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A SNOTEL station on Sasse Ridge in the central Washington Cascades monitors snowpack in November 2018.

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Northwest’s water outlook gets murky with federal cuts

Federal cutbacks are threatening the Pacific Northwest’s ability to manage its water supplies and keep people safe from…

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The Tani Rae at the Port of Willapa Harbor.

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High prices buoy low-catch crab season

As of March 3, 8.33 million pounds of Dungeness crab were landed statewide this season, including 5.03 million…

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House Dems pass bill requiring permits for gun purchases

After a vigorous hours-long debate that began the night before, Washington state Democrats in the House of Representatives…

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A harbor seal hunts for prey in kelp forests.

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New bill aims to protect underwater bull kelp forests

The long golden-brown strands of bull kelp that wash up along Washington’s shores might seem like just beach…

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The Hoh River undercut Upper Hoh Road, shown on Jan. 19, the only vehicular access to Olympic National Park’s Hoh Rainforest, in December 2024.

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WA eyes disaster declaration to reopen Hoh Rainforest

Washington state officials hope revising a disaster declaration will bring federal aid to reopen the Hoh Rainforest in…

From left, Evan Yankey, Grays Harbor College, President, Dr. Carli Schiffne, Heather Monaghan and Donald Burke. The three professors were awarded tenure at the March 11 meeting of the Grays Harbor College Board of Trustees.

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GHC awards tenure to three faculty members

Three faculty earned tenure at Grays Harbor College. The newly announced full-time tenured faculty at Grays Harbor College…

Darrin C. Raines

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Greater Grays Harbor, Inc.

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Monthly update from the CEO of GGHI

I hope this message finds you well, and as excited for spring as I am.

U.S. President Donald Trump hosts French President Emmanuel Macron as they answer questions from journalists in the Oval Office at the White House on Feb. 24, in Washington, D.C. Macron was meeting with Trump in Washington on the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale military invasion of Ukraine. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images / TNS)

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France’s president is now the leader of the Free World

After the presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump last June, I called my French, German and…

Obituaries

Howard Dean Emery

Howard Dean Emery was born Oct. 9, 1933, in Marysville, Missouri to Joe Emery and Gladys Middleton.

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Wendy Mathews

Wendy Sue Mathews was born to Neil and Markle Mathews of Camp Grisdale on Jan. 15, 1959, and…

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Death Notices

Clara (Aurdahl) Ramsdell, Brian Tuski, Kim Hall

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Michael Charles Bennett

Michael Bennett passed away peacefully at his home in Aberdeen on Jan. 20, 2025, after a long battle…

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House Dems vote to end forced prison labor

While they agreed to drop the title, House Democrats passed a bill last week that would make work…