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Coast Guard rescues hiker who fell into Hoh River

A Coast Guard helicopter crew rescued a hiker after he fell into…

  • Jan 23rd, 2020

 

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Razor clam dig continues through the weekend

A razor clam dig that was approved starting Jan. 21 at Long…

  • Jan 23rd, 2020

 

COURTESY WESTPORT MARITIME MUSEUM The Westport commercial crab fleet and U.S. Coast Guard prep for the 2019 commercial crab season opener. This year’s opener north of Klipsan Beach is Saturday, Jan. 25.

Commercial crab season north of Klipsan Beach opens Saturday

The 2020 commercial Dungeness crab fishery north of Klipsan Beach will start…

 

COURTESY GRAYS HARBOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT The location of Friday’s gas leak near the Quinault Beach Resort and Casino, with the circle representing the 3,000-foot buffer that closed sections of State Route 115 and State Route 109 for about four hours.

Open valve on propane tank led to road closures near Quinault Beach Resort and Casino Friday

An inadvertently opened valve on a 30,000 gallon propane tank at the…

  • Jan 23rd, 2020
COURTESY GRAYS HARBOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT The location of Friday’s gas leak near the Quinault Beach Resort and Casino, with the circle representing the 3,000-foot buffer that closed sections of State Route 115 and State Route 109 for about four hours.

Sign event launches yearlong OS 50th celebration

About 50 folks braved the wind and cold rain Saturday to attend…

  • Jan 23rd, 2020

Ocean Shores 50th anniversary celebration kicks off with sign dedication event Saturday

Just a little over 49 years ago, on Nov. 3, 1970, the…

  • Jan 16th, 2020

North Beach School District levy on Feb. 11 special election ballot

Voters in the North Beach School District will decide the outcome of…

  • Jan 16th, 2020

The ocean really was ‘white with foam’ at Shores Saturday

By Scott Johnston For Grays Harbor News Group A lyric from the…

  • Jan 16th, 2020

Olympic National Forest Title II project application deadline coming

Hint: It’s Jan. 31.

  • Jan 16th, 2020

GOP senators propose free use of state parks

OLYMPIA — Residents and visitors will get a break if lawmakers approve…

  • Jan 16th, 2020

Lawmakers move to limit companies that trade your data

Lawmakers propose comprehensive data privacy laws that would give consumers more control over personal data

  • Jan 14th, 2020
Michael Lang | Grays Harbor News Group A vehicle drives through water flowing over Newman Creek Road into a field near Satsop on Tuesday. The National Weather Service in Seattle issued a flood warning for the Satsop River.

Heavy rain causes slides, some flooding

Grays Harbor News Group staff Days of heavy rain are taking their…

  • Jan 7th, 2020
Michael Lang | Grays Harbor News Group A vehicle drives through water flowing over Newman Creek Road into a field near Satsop on Tuesday. The National Weather Service in Seattle issued a flood warning for the Satsop River.

Pacific Beach resort damaged by Monday evening fire

A fire at the Navy Getaways Pacific Beach Resort started in a…

  • Jan 7th, 2020
COURTESY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE A satellite image from Thursday, Dec. 19 shows the “atmospheric river” coming toward the Pacific Northwest, bringing heavy rain and the potential for some flooding.

Risk lessens, but still potential for flooding through Saturday morning

The chance for river flooding has decreased — but remains a possibility…

COURTESY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE A satellite image from Thursday, Dec. 19 shows the “atmospheric river” coming toward the Pacific Northwest, bringing heavy rain and the potential for some flooding.

Repairs set for Chance a la Mer, Albatross pedestrian bridges

By Scott D. Johnston For the Grays Harbor News Group After turning…

  • Dec 18th, 2019

Deck the halls safely, fire marshal says

State warns of common mistakes that can lead to deadly fires.

  • Dec 18th, 2019

Pacific Beach Elementary 4th-graders experience IslandWood

Early in December, 17 Pacific Beach Elementary fourth-graders loaded sleeping bags, suitcases,…

  • Dec 18th, 2019

Looking forward as Dingler reelected Mayor by 3 votes

By Scott D. Johnston For the Grays Harbor News Group The outcome…

  • Dec 11th, 2019
COURTESY WILD OLYMPICS CAMPAIGN Kayakers paddle below a waterfall on the East Fork Humptulips, a proposed Wild and Scenic River in the Olympic National Forest.

Wild Olympics Act clears committee, headed to House floor

Congressman Derek Kilmer’s Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act…

COURTESY WILD OLYMPICS CAMPAIGN Kayakers paddle below a waterfall on the East Fork Humptulips, a proposed Wild and Scenic River in the Olympic National Forest.
COURTESY PHOTO The staff of Pacific Beach Elementary School. The North Beach School District and North Coast Montessori School in Seabrook combined effective Dec. 1.

North Beach School District and North Coast Montessori School combine

North Coast Montessori School in Seabrook has combined with the North Beach…

  • Dec 11th, 2019
COURTESY PHOTO The staff of Pacific Beach Elementary School. The North Beach School District and North Coast Montessori School in Seabrook combined effective Dec. 1.