ILWACO — That’s five down and, hopefully, many more to go. This year marks the five-year anniversary of the founding of the Dylan Jude Harrell Community Center, the nonprofit that started out with two ...

ILWACO — For one evening each October, a quiet side street in Ilwaco comes alive. Hundreds of trick-or-treaters of all ages arrived at the tiny harbor town to celebrate Halloween on Oct. 31, with the ...

A plan for a new Scottish links-style golf course at an oceanfront Washington state park has divided a community. Proponents of the years-in-the-making proposal at Westport Light State Park say the ...

The airwaves and mailboxes of Southwest Washington have been flooded with political messaging over the past month. Much of it isn’t coming from the candidates seeking high government office themselves ...

A campaign that’s spanned nearly all of 2026 is coming to a head next week, and the two candidates vying for the top law enforcement position in Pacific County are making their closing pitch to voters ...

As the election to a quintet of county offices nears the finish line, donations to local campaigns have slowed down. Fundraising has fallen off considerably for local candidates in the more than two ...

RAYMOND — The board of directors is holding a Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at the Harbor Association of Volunteers for Animals (HAVA) from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, at their new ...

PACIFIC COUNTY — The pots are loaded and hopes are high. After a month-long delay, the 2025-2026 Washington commercial Dungeness crab season is underway — much to the relief of local fishermen — ...

Voter turnout approached 30% in Pacific County in the days leading up to Tuesday’s primary election, making it among the highest in the state. As of Friday, July 31, 4,998 of the 18,055 ballots mailed ...

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 ...

ILWACO — “I was passing by a small car, when it honked at me and attempted to wave me down,” Chris Walkowiak, an officer with the Long Beach Police Department, said in court documents. He pulled over ...

ILWACO — Ocean Beach Health has announced the addition of five healthcare providers, bringing more care options to residents and visitors throughout the community. The new providers strengthen ...