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The Daily World file photo U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer talks with Hoquiam City Administrator Brian Shay during a July 24, 2024 visit to the West Fork Hoquiam Dam. A recent congressional spending bill includes $500,000 for the city’s dam removal and water supply project.

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Federal spending bill sends money to police station, dam projects

Congress avoided partial government shutdown and inked bill including $1.8 million for Harbor

Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World Rows of cars sit unloaded from the vast roll-on/roll-off car carrier at the Port of Grays Harbor.

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By sea, by rail: port talks automobile cargo traffic

The Port of Grays Harbor has seen thousands of autos go through it recently

Mark Yuasa / WDFW People dig for razor clams on a beach near Ocean Shores. Digs are scheduled during the day on March 15 and 16 at Copalis to coincide with the Ocean Shores Razor Clam Festival and Seafood Extravaganza. (Mark Yuasa / WDFW) People dig for razor clams on a beach near Ocean Shores. Digs are scheduled during the day on March 15 and 16 at Copalis to coincide with the Ocean Shores Razor Clam Festival and Seafood Extravaganza.

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Golden shells, blue skies: Clam fest and warm temps coming to Ocean Shores

Three days of razor clam digs, music and seafood eating falls on nicest weekend of 2024 to date

A woman was arrested for driving under the influence after a brief pursuit Sunday in Aberdeen. (Courtesy photo / APD)

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Aberdeen police make DUI arrest after chase, crash

A brief pursuit occurred after an attempted traffic stop

Aberdeen police supported an anti-shoplifting effort at Walmart on Saturday, arresting ten and citing more. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World)

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Police mount major shoplifting “blitz” at Walmart

Merchandise recovered included groceries, pet food, and sporting goods

Kimberly Stoll-French / Coastal Community Action Program State and local agencies are investing in modular houses, which are built in a factory and then delivered to vacant land, as a form of affordable housing. Coastal Community Action Program has funding to bring 36 new modular units online.

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CCAP expanding affordable modular housing projects

The agency is slated to deliver 36 new units scattered across Grays Harbor County

Courtesy photo / APD Aberdeen police are seeking information on missing brothers Chadwyck Hedstrom-Murray, 15, left, and Conner Garcia, 12.

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Aberdeeen police seeking information on missing brothers

They were last seen Wednesday

Matthew N. Wells Amy Mathews Smith closed operations at Nirvana Coffee Company — 205 S. I St., in Aberdeen — on Feb. 29. “I’m not making enough money,” Mathews Smith said Wednesday.

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Nirvana Coffee Company closes up shop

Amy Mathews Smith has closed operations at Nirvana Coffee Company, which is a loss for coffee lovers who…

An open house to discuss the North Aberdeen Bridge is set for March 19. (Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World)

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North Aberdeen Bridge open house set for March 19

Discussions about the North Aberdeen Bridge continue, and soon the public will have another chance to voice their…

Clayton Franke / The Daily World The state’s final 2024 supplemental capital budget includes nearly $8 million for an expansion of the Quinault Wellness Center in Aberdeen.

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Final state capital budget showers Harbor, tribe in funding

Legislature passes $1.3 billion capital budget includes $48 million for projects within county

Emma Dorsch

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Georgia on her mind

Emma Dorsch, a classically trained singer and sophomore student at Grays Harbor College, has reached the finalist stage…

Clayton Franke / The Daily World From left: Grays Harbor County Commissioners Jill Warne and Kevin Pine sit at a meeting of the Grays Harbor County Board of Commissioners Tuesday, March 5. Commissioners approved a motion to offer $500,000 for the purchase of a homeless shelter in Grays Harbor County.

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Commissioners push ahead with homeless shelter funding

County now taking applications for up to $500,000 for permanent shelter purchase

Hoquiam Fire Department Firefighters investigate a Hoquiam trailer after a fire swept through, killing the resident.

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One killed in Hoquiam fire

Neighbors helped fight the fire, but for naught