LOCAL NEWS with ERIC SHARP

The city is inviting residents downtown at 8 p.m. for the lighting event, which is being held as Elma prepares for Oktoberfest.

The Pacific County Sheriff’s Office says the closure covered the area between mileposts 14 and 15 and began shortly before 6 p.m.

Aberdeen Police officers responded to a two-vehicle collision Saturday morning, September 19, at the intersection of Fifth Street and Broadway Street. Despite significant damage to both vehicles, no injuries were reported.

Montesano voters will decide whether to renew a property tax levy that helps pay for fire and EMS, police, public works and other city services.

A 54-year-old Westport woman was taken to the hospital Friday afternoon after the motorcycle she was riding collided with a pickup truck at an Aberdeen intersection.

The City of Hoquiam lifted its previously enacted outdoor burn ban effective 12:01 a.m. September 18, 2026, allowing residents to resume recreational fires within the city.

The lifting of the ban allows residents to resume recreational fires within Aberdeen city limits, provided they follow the city’s existing restrictive burning regulations.

Hoquiam expects to sign the agreement by the end of September

Health resources, financial guidance and other community services will come together in Elma this weekend.

AVA can speak more than 45 languages, gather information and create a service request without putting callers through a phone tree.

Cosmopolis residents can get a closer look tomorrow at the chemical cleanup underway at the former Cosmo Specialty Fibers mill.

The sheriff’s office asked people Monday to stay away from the Cosmopolis boat launch while crews conducted another search.

The schedule runs from October 9 through December 27.

A late-night crash in Aberdeen ended with a suspected DUI arrest and a struggle with police.

Two men are behind bars after deputies say they caused more than $100,000 in damage cutting communications wire along Olympic Highway.

Investigators are now processing the evidence, and the Sheriff’s Office says additional charges could be considered.

McCleary continues leaning on neighboring law enforcement agencies to keep police coverage in place.

The City Council unanimously approved a temporary moratorium on installing or using the cameras.

Plans for a modular building assembly plant at Aberdeen’s former Shoppes at Riverside mall appear to be moving forward after a lengthy delay.

The setup is expected to last for the next few weeks while crews prepare to move drivers onto the newly constructed roadway.

A bystander is getting credit for a quick rescue after a suspected drunk driver went off the Arcadia Point boat launch near Shelton and into the water.

Classes are proceeding normally today at Hoquiam High School after investigators determined an online threat wasn’t credible.

Grays Harbor College is one of four Washington Community and Technical Colleges that has been chosen to take part in a free or reduced-price campus meal program.