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Louis Krauss | Grays Harbor News Group                                The syringe exchange vehicle under the Chehalis River Bridge in Aberdeen.

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Drug users fear consequences of syringe exchange ending

With Grays Harbor County’s syringe exchange potentially ending June 30, the program and the county commission’s decision to…

Louis Krauss | Grays Harbor News Group                                Mike Nelson, middle, from Blind Justice, speaks with Aberdeen Deputy Police Chief Dave Timmons, left, and Chief Steve Shumate.

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Blind Justice escorted out of meeting by police in latest free speech test

For months, an Aberdeen man who says he’s motivated by First Amendment freedoms has been testing local governments…

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Street improvement tax extension sent to Aberdeen voters

Ballots for Aberdeen’s Feb. 12 special election were sent out this week, asking citizens to vote on a…

Louis Krauss | Grays Harbor News Group                                A couple of the new buses purchased by Grays Harbor Transit.

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Grays Harbor Transit adds six new buses with upgrades

Grays Harbor Transit has purchased six new diesel buses — complete with some new features — to replace…

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Health and county officials consider syringe exchange solutions

The syringe exchange program in Aberdeen is still slated to end June 30 following a vote last month…

Louis Krauss | Grays Harbor News Group                                Pat Gordon cuts Jeffrey Traversie’s hair at the Project Homeless Connect event Friday in the Aberdeen Senior Center, which is now housed in the former Aberdeen Eagles Building.

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Homeless people receive free haircuts, acupuncture and more at Project Homeless Connect

At the annual “Project Homeless Connect” event in Aberdeen Friday, more than 50 homeless people turned out for…

Louis Krauss | Grays Harbor News Group                                Art instructor Nathan Barnes demonstrates how to incorporate the room’s dimensions during a drawing class at Grays Harbor College.

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Art teacher Nathan Barnes expands opportunities at GHC

In Nathan Barnes’ drawing class at Grays Harbor College, 15 students are circled around a complex tower of…

Louis Krauss | Grays Harbor News Group                                Ruth Garrett, in pink jacket, checks out a map of potential flooding scenarios in Grays Harbor and Pacific counties based on sea level rise in 2060 and 2100.

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King tides viewing party showcases dangers of sea level rise

To foreshadow more extreme high tides that could be the norm because of sea level rise in the…

Louis Krauss | Grays Harbor News Group                                Hue Le, who purchased Aberdeens Electric building downtown, wants to open a Vietnamese restaurant this summer.

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Aberdeen’s Electric Building slated for new Vietnamese restaurant

A new Vietnamese restaurant plans to open in the old Electric Building in downtown Aberdeen this summer, and…

Louis Krauss | Grays Harbor News Group                                A wooden shack burned down at the River City homeless camp along the Chehalis River on Tuesday morning.

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Fire takes down wooden structure at homeless camp

A fire burned a wooden shelter at the homeless encampment along the Chehalis River in Aberdeen Tuesday morning.…

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Police investigate possible “skimmer” fraud

There’s still no confirmation on which local gas station was hit with a skimmer device that led to…

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Card skimmer found at local gas pump

Updated at 5:38 p.m. Wednesday

Louis Krauss | Grays Harbor News Group                                A bucket of used syringes disposed at Aberdeen’s needle exchange recently.

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Pointed debate: Health and safety officials bemoan end of syringe exchange

With Grays Harbor County’s syringe exchange slated to end June 30, public health and fire officials are concerned…