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Congressional candidate Joe Kent debates the issues with U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez at KATU studios in Portland on Oct. 7, 2024.

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Trump names Joe Kent to lead counterterrorism agency

President Donald Trump on Monday nominated Joe Kent, a former Army Special Forces soldier and two-time Republican candidate…

CJ Ripley, President / Volunteer Coordinator, Defenders of the Coast
Damon Point in late January 2025.

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Ocean Shores, Westport team up to combat erosion

The cities of Ocean Shores and Westport are planning to collaborate under the Grays Harbor County umbrella to…

State Rep. Jim Walsh walks with other tour attendees during the Chehalis Basin Strategy Legislative Site Tour at China Creek in Centralia on Friday, Sept. 27. (Ridley Hudson / The Chronicle)

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Rep. Walsh aims to strengthen parents’ rights

Washington Republican Chair Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen, is looking to capitalize on a Monday ruling in King County…

The owner of Harbor Books, Melinda Einander, poses for a photo outside her shop. (Jerry Knaak photos / The Daily World)

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Independent bookseller keeps reading lamp lit in Hoquiam

Spend five minutes with Melinda Einander and you’ll be telling her all about your favorite books and authors…

On the evening of July 6, 2024 near Malone, a maroon 1994 Ford F250 (similar to the one pictured) was stolen (since recovered) along with a red Mahindra 4530 tractor with a 6-foot brush hog attached. (Grays Harbor Sheriff’s Office)

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GCSO busts big-time burglars after lengthy investigation

Over the past six months, deputies and detectives from the Grays Harbor County Sheriff’s Office were able to…

Child care advocates rally on the state Capitol steps on Jan. 22. (Laurel Demkovich / Washington State Standard)

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WA child care advocates push for higher pay

Tasha Fitzgerald didn’t want to leave her job as a child care provider.

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Bill would restrict when National Guard troops can enter WA

As the Trump administration pursues its hardline immigration agenda, Democratic lawmakers in Washington are trying to take steps…

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Moclips murderer sentenced to 25 years

On Friday Jan. 24, Levi Lemieux-Taylor was sentenced in Grays Harbor Superior Court to 25 years in prison…

The Leisure Manor mobile home park in south Aberdeen contains 191 spaces, the most of any Grays Harbor County mobile home park. (The Daily World file photo)

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Mobile park owner refunds tenants $5.5M

The Washington Attorney General’s Office has announced $5.5 million in refunds to Hurst & Son LLC tenants following…

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Federal ICE agents make arrest in Centralia

Federal U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested a homeless Centralia resident on Wednesday, Mayor Kelly Smith…

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In 1995 Aberdeen chosen for site of next state prison …

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…