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Western Washington city runs out of water
The city of Kalama is out of water. The city says that a mechanical problem at the water treatment plant and water line breaks have left the reservoir empty.
City of Kalama boil-water advisory rescinded
City of Kalama officials are advising city water customers that it is no longer necessary to boil their drinking water.
Kalama water back to normal; boil order ends
Kalama, Wash., officials say safe water service has been restored to city customers and a boil water order has been lifted.
Most of Kalama without drinking water
KALAMA, Wash. -- An emergency water order was issued overnight by the city of Kalama after a waterline break emptied the city's drinking water supply.
Boil order lifted for Kalama drinking water
A Boil Water Order in effect since early Monday has been rescinded by Kalama city officials, who have determined that it's safe to drink from the tap after reservoirs ran dry over Sunday night.
Kalama, Wash. runs out of water
The city of Kalama, Wash., ran dry early Monday after a water main ruptured, draining the municipal reservoir.
Water restored to Washington town, but caution still urged
KALAMA, Wash. - Schools are closed today in Kalama, and a boil order is in effect for about 2,500 residents while health officials check to make sure that municipal tap water is safe to drink.
Kalama, Wash., under boil-water advisory
Residents in Kalama, Wash., have been ordered to boil their water, or use bottled water, while officials repair a water main.
Wash. city dries up, residents without water
KALAMA, Wash. - The city of Kalama is out of water. The city says that a mechanical problem at the water treatment plant and water line breaks have left the reservoir empty.
Ryan Blethen / Times editorial columnist | Washington's budget must spread the pain
Nobody in Washington state is going to get through the upcoming legislative session unscathed.
Man killed by UP freight train in Kalama, WA
Kalama, Wash., police say a 40-year-old Chehalis man was killed when his pickup truck was hit by a northbound Union Pacific freight train in the Columbia River town.
Chehalis man dies after driving onto railroad tracks
A 40-year-old Chehalis man died Saturday morning after he drove his car onto railroad tracks and hit head-on by a train.
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BNSF to Ration Some Grain Loads
BNSF Railway implemented a "permit embargo" to control movement of export grain shipments to backed-up seaports in the Pacific Northwest, after heavy rains slowed ship loadings.
The view from State Route 281, a few miles south of Quincy, Wash., doesn't seem like one of the world's more dramatic landscapes.
Bonus razor clam digs set next week
Two ocean beaches will open next week for the next razor clam dig. Twin Harbors will open for late-evening digs Wednesday through Nov.
2-Alarm Fire Destroys Kalama Building
A two-alarm fire destroyed a Kalama building that houses a market and a seafood restaurant on Sunday, officials said.
Washington facing loss of $238 million more
Continued weakness in consumer spending will help drain another $238 million from Washington's government checkbook and push the state budget further into the red over the next two years, officials said Thursday.
100 jobs eliminated with wine bottle plant closure
KALAMA, Wash. A brand new wine bottle plant will shut down, taking with it nearly 100 good-paying jobs, a huge economic hit for an already struggling community in Southwest Washington.
Port of Kalama wine bottle plant shutting down
A company that makes wine bottles has shut down its plant at the Port of Kalama.
Monday's adventure began by traveling to the city of Kalama , WA to explore the location of the exterior high school scenes from the movie "Twilight". The "high school" itself is part of a campus containing all the elementary, middle and high school buildings.