Long Beach News

Scientists can get the thrill of a lifetime if they discover a new species. But after a retired microbiologist discovered invasive snails near the Washington state capital, biologists are alarmed, not excited.

State officials say that Olympia's Capitol Lake is infested with invasive New Zealand mudsnails.

Pacific County is still in the dark after a windstorm knocked out power Satureday night.

Some parts of Pacific County have been without power since the Saturday night windstorm.

An overnight storm targeted Pacific County with strong winds and heavy rain, knocking out power to about 11,000 customers and blocking roads with downed trees and power lines.

One woman was killed Tuesday in a two-car crash on the Astoria-Megler Bridge. Oregon State Police said 51-year-old Kathleen Ann Brock of Long Beach, Wash.

A 51-year-old Long Beach, Wash., woman was killed and a Vancouver, Wash., man was seriously injured in a head-on crash that closed the Astoria-Megler Bridge across the Columbia River for about four hours.

A symbol of harmony, a 14-foot-tall rendition of Native American art with Bear Man, Raven and Owl, will be erected in time for the celebration of the release of the movie based on the book, New Moon.

The next razor clam dig opens Saturday at four beaches. Twin Harbors will be open for four days of digging, while Kalaloch will be open for just one day.

Brian Brush meets with his court-appointed attorney William Penoyer at a previous court hearing in Pacific County Superior Court.

The killer foam that hit Northwest seabirds has subsided but conservationists are worried about a death toll they say numbers in the thousands.

A body that washed ashore on the Long Beach Peninsula near Ocean Park on Monday morning may be that of a Kingston man who has been missing since his boat disappeared in a storm last month, according to sheriff's investigators in Grays Harbor County.

SOUTH BEND, Wash. - The Pacific County sheriff's office says a body washed ashore on the Long Beach Peninsula near Ocean Park.

Two ocean beaches will open next week for the next razor clam dig. Twin Harbors will open for late-evening digs Wednesday through Nov.

A Pacific City man has been arrested on a charge of theft and murder in the disappearance of his business partner during a boating trip to Washington.

John Curtis Adkins, 53, was one of three men aboard the 48-foot 'Tiger' when the fishing vessel set out from Garibaldi, Ore., for Ilwaco, Wash., on July 4. He was last seen July 5 at the Port of Ilwaco.

A $500 reward was offered for information leading to an arrest in the killing of federally-protected seagulls on the Long Beach Peninsula.

LONG BEACH, Wash., -- A $500 reward was offered for information leading to an arrest in the killing of federally-protected seagulls on the Long Beach Peninsula.

An attorney representing North River Boats Inc. owner Brian Brush asked for a delay so Brush could be evaluated to see if he's competent to stand trial, court officials said this afternoon.

Preseason estimates show this could be a good year for digging razor clams along much of Washington's ocean coast.