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Driving into the green forests in Olympic National Park.

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What’s in a name? WA wants to officially be ‘The Evergreen State’

In Washington, the nickname “The Evergreen State” winks at you across Washington from road signs, license plates, even…

Erika Schultz / The Seattle Times, 2024
Clouds glide through the Cabbage Patch timber sale in Washington’s Capitol State Forest last March. Dave Upthegrove, the state’s new commissioner of public lands, has paused cutting unprotected, older forests on state trust land, fulfilling a campaign promise.

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New Washington Public Lands chief defends pause on logging ‘almost old-growth forests’

Can Washington state hold off harvesting older forests in the face of a projected $12 billion budget deficit…

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A man fleeing police tried to escape by jumping into the Wishkah River.

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Wanted Neilton man fished out of the Wishkah River

Last week on Tuesday, at 2 a.m., Aberdeen Police Department officers observed a 1997 GMC truck fail to…

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Traffic stop leads to seizure of fentanyl, heroin.

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Aberdeen vehicle pursuit ends in fentanyl, heroin busts

On Saturday, Feb. 15 at about 9:40 p.m., Aberdeen Police Department officers were working a proactive patrol detail…

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Two rally-goers in Olympia on Saturday.

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Hundreds rally at state Capitol to protect parental rights

The battle over parental rights took center stage Saturday at the state Capitol in Olympia as several hundred…

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From states of emergency to watersports, councils have been busy in recent weeks

City councils in and around Grays Harbor County have been busy in recent weeks trying to solve issues…

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Speed camera tickets coming soon to Highway 8

Construction zones such as the fish culvert projects in Grays Harbor County about to get added enforcement

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Harbor Happenings

Find out what’s happening in and around Grays Harbor

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Future of offshore wind off Grays Harbor is murky under Trump

Companies and public officials in the Northwest had high hopes that the offshore wind industry could inject great…

Beachcombers can search for glass fishing floats in the North Beach area ahead of the Beachcombers and Glass Float Expo. (Beachcombers and Glass Float Expo photos)

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Beachcombers kick off their 39th year in Ocean Shores on Valentine’s Day

2025 Beachcombers and Glass Float Expo Set for March 1–2 in Ocean Shores

The cover of The Daily World on April 9, 1994.

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Events planned to celebrate Kurt Cobain’s birthday

In honor of the late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain’s birthday on Feb 20, Westport Winery has many events…

Grays Harbor College has been selected to participate in a national program to help rural students. (Grays Harbor College)

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GHC selected for national project to help rural students

Phase 2 of the Rural Guided Pathways Project includes 28 colleges from across the country and runs for…

The Port of Grays Harbor is poised to handle the most auto imports it has ever seen in its 113-year history in 2025. Roll on/roll off vessels will bring at least 60,000 autos to the Port that will create hundreds of longshore, teamster rail and trucking jobs. (Port of Grays Harbor photos)

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Port of Grays Harbor delivers annual report

Business leaders, partners and elected officials fill Rotary Log Pavilion for presentation