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Weather service cuts worry crisis chief
As local emergency management officials explain it, partnerships that have been built over the years with National Weather ...
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Community
Coast Guard pins Del Cuadro as newest surfman
ILWACO — U.S. Coast Guard BM2 Sergio B. Del Cuadro stood stoically before family and fellow crew as ...
Community
Productive Washington commercial crab season begins to wind down
PACIFIC COUNTY — Washington commercial crab fishermen are beginning to slow for the season and turn their attention ...
Local
Pacific PUD ‘alarmed’ by BPA staff cuts
PACIFIC COUNTY — The firings, resignations and general exodus of hundreds of workers at the Bonneville Power Administration ...
Business
Reel ready: Local charter fleet all set for season ahead
ILWACO — The reels are spooled and the crews are ready. Over the past few months, fishing charters ...
Local
Pacific survey finds a sea of life
NOAA Fisheries scientists recently completed a four-month, 5,200-mile survey of marine mammals and seabirds off the U.S. West ...
Northwest
Trump energy policy clashes with West Coast
President Donald Trump capped off Inauguration Day Jan. 20 by declaring a national energy emergency, signing an executive ...
Local
Coast Guard proposes new heavy weather boat
CAPE D — A bigger, modern vessel will replace the now-retired 52-foot Triumph at Cape Disappointment under a ...
Northwest
Columbia River Treaty ratification in doubt
Officials in the United States and Canada are scrambling to finalize the Columbia River Treaty before President Joe ...
Northwest
Salmon returns fall short in Columbia River Basin but officials see signs of progress
Officials are still not close to reaching their goal of returning at least 5 million salmon and steelhead ...