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Two men sentenced for various sex crimes in separate cases

As if Steven Shay Smith and Michael Hogle’s cases weren’t enough on Friday, Grays Harbor Harbor County Superior…

Crime & Justice

The strange case of the Hoquiam robbery that wasn’t

Friday afternoon at about 3:15 p.m., Hoquiam Police officers were dispatched to a suspicious circumstances call in the…

Jerry Knaak / The Daily World
Author C.S. Anderson is ready to greet visitors.

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Summerween takes over Convention Center

This past weekend, Summerween descended upon the Ocean Shores Convention Center.

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High heat coming to Grays Harbor

Grays Harbor County Emergency Management has issued a heat advisory from 11 a.m. Sunday through 5 a.m. Tuesday.

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World gone by

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Crime & Justice

Child rapist Michael Hogle sentenced to 45 years to life in prison

On Friday, Grays Harbor County Superior Court Judge Katherine L. Svoboda sentenced Michael Anthony Hogle to 45 years…

Life

Aberdeen/Weatherwax High School Class of 1966 planning reunion

Aberdeen/Weatherwax High School, Class of 1966, is organizing a 60-year reunion to be held Sept. 11-12. Activities planned…

Crime & Justice

Law enforcement says no double-homicide in Raymond deaths

Law enforcement confirmed Thursday, June 11, that there was no double homicide in Raymond on Wednesday, June 10.…

Sophia Sherman
The source of the Brazilian elodea found in the Chehalis River is Plummer Lake, which is located in Centralia. Because Brazilian elodea is used in home aquariums, its likely source was a home aquarium being dumped into the lake.

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Grays Harbor Noxious Weed Control Board receives $1.3 million in funding to remove Brazilian elodea

In stretches of the Chehalis River between Montesano and Plummer Lake, which is located in Centralia, grows the…

Todd John / For The Daily World
Flooding in December of 2025 just outside of Montesano.

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Decision on Pe Ell dam, levees postponed until further notice

The decision is unanimous, or, rather, the lack of a decision is unanimous.

Willapa National Wildlife Refuge Complex
A deer stands by the side of a road near the Willapa National Wildlife Refuge Complex in Pacific County.

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Willapa area highways are deer killing zones

Highways close to Willapa Bay are among the highest in Western Washington for wildlife/vehicle collision rates, according to…

Steven Shay Smith was sentenced to 30.9 years in prison for the murder of Bryce D. Bitar of Aberdeen. (The Daily World file photo)

Crime & Justice

Steven Shay Smith sentenced to 30.9 years in prison for 2024 murder of Bryce Bitar

On Friday, Steven Shay Smith was sentenced to the maximum of 30.9 years in prison for the August…

Jacob Bevins has been formally charged in the death of his son, Aiden.

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Jacob Bevins arraigned in Grays Harbor County Superior Court, pleads ‘not guilty’ in death of son

Jury trial set to begin July 28