime temperatures expected to drop to 35 degrees and lower around Christmas, the question arises — during…

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Wild Olympics Act won’t be heard in the U.S. House this year

The Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act will not be heard this year in the…

COURTESY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE                                Up to six inches of rain could fall in Grays Harbor and Pacific counties through the weekend, possibly more over the Olympics and Willapa Hills.

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Heavy rain expected later this week

Most of Grays Harbor and Pacific counties could see up to six inches of rain through Monday, even…

Aberdeen mayor, mayor-elect weigh in on Supreme Court homeless decision

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Aberdeen mayor, mayor-elect weigh in on Supreme Court homeless decision

Because the City of Aberdeen has what is considered a suitable place for the city’s homeless to go,…

DAN HAMMOCK | GRAYS HARBOR NEWS GROUP                                Visual communications artist Lori Rock produced this sketch of some of the ideas for Hoquiam’s top priorities. As visitors passed by, she would incorporate their ideas into the drawing and connect them with other projects that could complement each other.

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Hoquiam sets priorities under Commerce Department pilot program

Commerce works directly with the three cities in the pilot program to identify priorities and pair them with…

Commercial crab season delayed until at least Dec. 31

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Commercial crab season delayed until at least Dec. 31

The non-tribal coastal commercial Dungeness crab fishery has been delayed again because tests have shown the crab have…

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Ocosta Food Bowl drive runs through Dec. 19

Ocosta School District students have set a goal of 1,000 pounds for their annual Food Bowl food drive,…

Headbang on the Harbor returns to the Raymond Theatre Friday

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Headbang on the Harbor returns to the Raymond Theatre Friday

Metalheads can “thrash in” the holiday season on Friday the 13th at the Raymond Theatre.

COURTESY DANIEL HOEFS                                Flames are visible from the roof of a building at 115 W. Heron St. early Saturday morning. The early morning fire gutted the building, which formerly housed C&C Motor Sports on the ground floor and the Revival Grays Harbor on the second.

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Early morning fire guts downtown Aberdeen building

A three-alarm fire gutted a commercial structure at 115 W. Heron St. in downtown Aberdeen early Saturday morning.

DAN HAMMOCK | GRAYS HARBOR NEWS GROUP                                A fire gutted at 115 W. Heron in Aberdeen Saturday morning. The three-alarm blaze was reported shortly before 3 a.m. and firefighters were still on the scene mopping up hot spots at 8 a.m.

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Early morning fire guts downtown Aberdeen building

A three-alarm fire gutted a building at 115 W. Heron St. in downtown Aberdeen early Saturday morning.

COURTESY WILD OLYMPICS CAMPAIGN                                Kayakers paddle below a waterfall on the East Fork Humptulips, a proposed Wild and Scenic River in the Olympic National Forest.

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Wild Olympics Act clears committee, headed to House floor

Congressman Derek Kilmer’s Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act has passed out of the U.S.…