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Gun control bills move forward on party-line votes

OLYMPIA — With a series of shootings in Seattle filling local news reports, Democrats moved proposed restrictions on…

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Legislature considers ending $30 Discover Pass for state parks

OLYMPIA — A bill in the state Legislature would get rid of the Discover Pass, eliminating the $30…

COURTESY PHOTO                                Hoquiam Police Officer Phillip High, second from right, was awarded the Grays Harbor Masonic Lodge Hoquiam Police officer of the year award in 2017. Also pictured from left are then-Hoquiam Mayor Jasmine Dickhoff, Hoquiam Police Chief Jeff Myers, and retired Hoquiam Police Deputy Chief Don Wertanen.

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10-year veteran of the Hoquiam Police force dies

Hoquiam Police Officer Phil High, a 10-year veteran of the force, died at his home in Ocean Shores…

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Another slide on U.S. 101 at Cosi hill

A section of Highway 101 south of Cosmopolis at milepost 78.6 is now reduced to one-way alternating traffic…

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Washington rated nation’s 3rd worst state for driving

By Jeffrey Mize

Nation/World

Study: Snakes sold in Chinese markets could be source of deadly coronavirus outbreak

By Nelson Oliveira

COURTESY PHOTO                                David and Ellen Foscue at the Perito Moreno Glacier in Argentina.

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Adventure, curiosity and duty marked the life of Judge Foscue

Former Grays Harbor Superior Court Judge David Foscue died Monday night, the result of “an acute illness compounded…

A person walks across the skybridge at Providence Regional Medical Center Everett on Tuesday. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Snohomish County man is first US case of new coronavirus

A man in his 30s was hospitalized in Everett after contracting the virus during a trip to China.

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Washington Legislature could see push to limit gun magazines

OLYMPIA — Gun control advocates will put their weight behind an effort to restrict high-capacity magazines as the…

The site east of Main Street and south of the railroad tracks in Montesano is proposed for a new medical clinic building owned and leased by the city. Photo taken Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, in Montesano, WA. (Michael Lang | Grays Harbor News Group)

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City of Monte hopes to build a medical center

The city of Montesano is pursuing a plan to build a medical center in the town to attract…

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Washington may mandate ‘comprehensive’ sex education for all public schools

SEATTLE — You might not know this, but in Washington, schools don’t have to teach sex education.

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McConnell drops effort to limit Trump impeachment trial arguments to 2 days for each side

By Jennifer Haberkorn