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The first of four Ilwaco Art Walks will take place at selected galleries June 28. The theme for the first Artwalk is “Summer Color.” Participating galleries are Ilwaco Artworks, 109 First Ave. N and ...

Burrowing shrimp are a well-documented native pest species in Willapa Bay that have been a nuisance to bottom-culture shellfish farmers for over a century. Methods for controlling shrimp populations ...

Every winter, storms hit the coast near North Cove in north Pacific County. Residents watch nervously as waves creep closer to the only road that connects them to the rest of Pacific County. State ...

When former Gov. Christine Gregoire starts sounding the alarm about Washington state government, Olympia should pay attention. Gregoire is not a conservative activist. She is not anti-government. She ...

Pacific County Fire District No. 1’s public education coordinator Lani Karvia saw the potential for AI to assist senior citizens living alone. Her foresight has inspired the Olympia Area Agency on ...

LONG BEACH PENINSULA — It’s nearly the Fourth of July, which means it’s nearly fireworks season along this sliver of the Washington coast. But as the long July 4 holiday weekend approaches, when tens ...

ST. HELENS, Ore. — On Sunday, April 5, at 12:06 p.m., Columbia River Fire & Rescue crews responded to a vessel fire involving two boats. Crews found an approximately 65-foot vessel and a 35-foot ...

CHINOOK — It’s unglamorous, but dredging is a sorely necessary tool for the economic health of ports of any size and scope — including the Port of Chinook. After a prolonged period of setbacks, the ...

A small crowd of construction workers took a short break on Thursday afternoon, June 11, at the Columbia River Maritime Museum’s Mariners Hall. They gathered to watch a team of lighthouse ...

The gray whale drifted in with the tide, its massive body rolling in the surf as waves broke along the shore. By the time it settled onto Seaside Beach last Tuesday around Avenue K, the 40-foot animal ...

As floodwaters swelled around Washington, threatening low-lying communities along rivers, Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a statewide emergency declaration on Wednesday. Ferguson said he’d also seek an ...