Dredge Oregon operates 24 hours a day, six days a week, with a crew of around 45. The barge, owned by the Port of Portland, is among a small dredging fleet that slurps sand in the shipping channel ...

Temporary outdoor burning restrictions for unincorporated areas of Pacific County were lifted Thursday, Oct. 1, at 12:01 a.m. Residents are reminded that lifting the seasonal burning restrictions does ...

June 7 — Citizen assist: Caller would like to speak with a deputy about her ex. She will be picking up her two kids at 5 p.m., but the ex is making threats of keeping the kids. She has had issues in ...

SOUTH BEND — Alleged victims have filed another complaint seeking damages and relief in the Lewis County Superior Court against Pacific County and Pacific County Prosecutor Michael Rothman. The new ...

Cruising up a coastal river, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife scientists scan the water for orange and blue buoys. As they approach a buoy, one of them carefully pulls on the line and feels ...

A pair of local incumbents who were facing a crowded field of challengers secured enough support in last week’s election to advance to this fall’s ballot. Four years after mounting successful write-in ...

Federal cannabis policy changes, market consolidation and difficulties with illicit-market enforcement remain among the biggest challenges facing Washington’s legal marijuana industry, according to ...

Highly anticipated new modeling that shows the effects a tsunami from an Alaskan megaquake would have on the Washington coast affirms what local emergency management officials have been saying for ...

NASELLE — Finn Fest 2026 offered a taste of happiness with flavors all the way from Finland. According to Kristiina Hiukka, there’s documented evidence for that. Hiukka, a leadership coach who teaches ...

LONG BEACH — Pacific County’s relatively affordable real estate market saw a 41% increase in home sales this May compared to a year earlier, dramatically better than the region-wide decrease of 4%.

DEEP RIVER — With construction started in 1898 and completed in 1902 predominately by early Finnish settlers, the Deep River Evangelical Lutheran Church has experienced a lot of Northwest weather over ...

LONG BEACH PENINSULA — You lose some, you win some. While the Ocean Beach School District was dealt a bitter defeat during this year’s session of the Washington State Legislature, losing out on ...