OCEAN PARK — After a prolonged quiet stretch, the building on the corner has come alive again. For the first time in years, sounds of chatter, laughter and clinking glasses filled the air last ...

OYSTERVILLE — Investigative journalist Alice Gregory regularly reads the New York Times’ obituaries section. “I love to read obituaries. They are succinct but also quite expansive as a genre,” she ...

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 ...

LONG BEACH PENINSULA — Out with the old (and rusted), in with the new (and polished). The Ocean Beach School District and a battalion of volunteers over the past two weekends installed new playgrounds ...

John Downer is the eldest of four boys — John, Tom, Dan and Jeff — scions of Lucille and Jack of Jack’s Country Store fame. Tom, two years younger, stayed to run the store, and we thank him from the ...

The Sage Creek Wildfire continues to burn in a remote section of southeast Pacific County and into southwest Lewis County. Fire crews worked throughout Thursday/Friday night trying to get an upper ...

Late-night patrols in rural counties are usually the slower-paced, more peaceful shifts, especially after midnight. Graveyard-shift officers often face a quiet, repetitive routine, watching the clock ...

Sunshine or snow, doesn’t matter—the adorable Yeti is here to fill your days with fun and laughter! You’ll love rubbing his floppy little ears, and the silent commentary of his side-eye will keep you ...

Aug. 18 — The caller reported that overnight three of their golf carts had been stolen from the Kite Festival area at the Bolstad Approach. An officer looked at the video and found that at 3:15 a.m., ...

ILWACO — Southwest Washington’s representative in the nation’s halls of power received an up-close look last week at the successes, challenges and opportunities facing south Pacific County’s lone ...

OLYMPIA — A state report released earlier this year found that the wages in Pacific County increased by roughly half over a recent 10-year period. According to a Washington State Employment Security ...