Dan Hammock

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Former Ocean Shores Chamber director begins 30-day jail sentence

Piper Marie Leslie, who pleaded guilty June 21 to the theft of…

  • Jul 12th, 2021 6:30pm
Courtesy Grays Harbor County Public Health Total COVID-19 cases by zip code, updated Friday.

Public Health: Data shows COVID vaccines effective

Numbers in Grays Harbor and Pacific counties strongly indicate COVID-19 vaccines are…

  • Jul 12th, 2021 6:30pm
Courtesy Grays Harbor County Public Health Total COVID-19 cases by zip code, updated Friday.
Courtesy Aberdeen Police Department Orange paint on the concrete wall in front of the “Breaker” concrete monument on North Park Street shows where a vehicle struck before becoming airborne and rolling down the roadway, coming to rest more than 100 yards down the road. A 20-year-old South Aberdeen woman was killed in the early Saturday morning wreck.

South Aberdeen woman killed in Park Street crash

A 20-year-old South Aberdeen woman was killed in a single-car rollover wreck…

  • Jul 12th, 2021 6:30pm
Courtesy Aberdeen Police Department Orange paint on the concrete wall in front of the “Breaker” concrete monument on North Park Street shows where a vehicle struck before becoming airborne and rolling down the roadway, coming to rest more than 100 yards down the road. A 20-year-old South Aberdeen woman was killed in the early Saturday morning wreck.
DAN HAMMOCK | THE DAILY WORLD Congressman Derek Kilmer was in Aberdeen Wednesday to talk about the importance of the East Aberdeen rail separation project. Here he speaks with Aberdeen City Engineer Kris Koski at the intersection of Highway 12 and South Newell Street.

Congressman Kilmer visits Aberdeen to talk rail separation funding

The need for relief from train and vehicle traffic conflicts in East…

  • Jul 10th, 2021 1:30pm
DAN HAMMOCK | THE DAILY WORLD Congressman Derek Kilmer was in Aberdeen Wednesday to talk about the importance of the East Aberdeen rail separation project. Here he speaks with Aberdeen City Engineer Kris Koski at the intersection of Highway 12 and South Newell Street.

Woman jumps from Chehalis River Bridge

Hours after a man jumped off the Wishkah River Bridge in East…

  • Jul 10th, 2021 12:05pm
Courtesy Westport South Beach Historical Society The Grayland Cranberry Museum reopened over the July 4 weekend, under the guidance of the Westport South Beach Historical Society.

Grayland Cranberry Museum under new ownership, reopened on limited schedule July 3

The Cranberry Museum in Grayland reopened on July 3 with a new…

  • Jul 7th, 2021 6:30pm
Courtesy Westport South Beach Historical Society The Grayland Cranberry Museum reopened over the July 4 weekend, under the guidance of the Westport South Beach Historical Society.

Standoff with knife-wielding suspect blocks traffic for hours on State Route 105

State Route 105 was blocked in both directions for seven hours on…

  • Jul 7th, 2021 6:30pm
DAN HAMMOCK / THE DAILY WORLD Author Jeff Burlingame and his son, Grayson, at the dedication of Burlingame’s star on the Aberdeen Walk of Fame in front of the Aberdeen Timberland Regional Library on Market Street Saturday.

Author recalls humble Aberdeen youth at Aberdeen Walk of Fame star dedication

Award-winning author Jeff Burlingame recalled his humble South Aberdeen beginnings on Saturday…

  • Jul 6th, 2021 6:00pm
DAN HAMMOCK / THE DAILY WORLD Author Jeff Burlingame and his son, Grayson, at the dedication of Burlingame’s star on the Aberdeen Walk of Fame in front of the Aberdeen Timberland Regional Library on Market Street Saturday.
DAN HAMMOCK | THE DAILY WORLD The Bear Festival roars back into McCleary starting Friday. Crowds for the 2019 parade filled in early along South Third Street and West Simpson Avenue.

Bear Festival roars back into McCleary this weekend

There’s plenty to celebrate at the McCleary Bear Festival. First of all,…

  • Jul 5th, 2021 5:00pm
DAN HAMMOCK | THE DAILY WORLD The Bear Festival roars back into McCleary starting Friday. Crowds for the 2019 parade filled in early along South Third Street and West Simpson Avenue.
DAN HAMMOCK | THE DAILY WORLD Cosmopolis’ first fire apparatus, the 1882 Old Tiger #1, made its way down Market Street in the Aberdeen Founders Day parade.

Good crowd celebrates return of Aberdeen Founders Day parade

The Aberdeen Founders Day parade returned on Saturday with a good crowd…

  • Jul 5th, 2021 5:00pm
DAN HAMMOCK | THE DAILY WORLD Cosmopolis’ first fire apparatus, the 1882 Old Tiger #1, made its way down Market Street in the Aberdeen Founders Day parade.

Ocean Pours Taproom makes Grays Harbor Youth Works its nonprofit of the month

Ocean Pours Taproom in Ocean Shores announced it’s making Grays Harbor Youth…

  • Jul 5th, 2021 5:00pm

‘Some bright spots’ in recent survey of students regarding pandemic impact

Results of a survey of about 65,000 middle and high school students…

  • Jul 3rd, 2021 1:30am
Aberdeen Police Chief Steve Shumate

Aberdeen Police Chief outlines impacts of state police reform legislation

Limitations on pursuits, use of force, tactics, mental health response, more

  • Jul 3rd, 2021 1:30am
Aberdeen Police Chief Steve Shumate
Courtesy City of Aberdeen Drone shot shows traffic backing up in the right lane of eastbound Highway 12 in East Aberdeen due to a train stopped on the tracks, blocking access to Walmart and several other businesses.

Senator talks funding for rail crossings improvements

Efforts to fund rail crossing improvements, including the East Aberdeen rail separation…

  • Jul 3rd, 2021 1:30am
Courtesy City of Aberdeen Drone shot shows traffic backing up in the right lane of eastbound Highway 12 in East Aberdeen due to a train stopped on the tracks, blocking access to Walmart and several other businesses.

Aberdeen, Hoquiam, Cosi team to hire ‘behavioral health navigator’

Police departments in Aberdeen, Cosmopolis and Hoquiam teamed up to hire a…

  • Jun 30th, 2021 8:30pm
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Founders Day parade and celebration returns to Aberdeen Saturday

After plans for a virtual event fell through last year due to…

  • Jun 30th, 2021 8:30pm
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A free laser light and music show will light up Sonshine Park in Hoquiam after sunset July 4. This photo is from the show at the park last July 4. (Courtesy Ben Winkelman)

Free laser show, outdoor movie screening at Sonshine Park in Hoquiam this weekend

A free laser show and an outdoor screening of “The Princess Bride”…

  • Jun 30th, 2021 8:30pm
A free laser light and music show will light up Sonshine Park in Hoquiam after sunset July 4. This photo is from the show at the park last July 4. (Courtesy Ben Winkelman)

How one city came together to protect its vulnerable from weekend heat wave

As it became clear a dangerous wave of record-setting heat was coming…

  • Jun 30th, 2021 8:30pm
THE DAILY WORLD | File photo Elma and Cosmopolis have banned the use of personal fireworks due to fire danger through July 5. There will be a professional fireworks show July 4 in Aberdeen over the Chehalis River.

Cosi, Elma issue emergency orders banning the use of fireworks

Updated 8:44 a.m. July 1 The cities of Elma and Cosmopolis issued…

  • Jun 30th, 2021 8:45am
THE DAILY WORLD | File photo Elma and Cosmopolis have banned the use of personal fireworks due to fire danger through July 5. There will be a professional fireworks show July 4 in Aberdeen over the Chehalis River.
The Daily World | File Photo The city of Hoquiam is eligible to receive $2,416,026 in American Rescue Act COVID relief money. The city made the announcement on Monday.

Hoquiam eligible for more than $2.4 million in American Rescue Act relief funds

The city of Hoquiam is eligible for more than $2.4 million in…

  • Jun 29th, 2021 6:30pm
The Daily World | File Photo The city of Hoquiam is eligible to receive $2,416,026 in American Rescue Act COVID relief money. The city made the announcement on Monday.