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Courtesy photo / Ezra McCampbell Coast Guard personnel stand on a pier near Tokeland after assisting in the recovery of two fishermen who capsized while pulling up a crab pot on Monday, Jan. 16.

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Good samaritans, Coast Guard help rescue capsized boaters near Tokeland

Neither of the two men sustained serious injury.

Courtesy photo / Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe The reinforced storm barrier, the result of an emergency project overseen by the Army Corps of Engineers, will prevent winter storms from thrashing the coastal lowlands of the Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe’s lands near Tokeland.

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Corps of Engineers, Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe finish $40M project

The project was an emergency restoration and reinforcement of a storm barrier

Courtesy photo / Washington State Patrol A 26-year-old man was arrested for driving under the influence after driving off the road in a 30-foot cargo truck on Highway 12 on Thursday, Jan. 12.

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Driver arrested for DUI following truck highway accident

Road closures followed the motor vehicle crash.

A convenience store employee was arrested Wednesday, Jan. 11 for selling drugs from the business, with a substantial amount of illegal narcotics seized from his residence. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World)

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Police bust convenience store employee for drug sales

The store location itself is not suspected of any further wrongdoing, said an officer from the sheriff’s office

Ocean Shores police reported an assault on an officer during an incident that occurred on Tuesday, Jan. 10. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World File)

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Ocean Shores police report assault on officer

The officer’s injuries were minimal and did not require treatment.

Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World A semi-truck running a red light struck a pickup truck in downtown Aberdeen on the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 11. The driver of the semi was cited for failure to yield.

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Crash briefly shuts down major downtown Aberdeen street

The driver of the pickup truck went to get checked out for injuries under his own power.

Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World John McNutt joined Grays Harbor Fire District 2 as the new chief on Jan. 1. An Air Force veteran and former fire chief in Alaska, McNutt said one of his major priorities is working out a plan to replace the district’s vehicle fleet.

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Fire District 2 welcomes new chief

District 2 is responsible for a sizable region of land.

Police have arrested a second suspect in a fatal hit-and-run that occurred on Jan. 4. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World File)

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Second suspect in fatal hit-and-run arrested

The Cosmopolis resident was arrested without incident.

Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World A fire on Sunday, Jan. 8 that destroyed an RV at a Hoquiam motor home park killed Doyle Murphy, 91.

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One dead in Hoquiam RV fire

The resident was well-liked and remembered fondly by neighbors.

Police are continuing to investigate a fatal collision involving two separate vehicles and a pedestrian that occurred on Wednesday, Jan. 4. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World File)

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One arrested, second vehicled ID’d in fatal hit-and-run

Police continue to seek the second drive in the fatal collision.

Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World Sheriff Darrin Wallace poses in front of the sheriff’s office on Jan. 5. Wallace was sworn in as the sheriff of Grays Harbor County last week.

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Q&A: Grays Harbor County Sheriff talks new job

Recently elected sheriff Darrin Wallace has been with the department for 16 years.

Traffic is rerouted off Simpson Avenue after a fatal hit-and-run occurred between a pedestrian and two separate vehicles on Jan. 4. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World)

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Man dead after being struck twice; police seeking vehicles, drivers

The fatal hit-and-run occurred Wednesday evening amidst foul weather.

Alexia Hugelen holds her newly born son Anthony James, the first baby born in 2023 at Harbor Regional Health Community Hospital. (Courtesy photo / Chris Majors)

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Hospital welcomes first baby of 2023 on New Years Day

Anthony James joined the population on Sunday morning.