Hoquiam News

Centrist Democrats frustrated that their ideas and voices are routinely mashed by the Legislature's liberals and conservatives are banding together.

In the midst of a $2.6 billion state budget shortfall, some legislators are pushing a new way to help fund education: advertisements on school buses.

A bill in Olympia that would expand law enforcement's ability to prosecute people who intentionally look at child pornography on the internet may be back in committee this week.

Norm was born in Raymond, WA on May 8, 1937 to Arlene and Kenneth Snyder. He died at home at the "ranch" in Palomino Valley , Nevada, January 26, 2010 at age of 72.

A proposed state tax on fuel shipped from Washington suppliers to out-of-state gas stations could generate $50 million a year to build new ferries.

A young Hoquiam boy was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle on Saturday night after he ran in front of a car and was struck, Washington State Patrol troopers reported.

A 30-year-old Steilacoom man has admitted robbing a Grays Harbor County man at gunpoint after the victim's ex-girlfriend lured him to an ambush in Hoquiam, according to The Daily World of Aberdeen.

You have probably noticed that this month has been very warm across Western Washington.

A politically appointed panel would supervise the release from state mental hospitals of people who were found not guilty by reason of insanity under state legislation introduced by a North Olympic Peninsula representative.

The man sustained a broken back in the crash, troopers said. He was taken to Harborview Medical Center, where he was in satisfactory condition.

Always mixing and tweaking, industrial engineers continue working to develop the right concrete recipe and process to build the strongest pontoons possible for the upcoming Highway 520 project.

State Rep. Lynn Kessler, D-Hoquiam - the House majority leader and one of three legislators representing Jefferson and Clallam counties in Olympia - at the Capitol earlier this month By Tom Callis Peninsula Daily News OLYMPIA - The state Legislature took out its budget ax during its first week in session this year, but where it will fall remains to ...

Puget Sound Business Journal Send this story to a friend The Environmental Protection Agency said it's fined Ocean Protein LLC of Hoquiam nearly $22,000 for failing to report that it stored sulfuric acid at its fish waste processing facility.

High winds hit parts of Western Washington early Monday morning, knocking out electrical service in some areas.

Some Washington state lawmakers are looking to crack down even more on drivers who use a cell phone without a handsfree device.

Herea s what city councils and other governing bodies plan in coming days: Elma Elma, Montesano keep own courts for now Elma, Montesano keep own courts for now Recent talk of Montesano and Elma combining their municipal courts has hit a brick wall, according to The Daily World of Aberdeen.

Home decor enthusiasts wax poetic over a well-set table, properly appointed with coordinating trivets, coasters and linens.

Gov. Chris Gregoire made a case Tuesday for raising state revenue to preserve the social safety net, and she proposed a plan to create as many as 40,000 jobs this year in Washington state.

After record high temperatures yesterday, we'll see another wet and warm day today.

Westport Shipyard Inc. laid off a "small" number of employees in Port Angeles today.