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National Weather Service meteorologist William Wells raises a weather balloon for launch on St. Paul Island, Alaska, in October 2015. (John Ryan / KUCB)

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More cuts coming to the National Weather Service

At 4 p.m. on Wednesday, a six-foot-wide balloon filled with hydrogen lifted off at the tiny Quillayute Airport,…

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$2,243 in cash was seized by the Aberdeen Police Department early Saturday morning.

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Aberdeen Police Department stop leads to cocaine bust

On Saturday, at about 2 a.m., an Aberdeen police sergeant initiated a proactive traffic stop on a vehicle…

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Weather service cuts worry Pacific County crisis chief

As local emergency management officials explain it, partnerships that have been built over the years with National Weather…

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Alcohol confiscated after DUI chase.

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Car runs stop sign, flees over the Chehalis River Bridge

On Saturday at about 10 p.m., an Aberdeen officer observed a vehicle fail to stop for a red…

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A ward at the Stafford Creek Corrections Center in Aberdeen. The state plans to open a 48-bed center, dubbed “Harbor Heights,” on the grounds of Stafford Creek by June 1.

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Opening of Aberdeen juvenile detention center delayed

The opening of a new Washington juvenile rehabilitation center initially slated for early this year has been pushed…

Barrie Silva
Washington-grown blueberries are offered in Bellevue school’s salad bars at all grade levels primarily during the late fall to early spring when fresh fruit varieties are limited.

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Trump cuts school program that served food from local farms

Aberdeen food service director: ‘It’s a shame’

Bezos Academy Pacific Beach at Pacific Beach Elementary School is set to close for good in June.

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Bezos Academy Pacific Beach to close in June

Associated web page already stripped clean, school location removed from map

Grays Harbor County Public Health
The scene at the Grays Harbor County Public Health’s August 2024 immunization event.

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Washington Department of Health forced to park Care-a-Van

Canceled grant funding leads to suspension of services including Grays Harbor County Public Health immunization events

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Visitors walk along Kalaloch Beach in front of the Tree of Life in March 2025.

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Kalaloch’s Tree of Life is nearing the end of its life

Coastal hazards specialist with Washington Sea Grant: ‘The Tree of Life will be driftwood’

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Amtrak has not provided a timeline for when replacement train cars might arrive to replace the aging Horizon coaches that were abruptly pulled from service on March 26. Here a train is seen at the Olympia-Lacey station in 2022.

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Corrosion problem knocks most Amtrak Cascades trains out of service

All but one daily train round trip between Seattle and Eugene suspended indefinitely

Port of Grays Harbor
Port of Grays Harbor is poised to handle the most auto imports it ever has seen in its 113-year history in 2025.

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New Trump tariffs on auto imports could hit hard at WA ports

President Trump’s new tariffs on foreign cars and car parts could be another economic blow for Washington, which…

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Elma High School students tour CTE classes

The sophomore class from Elma High School recently toured Grays Harbor College to check out their Career and…