Led by Pacific County Fire District No. 1, agencies were on the scene of a garage fire Monday morning in the 277th block of Vernon Avenue. One occupant and a dog were at home when the fire was discovered and both were safely evacuated. A 1956 Chevy was destroyed.
Long Beach Police Department
SOUTH BEND — The following individuals were booked into Pacific County Jail for the charges listed:
LONG BEACH — Pacific County is one of “10 of the hottest second-home destinations in America,” according to MarketWatch News, an online news source focusing on economics and personal finance.
NOTE: The advisory was canceled at 5 p.m. Saturday.
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee's salmon adviser Friday outlined for the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission a proposal to require riparian buffers, which one commissioner called heavy-handed.
LONG BEACH — The Long Beach Police Department arrested Coast Guardsman Jordan R. Wekenborg-Garcia, 31 of Long Beach, on Jan. 12 for three counts of first-degree rape of a child.
SURFSIDE — Rainfall totals exceeding 14 inches on the Long Beach Peninsula since mid-last week have overwhelmed drainage and outflow systems in the Surfside area. Pacific County has spent all morning trying to provide residents with some relief.
South District Court as well as Ilwaco and Municipal Court hearings held at 7013 Sandridge Road. If you have questions, call 360-642-9417. The following cases were scheduled for actions shown.
Additional heavy rains the past couple of days have added to the dangers of landslides and have caused flooding on the western side of Wahkiakum County. Residents near Deep River have reported power outages, landslides and flood roadways.
An Astoria man died after jumping off the Astoria Bridge on Wednesday afternoon.
ILWACO — On a rainy January morning, Ted Martin was chasing a dream.
NORTH COUNTY — Low-lying areas of Raymond and South Bend were the most affected by last week’s rare flooding event caused by snowmelt, heavy rainfall, strong winds and king tides.
PACIFIC COUNTY — While Raymond, Ocean Park, Seaview, Oysterville, South Bend, Tokeland and Naselle suffered significant localized flooding, other areas of the county scraped by with few major incidents.
PACIFIC COUNTY — The Washington State Department of Transportation is still evaluating how to fix storm damage from last week’s major flood event that shut down State Route 105 between Raymond and Tokeland and undermined a lane of U.S. Highway 101 south of Bruceport.
OLYMPIA — The 2022 session of the Washington State Legislature is a short one, but legislators in the 19th District and throughout the state have plenty that they hope to accomplish.
PENINSULA — The Facilities Advisory Committee formed by the Ocean Beach School District is honing in on making a recommendation to the district about the size and scope of a proposed bond that could go to local voters in the coming months.
PACIFIC COUNTY — The worst wave of the pandemic to date has arrived in full force in Pacific County.
Last Thursday’s 4.77 inches of rain at Washington State University’s Pioneer Road facility is the most in a 24-hour midnight-to-midnight period in at least a quarter century.
On Jan. 4 at 10:02 p.m., a disturbance was reported at an RV park in Long Beach. One person was transported to the hospital for care.
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Long Beach Police Department
SOUTH BEND — The following individuals were booked into Pacific County Jail for the charges listed:
LONG BEACH — Pacific County is one of “10 of the hottest second-home destinations in America,” according to MarketWatch News, an online news source focusing on economics and personal finance.
NOTE: The advisory was canceled at 5 p.m. Saturday.
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee's salmon adviser Friday outlined for the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission a proposal to require riparian buffers, which one commissioner called heavy-handed.
LONG BEACH — The Long Beach Police Department arrested Coast Guardsman Jordan R. Wekenborg-Garcia, 31 of Long Beach, on Jan. 12 for three counts of first-degree rape of a child.
SURFSIDE — Rainfall totals exceeding 14 inches on the Long Beach Peninsula since mid-last week have overwhelmed drainage and outflow systems in the Surfside area. Pacific County has spent all …
South District Court as well as Ilwaco and Municipal Court hearings held at 7013 Sandridge Road. If you have questions, call 360-642-9417. The following cases were scheduled for actions shown.
Additional heavy rains the past couple of days have added to the dangers of landslides and have caused flooding on the western side of Wahkiakum County. Residents near Deep River have reported…
An Astoria man died after jumping off the Astoria Bridge on Wednesday afternoon.
ILWACO — On a rainy January morning, Ted Martin was chasing a dream.
NORTH COUNTY — Low-lying areas of Raymond and South Bend were the most affected by last week’s rare flooding event caused by snowmelt, heavy rainfall, strong winds and king tides.
PACIFIC COUNTY — While Raymond, Ocean Park, Seaview, Oysterville, South Bend, Tokeland and Naselle suffered significant localized flooding, other areas of the county scraped by with few major …
PACIFIC COUNTY — The Washington State Department of Transportation is still evaluating how to fix storm damage from last week’s major flood event that shut down State Route 105 between Raymond…
OLYMPIA — The 2022 session of the Washington State Legislature is a short one, but legislators in the 19th District and throughout the state have plenty that they hope to accomplish.
PENINSULA — The Facilities Advisory Committee formed by the Ocean Beach School District is honing in on making a recommendation to the district about the size and scope of a proposed bond that…
PACIFIC COUNTY — The worst wave of the pandemic to date has arrived in full force in Pacific County.
Last Thursday’s 4.77 inches of rain at Washington State University’s Pioneer Road facility is the most in a 24-hour midnight-to-midnight period in at least a quarter century.
On Jan. 4 at 10:02 p.m., a disturbance was reported at an RV park in Long Beach. One person was transported to the hospital for care.
SOUTH BEND — The following individuals were booked into Pacific County Jail for the charges listed:
Long Beach Police Department
An Astoria man was arrested Friday night, Jan. 7, for drunken driving following a multi-vehicle crash that closed the Astoria Bridge for several hours.
PACIFIC COUNTY — With a new surge in covid cases influencing housing decisions, Pacific County ended 2021 with a historically low home supply.
LONG BEACH — On Thursday, Jan. 6, the peninsula had its wettest day in several years.
PACIFIC COUNTY — Most highways in Pacific County are still impacted to some extent by Thursday's flooding. In addition, caution is warranted on many county roads and local streets, where stand…
Our area’s main rivers had crested by 7 a.m. Friday.
South District Court as well as Ilwaco and Municipal Court hearings are held at 7013 Sandridge Road. If you have questions, call 360-642-9417. The following cases were scheduled for actions shown.
PACIFIC COUNTY — Landslides and other flood related problems are snarling traffic in parts of the county.
PACIFIC COUNTY — The worst-case scenario is baring its teeth and the Willapa River is now expected to rise above its major flood stage of 25 feet and crest at 25.2 feet. Record high water for …
A woman who police say caused a double-fatal traffic crash south of Warrenton in 2020 will not be charged with a crime, the Clatsop County District Attorney’s Office said.
PACIFIC COUNTY — Had enough? If you have, you may not want to keep reading because mother nature isn't quite done with the Pacific Northwest. More snow, heavy rains, and wind are on deck for t…
On Dec. 27 at 12:13 a.m., on 3rd Street in Long Beach, a call was received about a disorderly person. Contact was made with Joshua D. Haug, 41, from Long Beach who was yelling and causing a di…
OCEAN PARK — A trailer fire in the midst of a raging wind and rainstorm Sunday morning claimed the life of a 16-year-old peninsula girl.
PACIFIC COUNTY — Call it a triple whammy or an almost perfect storm; nonetheless, all ends of the county dealt with moderate flooding on Monday, Jan. 3.
SOUTH BEND — Turmoil continues at the top of the Pacific County Department of Public Works. Two months after being selected and hired to run DPW, Mikel Diwan formally resigned from the positio…
SOUTH BEND — The last Pacific County Commissioner meeting of 2021 was jostled together due to the snowstorm that burdened the county.
PACIFIC COUNTY — New cases of covid-19 last week more than doubled from the week prior, even as testing capacity remains a challenge on both ends of the county.
LONG BEACH — ‘Wow’ and ‘double wow,’ was the way representative Chuck Mikkola summed the success of the 2021 Food Bank Challenge, where nearly $110,000 in donations was raised for three local …
Authorities were in the process at about 1 p.m. Monday of extricating a vehicle and driver from the vicinity of McDonald’s in Raymond. This photo was facilitated by the Washington State Depart…
Ocean conditions look better than they have in years, which could be good news for salmon.
SOUTH BEND — After meetings and public hearings that spanned several months, the Pacific County Board of Commissioners unanimously voted to adopt new restrictions on the sale and use of consum…
Long Beach Police Department
SOUTH BEND — The following individuals were booked into Pacific County Jail for the charges listed:
SOUTH BEND — Bob Hall has retired from helping to run the Timberland Regional Library system. But he’s hanging on to his own library card, using it regularly, and encouraging everyone else to …
PACIFIC COUNTY — Omicron is fueling a record surge of infections in Washington state and nationally, which are expected to soar higher still in the first month of the new year.
The southwest Washington coast is expected to be battered by strong winds Sunday afternoon and through most of the evening. The storm comes on the heels of a rare major snowstorm that coated o…
After a week full of snow, the region will get a short break through Saturday before another problematic storm approaches the coast. It's still a bit too early to tell precisely what will tran…
OLYMPIA — Washington Health Benefit Exchange reported that as of Dec. 24, over 230,000 customers have signed up for health coverage for 2022, an increase of 7% over last year. That number incl…
OLYMPIA — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and Democratic leaders in the Legislature agreed to delay collection of a payroll tax to pay for a new long-term care insurance benefit for workers.
SOUTH BEND — The past two years under the grasp of the pandemic have put an unbelievable strain on small businesses and nonprofits in Pacific County. The Pacific County Historical Society Muse…
EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to technical difficulties, this edition’s weather couldn’t be formatted in the usual way.
ILWACO — A man escaped injury in a boat fire last week in the Ilwaco marina.
PACIFIC COUNTY — This past weekend was a chilly one for our region, with snowfall meeting and exceeding some forecast totals. Some of this week and next are shaping up to be just as cold, with…
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