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Irv Stephens stands in front of his decorations, earned during the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir in the Korean War, one of the most brutal battles of the conflict. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World)

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Remembering the Forgotten War: Chosin veteran recalls Korea

The survivors of that battle, one of the most terrible of the modern era, are known as the…

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A log truck struck two students in a crosswalk in Hoquiam on Nov. 8, noncritically injuring them.

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Truck glances two students in Hoquiam crosswalk

The children were treated for minor injuries.

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Dave Golding has been announced as the new fire chief for the Aberdeen Fire Department.

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No more rungs to climb: Aberdeen interim fire chief promoted to top spot

He’s been with the department since before the turn of the century.

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The South Beach Regional Fire Authority responded to a fire early Friday, Nov. 4 at the Harbor Resort in Westport.

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Harbor Resort burns to the ground on Friday

No casualties occurred, but the building, a vehicle and a trailer are all destroyed.

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Kaprie Mong wades through stormwater that filled Franklin Field on Friday. The field functions as a stormwater retention facility. Mong said she swam in the field for fun.

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Friday’s storm the first of projected wet winter

Rain flooded Aberdeen streets and wind caused power outages across county

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Election Day 2022 has arrived

After months of the constant bombardment of advertising and endless visuals of endorsement signs, the day that many…

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The city is continuing its search for a new chief for the Aberdeen Fire Department, extending an offer to a candidate after a second round of interviews.

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Aberdeen extends offer to candidate for fire chief

The name of the possible new chief won’t be released until later.

Cmdr. Todd Wimmer, the commanding officer of Base Astoria, salutes Rear Adm. Jon Hickey, the Director of Operational Logistics, during an establishment ceremony in Warrenton, Oregon, to formally establish Coast Guard Base Astoria Oct. 26. (Petty Officer 1st Class Travis Magee / USCG)

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Coast Guard stands up logistics base at Astoria

The base will streamline operational logistics in the region.

Stormwater filled streets Friday afternoon with several inches of water in some places, slowing traffic. (Clayton Franke / The Daily World)

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Flood watch warning issued until Saturday

Winter storm hits Harbor; streets swell with stormwater

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This is a rendering of a possible design for the proposed replacement for the Ocean Shores police station. Residents will vote on the bond on Nov. 8.

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Ocean Shores mulls police station replacement

There are arguments for and against the multi-million dollar bond.

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Aiden Brown plays Charlie Brown and Marisa Frank plays Lucy’s sister in the Grays Harbor College’s production of “Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead.

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College theater reimagines Peanuts characters

The Bishop Center’s fall drama is returning for the first time since 2019

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Josh Martin, CEO of Summit Pacific Medical Center, left, presents to an audience of Grays Harbor business leaders and public officials at a luncheon hosted by Greater Grays Harbor at the Rotary Log Pavilion in Aberdeen Tuesday, Nov. 1.

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Hospital CEOs talk staffing shortages

Reality for swamped acute care units ‘hasn’t changed’ since last winter’s COVID spike

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Coast Guard law enforcement teams from Sector Columbia River recently cited an 89-foot commercial fishing vessel for Jones Act violations.

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Coast Guard interdicting use of “paper captains”

The most recent violation occurred in October in Sector Columbia River.