Hoquiam News

Ask most people about the town of Lebam and their likely response is, "You know how it got its name, right?" They are then likely to share the story of how Jotham Weeks Goodell named the town in 1890 using the reverse spelling of his daughter Mabel's name.

South Sound is on pace for a record-setting dry summer, according to the National Weather Service.

For 25 years, volunteers have provided the hungry in this community near Ocean Shores with free food.

A Hoquiam police officer and his police service dog are recovering after falling down a steep embankment while searching for a car thief early Friday morning.

University of Great Falls cross country and track and field coach Jim Brewer has announced the signing of distance runner Nychele Carley.

Pet owners are being urged to be mindful of summer temperatures. A mother and her son have been charged with mistreatment to animals after five dogs found in their SUV died.

HOQUIAM, Wash. a ' A Hoquiam woman who had five dead dogs in her SUV in Greenville, S.C., also faces animal abuse accusations in Hoquiam.

A mother and her son have been sentenced to 96 hours of community service after five dogs were found dead in their sport utility vehicle.

Gas, round-trip, 706 miles @ $2.50/gallon $70.60 Lunch en route $3.99 Lodging, The Gray Gull, Ocean Shores $111.30 Groceries $30.58 Admission, Aberdeen Museum of History $2 Wine-tasting fee, Westport Winery $5 Admission, Westport Maritime Museum $4 Dinner, Galway Bay Restaurant and Pub, Ocean Shores $20.32 Lunch, 7th Street Deli, Hoquiam TOTAL ...

Which would you rather flush: a tree or an old office memo? That's the difference between typical toilet paper, made from virgin timber, and recycled toilet paper, usually made from discarded office paper.

Office of Public Affairs U.S. Coast Guard Thirteenth District News Release Date: Tuesday May 26, 2009 Contact: Petty Officer Kelly Parker Coast Guard Public Affairs 503-861-6235 Coast Guard medically evacuates Hoquiam, Wash., man from vessel offshore of Grays Harbor, Wash.

Oregon's largest biodiesel plant is regaining momentum after grinding to a halt a month ago - and it has rehired laid-off workers.

Imperium Renewables showed off its new biodiesel plant in Hoquiam during a media tour in 2007.

May 16--With construction of a new La Quinta Hotel announced and two businesses ready to open on Monday, the commercial center on the west side of Chehalis is a spot of growth despite the slow economy.

TACOMA Gov. Chris Gregoire on Wednesday signed a transportation budget that elevates the freeway car-pool lanes through Tacoma to the same status as five other so-called "mega projects" across the state, a status that gives the $1.5 billion Tacoma project a better chance of actually getting built.

Gov. Chris Gregoire signed a $7.5 billion transportation bill Wednesday that, among other things, will set up tolls on the 520 floating bridge to raise money for a new bridge.

"When you are responsible for 1billion Catholics and you're speaking to 1billion Muslims, you should be mature and discreet." - Islamic writer Yasser Abu-Hilaleh , at the beginning of Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Jordan.

Washington lawmakers will not hold a special session this month to deal with a few bills that were left unfinished when their regular session ended last month.

Washington state agencies and college campuses must buy 100 percent recycled paper and cut back on printing under a measure Gov.

A woman whose husband was killed in a logging truck accident three years ago is lobbying Congress to clamp down on big rigs and keep them from getting any bigger.