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Crab in the compost

Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe uses European green crab as fertilizer

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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…

Salmon leaping at Salmon Cascades, five miles up the Sol Duc road in the Olympic Peninsula. (National park Service)

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Microplastics common in salmon, other PNW seafood

It’s one of nature’s healthiest wild foods, the backbone of a major industry in the Pacific Northwest and…

Summit Pacific Medical Center CEO Josh Martin addresses campaign supporters at the signing of the final steel beam that will support the new structure of their expansion. Nate Root, Log Procurement Manager with Murphy Company and President of the Summit Pacific Medical Foundation Board, is in attendance (middle). (Summit Pacific Medical Center)

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Forest industry in Grays Harbor partners with Summit Pacific

The Summit Pacific Medical Center Saving Lives Campaign — a robust Foundation endeavor that supports expanded hospital and…

Ice feathers on the beach at Ocean Shores on Jan. 21. (Diana Welch / For The Daily World)

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Potential for weekend snow as temperatures stay chilly

Cooling conditions forecast starting on Friday with light precipitation bring the potential for — gasp! — snow in…

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Bill to transfer NYC property to Chinook wins cosponsor

This year’s session of the Washington State Legislature is not yet a month old, but the 19th District’s…

Skip Radcliffe
Sparkling sunsets are about to go away, such as this one in Ocean Shores.

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Rain, snow to return to Pacific Northwest

While no blockbuster storms are heading for the Northwest, some opportunities for rain and snow will return and…

Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times
Members of the House of Representatives are sworn in during opening ceremonies of the 2025 legislative session, Monday, Jan. 13, in Olympia.

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Dems trash tradition in state House to restrict free speech

Rules adopted by House Democrats spark Republican ire

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Mother orca Tahlequah, photographed with her dead calf off Vashon Island.

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How Tahlequah, her dead calf tell the story of climate change

The stories of salmon and orcas in the Pacific Northwest are linked. Their paths intermingle in a vast…

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Diagnostic Imaging Director Randy Holeman discusses details of the project and answers questions from members of the public who attended the ribbon cutting.

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Harbor Regional Health celebrates new $3.5M MRI unit

Harbor Regional Health in Aberdeen celebrated the grand unveiling of its Canon Vantage Fortian 1.5T MRI system during…

Olympic National Park
The Upper Hoh Road in the Olympic National Park is closed after damage from heavy rains last month. The road is maintained by Jefferson County, who said the road is in danger of failure at milepost 9.7.

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Hoh Rain Forest access road remains closed after December washout

Olympic National Park’s Hoh Rain Forest area remains temporarily closed due to a damaged access road.

La Spiaggia Ristorante
La Spiaggia Ristorante puts its best foot forward with signature dishes, like this plate of rotoli, from chef and co-owner Doug Cox.

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La Spiaggia Ristorante — an Italian restaurant gem in Ocean Shores

It sounds like La Spiaggia Ristorante has a fan for life in Cal O’Brien. With reviews like his,…