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Man killed in Porter logging accident identified

The Rochester man killed in a logging accident near Porter Tuesday afternoon has been identified by Grays Harbor…

Louis Krauss | The Daily World                                Aberdeen city workers listen as council members discuss potential pay raises for department heads and a few select city staff positions.

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Council OKs raise for just one Aberdeen department head

The Aberdeen City Council on Wednesday approved only one of eight proposed pay raises for city government positions.

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Flake, Murkowski join Democrats in calling for FBI probe of sex assault allegations against Kavanaugh

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Republican plans to vote next week on embattled Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh derailed Friday…

FILE PHOTO The Hoquiam branch of the Timberland Regional Library is currently undergoing a $1 million renovation. A recently released facilities report from Timberland Regional Library proposed closing down the Hoquiam branch, consolidating its services with Aberdeen.

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Proposal to close libraries catches patrons by surprise

Four branches of the Timberland Regional Library in Grays Harbor County would be closed as part of the…

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After Ford testifies she was sexually assaulted, Kavanaugh responds with anger and tears

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Christine Blasey Ford, the California professor who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh…

DAN HAMMOCK | THE DAILY WORLD                                Dr. Gregory A. Hudnall, founder of the Hope Squad, speaks to members of the Hoquiam high and middle schools squad Wednesday. The peer-elected group is taught how to recognize the signs of self-harming behavior in their fellow students and how to react.

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Hope Squad focused on suicide prevention

The Hoquiam School District started a chapter of a national program known as Hope Squad last year, a…

Louis Krauss | The Daily World                                A police officer takes notes as he speaks with people living at the major homeless encampment along the Chehalis River in Aberdeen.

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Plans for clearing homeless camp appear to gain momentum

The City of Aberdeen is moving forward with its plan to clear the Chehalis River waterfront homeless camp,…

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DOT: State Route 8 fish passage construction months ahead of schedule

Traiffc revision coming as early as next week to remove temporary crossing

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Three arrested in Hoquiam after Olympic NP thefts

Three people suspected of robbing a campsite in the Olympic National Park were arrested by Hoquiam Police Tuesday,…

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31-year-old Raymond man killed Tuesday in logging accident

A 31-year-old Raymond logger was killed Tuesday when he was caught between two moving logs on a landing,…

Officials from Monte and hospital come to different diagnosis

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Officials from Monte and hospital come to different diagnosis

Two hospitals, two mission statements.

(Washington State Patrol) An 87-year-old Montesano woman died in a car accident on State Route 12 on Monday.

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Montesano woman dies in vehicle collision along highway

A Montesano woman was killed in a car accident Monday afternoon that caused traffic backups for at least…

DAN HAMMOCK | THE DAILY WORLD                                Presenters at Monday’s tsunami planning forum in Ocosta included (from left): University of Washington professor Daniel Abramson, urban planning researcher Ichiko Taro from Tokyo Metropolitan University, and UW-educated planner and current faculty at Tohoku University Liz Maly. Also presenting was Kanako Iuichi, associate professor at Tohoku University.

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Planners from Japan talk tsunami prep, recovery in Westport

Urban planning researchers from the University of Washington and two universities in Japan are taking lessons learned from…