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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…

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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…

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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)

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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

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It will be surfing weather this weekend along the coast as temperatures are set to soar.

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Record-breaking temps could crack 90 degrees in parts of Western Washington

A big change to much warmer and drier weather is in store by this weekend and into early…

For the students at the plant identification station, Anthony Waldrop asked the students to find a plant to describe and draw a plant. (Andrea Watts / The Daily World)

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Learning about the lower Satsop River ecosystem

Throughout the school year, 5th graders at Elma Elementary have been learning about the salmon life cycle and…

Hoquiam Police Department
A school bus collided with a concrete barrier on the Simpson Avenue Bridge causing a major traffic jam on Tuesday.

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Stuck school bus causes traffic snarl in Hoquiam

Tuesday afternoon, a school bus from Rochester collided with a concrete barrier in the right lane of the…

Aberdeen Police Department
A U-Haul crashed into a house in Aberdeen over the weekend.

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U-Haul vs house

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Comment period extended for draft EIS land use plan

At the rescheduled Grays Harbor County Planning Commission’s special meeting held on June 9, the planning commissioners and…