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 ...

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 ...

Susan Stauffer and I have been counters for the winter raptor survey for four years. The survey itself will mark its 22nd year in 2025-26. Our work has confirmed that during the last five years, the ...

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 ...

SMITH CREEK — A man was arrested by the Pacific County Sheriff’s Office two weeks after a 911 call on Oct. 3 on Smith Creek Road about an individual armed with a knife, and the charges then took an ...

PACIFIC COUNTY — The season first set of King Tides, the increasingly popular spectator events that attract wave watchers to the coast, are now underway. These center around Nov. 3-9, with the highest ...

OLYMPIA — Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife shellfish managers confirmed razor clam digging opportunities at Long ...

Roughly half of the more than 1.3 million family caregivers in Washington have been set back financially due to their responsibilities. That’s one of the sobering findings in a new survey of ...

George T. Collins, 60 — He faces second-degree trafficking stolen property, second-degree assault, and first-degree arson across three separate cases. The cases are moving to trials scheduled to start ...

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 ...

Oct. 19 — Caller said a male subject is casing properties. He has a beard, and is wearing a baseball cap. A male subject has been on his property for the last two days, and is refusing to leave after ...

When we talk about the percentage of students performing at a certain level, we are speaking in generalities. Every student is an individual with their own learning journey. Test scores represent data ...