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‘Red-hot’ coho fishing heats up off the south Washington coast

ILWACO — Fishermen off the mouth of the Columbia River are relishing some of the finest coho fishing…

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Federal facilities in danger of mass failure: Hatcheries face rising costs, crumbling infrastructure

Hundreds of fins undulate beneath the surface in a walled pond next to Icicle Creek at Leavenworth National…

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Loss of state dollars squeezes local youth orgs: Crucial federal funding also at risk

LONG BEACH PENINSULA — This summer was supposed to be one of triumph for the Dylan Jude Harrell…

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Wiegardt shares talents: outdoors and in: Artist helps others to ‘reach new boundaries’

OCEAN PARK — Master watercolorist Eric Wiegardt could have been a fourth-generation oyster farmer on the Long Beach…

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USCG Advanced Helo Rescue School marks 30 years: Locally trained rescue swimmer hailed as hero

ASTORIA — Thirty years ago, U.S. Coast Guard Rescue swimmers in Astoria started a new school that would…

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32,000 rocks, $172M: Columbia jetty rehab almost done: More than $31 billion in goods pass river’s perilous mouth

CLATSOP SPIT — For most of the past two years, Jesse Allen has worked 12 hours a day,…

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First-person: Kent and Irene Martin live and breathe Wahkiakum County

I have lived in 10 cities in the last 10 years, spurred from one to the next by…

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Fire causes damage in Chinook

A car caught fire and the blaze spread to a large area of brush in Chinook Tuesday afternoon.…

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Long Beach Police Blotter: July 1-6

July 1 — Disturbance: An employee stated there was an older female who pushed him and threw things…

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‘Beautiful’ bill will batter OBH, officials warn: Hospital fears significant revenue loss

WASHINGTON, D.C. — To the president, it’s “beautiful.” For rural hospital administrators, including those on the peninsula, it’s…

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