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Council authorizes mayor to make deal for riverfront homeless camp land

The City of Aberdeen is nearing the purchase of a controversial property along the Chehalis River where many…

LOUIS KRAUSS | THE DAILY WORLD Rev. Sarah Monroe from Chaplains on the Harbor speaks out against Aberdeen’s new ordinances to prohibit sitting on downtown sidewalks and restrict panhandling.

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Aberdeen finalizes ordinance to make sitting or lying down on sidewalk illegal

The ordinance to restrict panhandling was also passed

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Wreckage in Willapa Bay confirmed to be missing Kelli J, skipper still missing

Vessel sunk in 40 feet of water about three miles northwest of Oysterville

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Facebook brushes aside proposal over labeling of political news

By Naomi Nix

SEAMAN BRENDAN STANFIELD | U.S. COAST GUARD                                An MH-60 Jayhawk Helicopter like this one is being used in the search for the Kelli J, a commercial crab boat which sunk in Willapa Bay Saturday. Divers were scheduled to visit what appears to be the wreckage of the Kelli J Wednesday. The captain, the only person on the vessel at the time, has still not been found.

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Search continues for missing Willapa Harbor-based crabber and vessel

Skipper the father of two, comes from fishing family

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Trump is violating First Amendment by blocking people on Twitter, judge rules

NEW YORK — A Manhattan federal judge ruled Wednesday that President Donald Trump is violating the First Amendment…

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Timberland acquires South Sound Bank through merger

Timberland Bancorp, Inc., parent company of Timberland Bank, has acquired South Sound Bank through a merger agreement.

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Inslee heading to Iowa for fundraiser, prompting questions about a possible run for president

By Jim Camden

DAN HAMMOCK | THE DAILY WORLD                                The Blue Beacon lounge suffered significant damage when a patron rammed his pickup truck into the south side of the building.The lounge and restaurant will be closed until determined structurally sound.

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Man drives pickup into Blue Beacon lounge, flees scene

Significant damage, restaurant and lounge temporarily closed

(Grays Harbor Sheriff’s Office) Grays Harbor Undersheriff David Pimentel said Isaac J. Gusman, the man suspected of attempting to kidnap a woman in Montesano, had been living in this makeshift shelter for the past several weeks.

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Suspect in Montesano kidnapping attempt found and arrested at remote campsite

Deputies from the Grays Harbor Sheriff’s Office have arrested a man suspected in the attempted kidnapping of a…

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Sheriff’s Office arrests suspect in attempted abduction case

The man suspected of attempting to abduct and kidnap a 20-year-old woman in Montesano last week was arrested…

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Long Beach area crabber reported missing, vessel found sunk in Willapa Bay

Search for missing man was suspended by the Coast Guard Sunday afternoon

KITTITAS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE PHOTO                                Investigators and searchers gather near the site where Lindsey Baum’s remains were found in western Kittitas County near Ellensburg. Dozens of investigators from 10 different agencies searched the site, about 20 miles west of Ellensburg, May 12, using K9 units and search and rescue personnel to scour the area for evidence in the abduction and murder of Baum, who went missing in 2009 at the age of 10 while walking home from a friend’s home in McCleary. The search area is vast and rugged and will require additional searches, according to Grays Harbor County Sheriff Rick Scott. Searches are being coordinated by the Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office.

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Searchers spent weekend combing for evidence in Baum case

Investigators from several agencies comb wooded area for clues