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State and Kalispel Tribe reach agreement to allow sports wagering

By Thomas Clouse

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Fatal drug ODs surged in state as pandemic upended lives

SEATTLE — More Washington residents died of drug overdoses in 2020 than any other year in at least…

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U.S. consumer prices surged in April — most since 2009

By Reade Pickert

COURTESY TONKIN ARCHITECTURE 
A preliminary rendering of the Willapa Center, which will include 30 affordable housing units and a first-floor early learning center. A color scheme has not yet been decided.

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Raymond’s Willapa Center will include 30 affordable housing units, licensed child care

The scene of a devastating downtown Raymond fire more than two decades ago will soon feature a brand-new…

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Positive COVID tests return Ocosta schools to remote learning

Ocosta school district students will return to at-home learning after COVID testing in the district resulted in multiple…

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Grays Harbor College plans ‘hybrid’ graduation ceremony June 25

Grays Harbor College will hold a hybrid graduation ceremony this year, including a drive-through celebration and virtual ceremony,…

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Big changes coming for statewide public health system and local boards

OLYMPIA — The state’s public health system may look a bit different by next year after Gov. Jay…

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Two suspects sought after gun incident in Grayland

The Grays Harbor County Sheriff’s Office is searching for two suspects that reportedly broke into a Grayland home…

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Failor Field, the Little League ballpark in south Aberdeen, will get a new, taller fence and a new ADA bathroom thanks in part to a $260,000 state grant.

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State grant will help fund improvements at south Aberdeen Little League field

Failor Field, the Little League baseball field at Pioneer Park in South Aberdeen, will get a makeover next…

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Aberdeen, Hoquiam lobbyists working to have levee, rail projects construction-ready by 2023

A couple of big-ticket projects — the Aberdeen/Hoquiam flood protection levee and the east Aberdeen rail separation project…

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Woman arrested in connection with fire at Driftwood Playhouse

Aberdeen police arrested a woman in connection with a fire that was started on the porch of the…

Business

Pipeline hack may push US pump prices to $3 ahead of holiday

By Jeffrey Bair

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Treasury readies first batch of $350 billion aid to states, localities

By David Lerman