LOCAL NEWS with ERIC SHARP

Police say officers found someone at the campsite Wednesday who’d already been warned to leave the area.

Every current Hoquiam High School senior is getting a free yearbook this school year.

The library is holding a drop-in session at 3 this afternoon at its Montesano branch, following a similar meeting Tuesday in Elma.

Pacific County Emergency Management is urging residents to secure food and garbage following several black bear sightings.

Aberdeen police say scammers are making calls that appear to come from the department’s real phone number.

Two men were arrested in Aberdeen after a routine traffic stop led to the discovery of firearms, a ballistic vest and approximately 72 grams of cocaine.

The Montesano Fire Department has received a $220,000 federal grant to purchase 40 sets of protective bunker gear and a specialized dryer.

A 50-year-old man listed as transient, with a last known address in Olympia, is in custody following a nearly two-hour standoff Wednesday involving Aberdeen police and multiple assisting agencies.

Parade entry applications are available by emailing the Montesano Chamber of Commerce.

Greater Grays Harbor has named a new leader to guide its business and economic-development efforts.

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.

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.