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Bill Lucia / Washington State Standard
A view of the south side of the General Administration Building on April 17, 2026. The state office building was completed in 1956 and is being torn down during 2026.

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Demolition of WA Capitol office building gets underway

A long-vacant office building on the Washington state Capitol campus will soon be no more.

Galway Bay Irish Pub
Curlew’s Call will perform at Galway Bay in Ocean Shores this weekend.

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Live Music Roundup: Plenty of live music to carry you into and through May

Shaun Beebe

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The 2026 Northern Pikeminnow Sport-Reward Fishery opens May 1

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2026 Northern Pikeminnow Sport-Reward Fishery begins May 1

The 2026 Northern Pikeminnow Sport-Reward Fishery will open May 1, offering anglers the chance to earn cash while…

Andrea Watts / The Daily World
Following the creation of its urban forestry program in 2008, the city of Hoquiam has made a concerted effort to increase the planting of street trees, and Sumner Ave is the most notable street for how the planting of trees transforms the look and feel of a street.

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Growing Hoquiam’s urban forest

In celebration of Earth Day and Arbor Day, three Autumn Blaze maple saplings were planted along Hoquiam’s stretch…

Andrea Watts / The Daily World
During the week of April 20, the city of Hoquiam planted three street trees along Sumner Avenue. On Earth Day, members of the Urban Forestry Board were in attendance for the planting of one of the trees. Assisting Public Works Superintendent Eric Lawrence and public works maintenance workers Parker McCormick and Jeffery Stubb with the planting was Owen Krause, granddaughter of Kurt Estes, an Urban Forestry board member.

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Grays Harbor residents celebrate Earth Day

Across the county, citizens turned out to participate in Earth Day activities, and in Grays Harbor County, residents…

Chris Majors / Harbor Regional Health
From left: Jon Lapacek, RN, Clinical Supervisor, Melissa Yeargan, RN, Michelle Peterson, RN.

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HRH reopens second floor patient care unit

Harbor Regional Health (HRH) has officially reopened its second floor patient care unit, restoring critical inpatient capacity after…

Frank C. Eshpeter (1949-2026)

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Westport mourns city councilor Frank Eshpeter

It is with the heaviest of hearts we announce the passing of Westport City Councilor Frank C. Eshpeter.…

Alejandro Figueroa / Oregon Public Broadcasting 
Crab pots near a Pacific Seafood processing plant in Newport, Ore., Nov. 22, 2025. Oregon regulators announced fines against the company Thursday for water discharge violations at three other sites.

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Oregon DEQ fines Pacific Seafood $3.2 million for water pollution violations

An Oregon seafood company faces $3.2 million in fines for discharging fish parts, chlorine, oil and grease into…

Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero/Washington State Standard 
Moody’s, one of the big three credit rating agencies, has revised its outlook for Washington finances from stable to negative due to budget-related concerns. It did not, however, lower the state’s credit rating.

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Top credit rating agency puts Washington on notice

Washington got a clear warning this week that its reliance on reserves and one-time maneuvers to balance the…

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US Justice Department downgrades risk of state-licensed medicinal marijuana

Medicinal marijuana products that are legal at the state level will see looser federal regulation under an order…

The Olympian
The Timberland Regional Library Board of Trustees hold a meeting at the Chehalis branch.

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Dark threats are being made to library leaders, Timberland trustee says

A Timberland Regional Library Board of Trustees meeting took a dark turn on Wednesday after a trustee detailed…

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Record storm season, new outage system impact Grays Harbor PUD 2025 outage totals

A series of record-breaking destructive storms and the adoption of a new data-driven outage management system pushed Grays…

Washington State Department of Natural Resources
The Lyre River Campground in Port Angeles will close from September until April next year. It’s one of 11 campgrounds affected by state funding cuts to the Department of Natural Resources.

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WA Department of Natural Resources to close four campgrounds after lawmakers cut funding

The Department of Natural Resources announced Wednesday that four Washington state campgrounds will be closed for the rest…