Drivers will want to plan ahead to help prevent delays as crews will repave two highway ramps in Elma. During the closures, drivers will use alternate routes. Ramp closure schedule8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13 Westbound SR 8 exit US 12 Oakville/CentraliaUS 12 Oakville/Centralia on-ramp to eastbound SR 8

UPDATE: Apprehended Mark David Vannausdle was apprehended safely and without incident at 7:37 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019, at a location less than two miles from the Olympic Corrections Center (OCC). Vannausdle will receive a medical assessment, then he will be interviewed and transported to a state correctional facility.

There’s good news for State Route 107 travelers in Grays Harbor County. Contractor crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation havesuccessfully completed additional shoring measures on the SR 107 Chehalis River Bridge one day ahead of schedule. A full closure of the bridge began at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 6 after nearly...

Hoquiam officers and detectives investigated what appeared to be a suspicious death in the 500-block of Perry Avenue yesterday. Officers were called to the scene just after 11 AM Thursday morning to the report of a man down, not breathing. Police Chief Jeff Myers said in a press release that given the circumstances at...

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) opened a public comment period Aug. 1, on a draft plan for future management of the North Rainier elk herd. The North Rainier elk herd’s range encompasses portions of Pierce, King, Snohomish and Kittitas counties. This herd is an important resource that provides significant recreational, subsistence,...

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has opened a public comment period to gather input on how the department will manage wolves in Washington after the recovery of their population. Biologists are confident that Washington's wolf population is on a path to successful recovery. Since 2008, the state's wolf population has grown...

Police arrested a man who struck an officer as he fled from a vehicle-turned foot chase in South Aberdeen last week. A witness reported the vehicle and police speeding down Cushing Street around 4 AM Thursday morning, after eluding officers for most of the day he was arrested Thursday night. Aberdeen Police Chief Steve...

Newly discovered pier settlement on the State Route 107 Chehalis River Bridge just south of Montesano has led Washington State Department of Transportation officials to temporarily close the bridge to travelers next week.  The bridge will close to traffic at Tuesday, Aug. 6 at 8 a.m. and remain closed around-the-clock through 8 a.m. Friday,...

Crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation will be closing some lanes of southbound US 101 along Simpson Avenue and East Heron Street in Aberdeen and Hoquiam a few nights this week. WSDOT reports signed-detours will be in place during the work, which begins in Hoquiam Wednesday night with single-lane closures on Simpson Avenue between...

Grocery store workers at Kroger (Fred Meyer and QFC) and Albertsons/Safeway are taking to the picket lines across King, Kitsap, Pierce, and Snohomish counties today and tomorrow for informational picketing after 4 months of failed contract negotiations. A press release from the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 21 and 367, and the Teamsters Union 38 said...

Hoquiam firefighters responded to another report of 20-foot flames at the former site of the paper mill off of Bay Avenue this morning. A source at the department tells us a ground-level fire has been smoldering and burning at the site for most of this month. While it doesn't threaten any structures on the property, the fire...

High occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane violators will be paying higher fines starting this week – including a new fine for people using a doll or dummy to try and cheat the system. A change to state law, effective Sunday, July 28, not only increases the existing fine it also adds a higher fine for...