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(Louis Krauss | Grays Harbor News Group) A crane prepares to place one of the train cars that derailed Saturday in Aberdeen back onto the tracks.

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Aberdeen train derailment still under investigation

Three empty train cars that had been used to carry canola oil derailed Saturday in Aberdeen and have…

(Louis Krauss | Grays Harbor News Group) Three train cars derailed Saturday in Aberdeen near South Alder Street, with one car perpendicular to the tracks.

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Train derails Saturday in Aberdeen

Several tanker train cars derailed Saturday in Aberdeen near the end of South Alder and State streets ,…

(Louis Krauss | Grays Harbor News Group) A Miller Junior High student walks across the field next to Miller, the area where a portable classroom to expand and host sixth-graders is expected to go.

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Miller modular building delayed to October

Completion of Miller Junior High School’s modular building for sixth-grade students has been delayed and will result in…

(Louis Krauss | Grays Harbor News Group) Bobbi McCracken, left, stands next to Downtown Aberdeen Association Executive Director Wil Russoul, Harbor Blooms owner Sheril Woodruff, and Bette Worth in front of the Harbor Blooms store.

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Downtown Aberdeen set to turn pink for Bloom Day next Friday

Downtown Aberdeen will be noticeably pink this coming Friday, June 21, as part of the city’s first ever…

Louis Krauss | Grays Harbor News Group                                From left, Ken Mehin, Grays Harbor Transit’s general manager, sits next to County Commissioner Vickie Raines, Aberdeen Mayor Erik Larson, Commissioner Wes Cormier and Cosmopolis Mayor Frank Chestnut during a Transit board meeting Tuesday.

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Transit board denies lease proposal for Aberdeen homeless mitigation site

The Grays Harbor Transit Board on Tuesday unanimously denied a lease proposal from the City of Aberdeen to…

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Aberdeen mayor proposes acquiring property for homeless-mitigation site

Aberdeen Mayor Erik Larson is interested in creating a homeless-mitigation site at an undeveloped plot of land at…

Louis Krauss | Grays Harbor News Group                                Congressman Derek Kilmer discusses the local economy at last Friday’s State of Grays Harbor Presentation at Aberdeen’s Rotary Log Pavilion.

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Grays Harbor economy trending upward, according to report

The local economy showed improvement in nearly every category over the past year, according to figures compiled by…

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Seven million added to Armory insurance funds

The City of Aberdeen received a partial insurance payment of $7 million for the loss of the Armory…

The outside of the Boeing Building.

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Museum board interested in Boeing Building for new Aberdeen Museum of History

The one-year anniversary of Aberdeen’s Armory Building fire is this Sunday — a year since much of the…

Louis Krauss | Grays Harbor News Group                                Mike Pauley, the 2019 Firefighter of the Year, poses with a fire truck for Fire District 10 in Wishkah Valley.

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Wishkah Valley’s Mike Pauley chosen as Firefighter of the Year

For Mike Pauley, volunteer firefighting and service to his community have always been important. He has been a…

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Annual report shows significant increase and some decrease in Aberdeen crimes

The Aberdeen Police Department has released its 2018 annual report, which shows significant increases in the number of…

(Courtesy Ron Merila) A car crashed through a fence and off an embankment Friday morning in Central Park.

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Man crashes car through fence in Central Park

A Montesano man was arrested after fleeing a traffic stop and crashing his car through a fence and…

Scott D. Johnston                                The Survivor Lap opens the Grays Harbor Relay for Life every year in Hoquiam.

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Relay For Life gears up to honor those lost or still battling cancer

It may be true that Relay for Life events in recent years have seemed a bit smaller than…