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(Louis Krauss | Grays Harbor News Group) On the left, Grays Harbor County Commissioners Wes Cormier, Randy Ross and Vickie Raines listen to public comments on the county syringe exchange which they voted two to one in favor of not canceling the program.

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County commissioners vote to continue syringe exchange after proposed termination

Grays Harbor County’s syringe exchange program is no longer set to end June 30, after the county commissioners…

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Fire District 5 puts Chief Prater on leave

East County’s Fire District 5 says Chief Dan Prater is on administrative leave while the state Auditor’s Office…

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Two more key climate-change bills pass in Olympia, head to Inslee’s desk

OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee has for years fruitlessly yearned for climate-change legislation to reach his desk for…

DAN HAMMOCK | GRAYS HARBOR NEWS GROUP Hoquiam School District employees gathered at the Hoquiam High School library prior to Tuesdays special school board meeting. The board later voted 4-1 in favor of a resolution to cut 19 school positions in the face of a $2 million budget deficit in the 2019-20 school year.

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Hoquiam school board approves cuts

The Hoquiam School Board approved the reduction of 19 school district positions at a special meeting Tuesday.

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Washington lawmakers vote to outlaw guns created by 3D printer. Inslee expected to sign bill

Louis Krauss | Grays Harbor News Group                                The homeless encampment along the Chehalis River in Aberdeen has been the focus of two lawsuits against the City of Aberdeen, which is looking to clear all people from the camps.

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Another federal lawsuit filed against Aberdeen to stop homeless evictions

Another federal lawsuit has been filed against the City of Aberdeen over its dealing with the homeless population.…

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Sheriff’s Office investigating Fire District 5

East County’s Fire District 5 says Chief Dan Prater is on administrative leave pending investigations

COURTESY VISUAL ENGINEERING RESOURCE GROUP                                The latest visualization of the Shoalwater Bay tsunami evacuation tower. The structure would stand at least 50 feet tall and is designed to hold 486 people. Design work is underway and the permitting process is expected to start this spring, with hopes of completed construction by October 2020.

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Design work underway for Shoalwater tsunami evacuation tower

With a lot of hard work by the Shoalwater Bay Tribe, a vertical tsunami evacuation tower near Tokeland…

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Permanent daylight saving time passes Wash. state House, heads to Inslee’s desk

By Christine Clarridge

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State senator apologizes for saying nurses play cards on the job. This isn’t her first viral go-round

By Annette Cary

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Man arrested in Aberdeen gas station break-in

A 21-year-old Aberdeen man was arrested early Tuesday morning after breaking into the Liberty gas station store in…

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Chehalis Basin Flood Authority wins national award

By Alex Brown

DAN HAMMOCK | GRAYS HARBOR NEWS GROUP                                Flames consume the Coast Seafood processing plant off State Route 105 behind the Ocean Spray plant Tuesday afternoon.

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Seafood processing facility in Markham burns Tuesday

A fire ripped through the Coast Seafood processing facility off State Route 105 near the Ocean Spray cranberry…