COURTESY JEFF AND MARIANNE PENCE                                Kentaro Urata of Kirkland found this hand-blown glass Japanese fishing float near Westport. Westport South Beach Historical Society members Jeff and Marianne Pence saw him with the float and snapped the picture.

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Native of Japan makes a special find at the South Beach

Jeff and Marianne Pence are members of the Westport South Beach Historical Society, and “float wranglers,” who walk…

OS Fire Capt. Mike Thuirer was dunked multiple times by 9-year-old Shayna, a lacrosse player, during the Paddle the Shores event Saturday at Oyhut Bay.

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Paddling the Shores

The annual Paddle the Shores event on Saturday brought competitors from as far away as the Seattle area.

(Photo by Jennifer Chuks) John Dawson, left, and John Beck, volunteers at the Salvation Army Food Bank in Aberdeen, unload some of the bags of groceries recently donated by Grocery Outlet of Aberdeen. More than $6,800 worth of food was donated to local food banks.

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Grocery Outlet donation

(Photo by Jennifer Chuks) John Dawson, left, and John Beck, volunteers at the Salvation Army Food Bank in…

What pass-rush issue? Jadeveon Clowney, Ziggy Ansah, L.J. Collier practice for opener

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What pass-rush issue? Jadeveon Clowney, Ziggy Ansah, L.J. Collier practice for opener

By Gregg Bell

Cal’s defense has Chris Petersen’s attention

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Cal’s defense has Chris Petersen’s attention

By Lauren Kirschman

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Seahawks bring back two more veterans, Geno Smith style, waive one, put one on IR

By Gregg Bell

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WSU coach Mike Leach says Cougars were ‘sharper than I guess I expected’

By Scott Hanson

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The question of “X”: Washington State loaded at outside receiver position in 2019

By Theo Lawson

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Seahawks fans should just enjoy the moment with Jadeveon Clowney, and not fret about the future

By Matt Calkins

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How Duane Brown, Russell Wilson helped make Jadeveon Clowney a Seahawk

By Gregg Bell

Hurricane Dorian speeds up and grows after pummeling Bahamas

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Hurricane Dorian speeds up and grows after pummeling Bahamas

MIAMI — Hurricane Dorian began its long-awaited north turn Tuesday morning, a move that is likely to spare…

Agreement reached to benefit fish in Wynoochee basin

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Agreement reached to benefit fish in Wynoochee basin

State and tribal leaders have agreed to a plan to release thousands of hatchery coho and steelhead into…

James Mattis.

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Mattis stays mum on Trump even while taking aim at his policies

NEW YORK — Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis criticized the polarized politics in Washington and America’s failure to…