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That warning is getting louder as the nation's bee keepers continue to suffer mysterious die-offs. One group in this state is convinced bees are what they eat.

Want to learn how to get rid of the moss in your lawn, prune the apple tree and reduce weeds, insects and plant diseases in the garden? Twin Harbors' residents can learn how to solve these garden problems and a ...

A western Wahkiakum County child is being vaccinated after being bitten by a rabid bat, county Health and Human Services Administrator Judy Bright said Tuesday.

Grays Harbor County In September 2003, the Nursing Commission indefinitely suspended the license of registered nurse Catherine Huttula .

OLYMPIA 3 4 The Department of Health has identified 20 threatened shellfish areas in a record number of 12 counties, according to this year's Early Warning System.

The annual library-tax bill for the owner of a $300,000 home would increase from $103.50 to $150 under a proposal that Timberland Regional Library might put on the ballot next year.

High levels of domoic acid found in Dungeness crab caught in Willapa Bay prompted the Washington State Department of Health and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to close all crab fishing in the bay ...

The Coast Guard says a man who fell from a cliff into the surf on the southwest Washington coast has died.

While a former Centralia man has been named as a suspect in last month's hold up of the downtown Centralia Bank of America, it may be a while before he is brought to Lewis County to face possible charges.

A former Centralia man suspected in three recent armed robberies -- including Centralia's Bank of America branch on Pearl Street -- is being held on $2 million bail.

The adventures of Lewis and Clark will be portrayed in "A Dismal Camp," a public program featuring historic reenactments of the days the Corps of Discovery spent at what Capt.

Editor's Note: A new gas price study from the state attorney general's office tracked location-specific prices through the state, including an in-depth analysis of factors influencing both wholesale and retail ... via Peninsula Daily News

Homes built in South Sound with energy savings and the environment in mind are here to stay. via The Olympian

“It wouldn't take much for the supply and demand for bee colonies to wreak havoc with agriculture in the Northwest”

Some beekeepers are helping to pay for a crash research program at Washington State University to figure out what is killing bees. via Wenatchee World

“We are just sort of at that tipping point”

Eric Olson, tending to one of his hives, says the new pathogen that is killing bees has him "scared, and I don't mind saying so." Bees are in trouble, and in Washington, that could mean agriculture is, too. via The Seattle Times

“We have significantly increased our merchantable timber and have achieved greater scale in the Northwest”

Puget Sound Business Journal Florida forest products company Rayonier Inc. said it's completed its purchase of 56,300 acres of timberland in Pacific County in Southwest Washington for $213.4 million. via Seattle Business Journal

Normally we wouldn't wish a business failure on anyone. But even in the midst of a recession, it's just terrific that the Barragan family business has folded. via Tacoma News Tribune

LONG BEACH, Wash. - The Pacific County Narcotics Enforcement Taskforce made arrests in Long Beach early Wednesday morning, part of a massive bust of a major Mexico-based methamphetamine smuggling ring that ... via Daily Astorian RSS Feed

“It feels pretty good to take some of that destruction and turn it back into the power of recovery”

Special wooden pens were on statewide display Thursday on the desk of Gov. Chris Gregoire as she signed flood mitigation project legislation and several measures to assist veterans. via The Chronicle, Centralia, WA

This morning's snow flurries did not delay any schools in Lewis County, but several districts in outlying areas are running two hours late today. via The Chronicle, Centralia, WA