OLYMPIA — Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife fishery managers will hold a virtual town hall on coastal steelhead to review 2024-25 returns, present 2025-26 run forecasts, and summarize ...

Five months after a dog was shot and killed, charges have been filed against a man who law enforcement says admitted to the deed. The incident unfolded on May 17, when the Pacific County 911 ...

Washington’s initiative process is one of the purest expressions of democracy in our state. It gives every citizen the power to propose laws, to check legislative inaction, and to make their voices ...

CHINOOK — An assault with a machete has landed a man in Pacific County Jail for second-degree assault with a deadly weapon. The incident unfolded at 7:19 p.m. on Oct. 30 in Chinook. The Pacific County ...

SOUTH BEND — The Pacific County Commission selected a new Pacific County auditor on Oct. 31 following the resignation of Alex Gerow. The new auditor will take over the office effective Dec. 1. Gerow ...

ILWACO — Wet and windy conditions didn’t scare the witches, clowns and dinosaurs from descending on Lake Street last Friday in Ilwaco, where hundreds turned out for a favorite fall tradition on ...

Officers nabbed an alleged cedar thief after a deputy from the Pacific County Sheriff’s Office helped install game cameras on property owned by American Forest Management. The property located off of ...

A letter to the community from the Historic Chinook School: In response to concerns expressed by a few misinformed members of the community that the Chinook school has become a burden to the Port of ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal judge on Saturday issued a written order saying there is “no question” that U.S. Department of Agriculture contingency funds must be used to provide food assistance for 42 ...

Voter turnout surpassed 20% in Pacific County in the days leading up to Tuesday’s general election, putting it among the highest in the state. As of Thursday, Oct. 30, 3,807 of the 17,911 ballots ...

Astoria-Megler Bridge is set for single-lane closures for maintenance starting Monday, Nov. 10. The maintenance work will go on for about three months, ending in January 2026. According to an ODOT ...