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Kahlomo Cunningham photos / For The Daily World A close-up of banners and kites flying at Westport Windriders Kite Festival at Grayland Beach.

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Sky comes alive at Westport Windriders Kite Festival

Colorful kites filled the skies over Grayland Beach July 11-13 as families and enthusiasts from across Washington state…

The Music Project photos Kurt Cobain is pictured next to his childhood home in Aberdeen, part of The Music Project.

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Cobain’s childhood home dedicated as a historical landmark

Following more than five years of dedicated historical restoration led by Dani and Lee Bacon of The Music…

Jerry Knaak photos / The Daily World McCleary fire vehicles roll down Simpson Avenue at the start of the McCleary Bear Festival’s Grand Parade on Saturday.

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Streets of McCleary packed for 66th Annual Bear Festival

Vendors, live music, grand parade and bear stew highlight long-running event

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Moclips armed murder ends in four convictions

Late last week, Sean S. Ellefson, 46, the fourth murder suspect arrested for the death of Steven A.…

Mason County Sheriff’s Office The Bear Gulch Fire burns on the north side of Lake Cushman in the Olympic National Forest.

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Campfire restrictions in Olympic National Park started Sunday

Bear Gulch Fire near Hoodsport grows to 415 acres heading into the weekend

Hoquiam Police Department This Toyota with Oregon license plates tipped off the Hoquiam Police Department to a wanted suspect.

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Murder suspect apprehended by Hoquiam PD

Fugitive with Oregon plates nabbed on U.S. Highway 101

Port of Grays Harbor Westport Marina maintenance staff pose on the deck of their new Spill Response Vessel.

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Westport Marina welcomes new spill response vessel

The Westport Marina operations crew welcomed a new Spill Response Vessel this spring thanks to a Department of…

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World gone by …

In 1992 Grayland’s Local Tavern re-opens after destructive fire

Riley Carter was arrested for first-degree rape of a child in Aberdeen in July of 2024. He is pictured appearing electronically in court. (The Daily World file photo)

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Carter sentenced to minimum 46½ years in prison

Former Aberdeen city councilor will be in his 80s before he’s able to seek release

North Beach PAWS

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North Beach PAWS to hold low-cost vax clinic Saturday in Elma

Core vaccinations and microchips for dogs and cats $20 each

The 66th Annual McCleary Bear Festival

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Calendar of events

July 11-13 — McCleary Second Growth and Bear Festival

Riley Yuan photos / Chinook Observer Physical oceanographer and University of Washington professor Jim Thomson pilots the R/V Echo, a 26-foot landing craft custom-built for the university’s Applied Physics Laboratory, out into Willapa Bay.

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Willapa’s wild mouth probed for Navy

UW scientists study bay’s infamous entrance

7th Street Theatre photos The crew installs the final railing at the 7th Street Theatre.

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Iconic 7th Street Theatre gets makeover

Hoquiam institution shines brighter after exterior facelift