Grays Harbor County -Between August 14 and September 7 extra DUI patrols will traverse Grays Harbor County roadways in search of impaired drivers.



Participating in this summer’s Drive Hammered, Get Nailed enforcement campaign are the Aberdeen, Cosmopolis, Elma, Hoquiam, McCleary, Montesano and Ocean Shores Police Departments, the Grays Harbor County Sheriff’s Office and the Washington State Patrol, with the support of the Grays Harbor Target Zero Traffic Safety Task Force.



There are numerous myths surrounding impaired driving, chief of which is that one must have consumed alcohol in order to be arrested for DUI. Drivers can become impaired by the use of illegal, prescription, and even over-the-counter drugs, or some combination of these, with or without the presence of alcohol.

OLYMPIA - Recreational anglers will soon have the option of using two poles while fishing in most Washington lakes under a new law passed by the state Legislature.

Effective Aug. 15, the two-pole endorsement option will apply to the majority of the 8,000 fishing lakes, ponds and reservoirs in Washington state. Endorsements will be available Aug. 13 from authorized license dealers, listed at http://wdfw.wa.gov/lic/vendors/vendors.htm , or from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) at https://fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov/ .  

TACOMA, Wash. - School will start again before you know it and, for parents, that also means figuring out what to do with the kids in the hours after school. The City of Tacoma has decided it's not just a problem for parents, and wants to include more businesses and community leaders in developing and supporting after-school activities.



Connie Ladenburg, a member of the Tacoma City Council, says it's a way to pass along skills to the next generation - that someday will be running the city.



"It's a paradigm shift of thinking, because now we are really reaching out to our whole community, all of the people involved in our city, and asking them, 'Please, please, please come and be involved with our young people. They need your support and your encouragement.'"

SEATTLE - The primary election is coming up next week here in Washington, and even the convenience of mail-in ballots in 38 counties is not expected to improve the turnout, which is projected at only 30 percent.



Since it's not a national election year, the August 18 primary is mostly local, for mayors, city and county officials and some judges. If you think there aren't enough important reasons to cast a ballot, says Aaron Ostrom, executive director of the progressive voters' group Fuse Washington - think again.



"If people care about transportation or development and smart growth; about property taxes, about public health or public safety; about parks or libraries, they need to vote in this election. Because these are the folks who are going to be making those decisions."

• Lincoln County Rural Fire Protection District #8  in  Almira received $61,750
  
  for self-contained breathing apparatus


• The Elma Fire Department received $34,039 for firefighting gear