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Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-19th District, has proposed easing the regulations on kit homes to ease the state’s housing crisis. (Shellie Evans)

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Wilson legislation clears way for kit homes

A 19th District senator says the state should eliminate hurdles to construction of kit homes that offer a…

Summit Pacific Medical Center CEO Josh Martin addresses campaign supporters at the signing of the final steel beam that will support the new structure of their expansion. Nate Root, Log Procurement Manager with Murphy Company and President of the Summit Pacific Medical Foundation Board, is in attendance (middle). (Summit Pacific Medical Center)

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Forest industry in Grays Harbor partners with Summit Pacific

The Summit Pacific Medical Center Saving Lives Campaign — a robust Foundation endeavor that supports expanded hospital and…

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Calendar of events updated January 30

Irish music plays in Ocean Shores

A recent grant from the Grays Harbor Community Foundation paid for improvements to the Central Park Lions Club park. (Grays Harbor Community Foundation)

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Foundation awards $19,200 grant to Central Park Lions Club

Last year, the Grays Harbor Community Foundation awarded a grant to the Central Park Lions Club for park…

Ice feathers on the beach at Ocean Shores on Jan. 21. (Diana Welch / For The Daily World)

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Potential for weekend snow as temperatures stay chilly

Cooling conditions forecast starting on Friday with light precipitation bring the potential for — gasp! — snow in…

Water flows from a tap in this file photo. Three Southwest Washington cities are considering new restrictions on fluoride in drinking water. (Rebecca Roberts Galloway / OPB)

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SW Washington cities consider removing fluoride from drinking water

Longview, Camas and Battle Ground will soon decide whether health concerns about adding fluoride to their city drinking…

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Judge blocks Trump’s freeze on federal payments

WASHINGTON — A federal district judge ruled Tuesday the Trump administration must wait until at least next week…

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Crabbing will open on Feb. 11 from Willapa Bay to U.S./Canadian border.

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Commercial coastal crab fishing opens Feb. 11

Season opener from south Willapa Bay to U.S./Canadian border for commercial Dungeness crab starts on Feb. 11, including…

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Bill to transfer NYC property to Chinook wins cosponsor

This year’s session of the Washington State Legislature is not yet a month old, but the 19th District’s…

Skip Radcliffe
Sparkling sunsets are about to go away, such as this one in Ocean Shores.

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Rain, snow to return to Pacific Northwest

While no blockbuster storms are heading for the Northwest, some opportunities for rain and snow will return and…

Photos by Amiran White
A youngster gets into the rhythm and spirit of the occasion at the Winter Gathering of the Chinook Indian Nation. The Bay Center-based tribe conducts some major events in Clatsop County, part of their hereditary territory.

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Chinook Winter Gathering

Young and old celebrate tribal traditions

Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times
Members of the House of Representatives are sworn in during opening ceremonies of the 2025 legislative session, Monday, Jan. 13, in Olympia.

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Dems trash tradition in state House to restrict free speech

Rules adopted by House Democrats spark Republican ire

Audrey Gao
Mother orca Tahlequah, photographed with her dead calf off Vashon Island.

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How Tahlequah, her dead calf tell the story of climate change

The stories of salmon and orcas in the Pacific Northwest are linked. Their paths intermingle in a vast…