Even though I’m sure she’s said it hundreds of times, she can never say it with a straight face. “We’re the Happy Hookers!” Jerre McDanald cheerily declares as she stands to introduce herself. And ...

OYSTERVILLE — Sometimes Double J and the Boy sing in Spanish. Sometimes in Swedish or Cowboy or English. Sometimes even in Yodel! And, according to Judy Eron, the group’s spokesperson, “We’re ...

This year, for the second time ever, I had the great good fortune of being invited to the First Salmon Ceremony as the guest of my friend Judy Little, an esteemed elder of the Chinook Tribe. “First ...

Yep, it’s that time of year again! We’ve swung all around the mandala of seasons and ended up back again in these early and glorious days of summer rain, gentle mists, amazing cloud formations, all ...

The Chinook Indian Nation welcomed the return of salmon to the Columbia River this spring with its annual First Salmon ceremony, a tradition that has connected Chinook people to the river, their ...

SOUTH BEND — With a major showdown expected in Pacific County Superior Court on June 18, the Pacific County Prosecutor’s Office filed a motion to strike an evidentiary suppression hearing. The motion ...

Another day opens its eyes on the world. And here I am in it sipping coffee and listening to the news, happy as a clam. It’s a day full of hours and minutes and choices. If one is retired or ...

Another whale was found on a nearby beach Wednesday late afternoon. A 41-foot male gray whale washed up at 4 p.m. south of Sunset Beach, between Del Rey and Gearhart in Clatsop County. The whale lay ...

ILWACO — The comeback is on. After a multi-year disruption brought on by the covid-19 pandemic, Grays Harbor College has begun re-establishing its presence on the Long Beach Peninsula. Earlier this ...

LONG BEACH PENINSULA — It’s nearly the Fourth of July, which means it’s nearly fireworks season along this sliver of the Washington coast. But as the long July 4 holiday weekend approaches, when tens ...

RAYMOND — The Port of Willapa Harbor quietly removed a derelict vessel from the Willapa River at the docks near the port’s main office in Raymond on May 18. It wasn’t the only major change at the port ...