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LOUIS KRAUSS | THE DAILY WORLD An oyster grower holds a burrowing shrimp after digging it out of the mud.

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Tiny shrimp poses big threat to oyster growers

Without a solution, the future for Washington oyster growers looks bleak

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Supreme Court’s sales tax ruling could boost Washington budget

OLYMPIA — Washington could collect hundreds of millions of dollars a year in extra tax revenue from a…

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Pastor who shot Walmart gunman calls the event ‘tragic and shocking’

By Abby Spegman

DAN HAMMOCK | TWIN HARBORS NEWSPAPER GROUP                                Brenda Orffer was recently appointed McClearys first female mayor. She had previously served on the City Council since her election in 2015.

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Orffer selected as McCleary’s first female mayor

Has lived, worked and raised her family in the area for 25 years

LOUIS KRAUSS | THE DAILY WORLD Volunteer Mark Vessey carries a tray of historic photos to a drying area after separating and cleaning them at a warehouse in Tumwater.

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Saving history, one photo at a time

State archivists nearing completion to repair Aberdeen archive items

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Trump orders end to his family-separation policy amid national furor

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a rare retreat amid continued outrage about his “zero tolerance” policy at the southern…

Grays Harbor College President Jim Minkler, top left, stands with this year’s top scholars. Top row from left after Minkler: Ben Burkhart, Emily Bjornsgard, Joshua Latimer, Richard Mudd, Emily Grace Takagi. Bottom row from left: Tigre Falla, Juli Hedrick, Hannah Raaberg, Andrea Andrews, and Cora Pope. Not pictured: Seth Brink and Kristen Edwards.

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Grays Harbor College Top Scholars

Grays Harbor College will have more than 330 students graduating this Friday, the largest graduating class in the…

(TCF Architecture powerpoint) A blueprint shows the proposed new location for Stevens Elementary School just south of the current Stevens building.

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Stevens Elementary will not be moving far from its current location

The Aberdeen School Board has decided that Stevens Elementary’s new school won’t be moving that far away.

How America got hooked on a deadly drug

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How America got hooked on a deadly drug

By Fred Schulte

FILE PHOTO                                Fen Shou Chen, who pleaded guilty March 23 to manufacturing a controlled substance after his arrest in the Green Jade illegal marijuana grow busts late last year, has filed a motion to withdraw his plea after discovering his felony conviction would lead to deportation to his native China.

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Green Jade pot bust defendant asks to withdraw his plea

Said lack of proper interpreter led to unexpected deportation jeopardy

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Washington driver’s licenses, ID cards to change on July 1

By Jim Camden

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Olympic National Park will remove mountain goats

PORT ANGELES — The National Park Service has decided to relocate the majority of mountain goats in the…

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State Department of Fish and Wildlife has a new director

By Rolf Boone