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Photos by Louis Krauss | Grays Harbor News Group                                The author’s mother, Fern Shen, crosses the bridge at Shadow Lake in Banff National Park.
Hiking at Banff National Park reveals jaw-dropping scenery
By Louis Krauss • September 5, 2019 1:30 am

With glaciers draped over towering mountains, meadows teeming with wildflowers and an abundance of turquoise lakes, Banff National Park is…

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Aberdeen approves long-term homeless shelter budget
Aberdeen approves long-term homeless shelter budget
By Louis Krauss • August 22, 2019 5:30 pm

The Aberdeen City Council has approved Mayor Erik Larson’s plan to acquire property for a long-term site where homeless people…

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Tribune News Service                                Chris Evans as Captain America/Steve Rogers in the film “Avengers: Endgame.”
Monte to Marvel: Grad helping produce blockbusters
By Louis Krauss • August 1, 2019 5:30 pm

When hundreds of Harborites packed the theaters last April to watch “Avengers: Endgame,” they probably didn’t realize a former Montesano…

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Homeless camp sweep on hold until judge’s clarification
Homeless camp sweep on hold until judge’s clarification
By Louis Krauss • July 11, 2019 5:30 pm

The city of Aberdeen has delayed its plan to provide 72-hours notice to evict homeless people in the ‘River City’…

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(Louis Krauss | Grays Harbor News Group) A crane prepares to place one of the train cars that derailed Saturday in Aberdeen back onto the tracks.
Aberdeen train derailment still under investigation
By Louis Krauss • June 18, 2019 5:30 am

Three empty train cars that had been used to carry canola oil derailed Saturday in Aberdeen and have since been…

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Louis Krauss | Grays Harbor News Group                                Congressman Derek Kilmer discusses the local economy at last Friday’s State of Grays Harbor Presentation at Aberdeen’s Rotary Log Pavilion.
Grays Harbor economy trending upward, according to report
By Louis Krauss • June 13, 2019 5:30 pm

The local economy showed improvement in nearly every category over the past year, according to figures compiled by Greater Grays…

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City Council pushes back date to carry out homeless evictions
City Council pushes back date to carry out...
By Louis Krauss • May 10, 2019 5:30 pm

The Aberdeen City Council finalized the ordinance to clear the city’s riverfront homeless camp following a vote Wednesday night, and…

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(Louis Krauss | Grays Harbor News Group) On the left, Grays Harbor County Commissioners Wes Cormier, Randy Ross and Vickie Raines listen to public comments on the county syringe exchange which they voted two to one in favor of not canceling the program.
County commissioners vote to continue syringe exchange after...
By Louis Krauss • April 26, 2019 5:00 pm

Grays Harbor County’s syringe exchange program is no longer set to end June 30, after the county commissioners voted 2-1…

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Aberdeen Council passes second reading to clear riverfront homeless camps
Aberdeen Council passes second reading to clear riverfront...
By Louis Krauss • April 26, 2019 5:00 pm

Mayor Erik Larson proposed an ordinance that, if it passes at the final reading Wednesday, May 8, would prompt the city to clear the city’s homeless camp and prevent any public access to it.

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(Louis Krauss | Grays Harbor News Group) The Satsop River is the likely target of a dredging and floodplain management project as part of a bill in the state Legislature.
Bill would likely approve dredging and flood-prevention project...
By Louis Krauss • April 5, 2019 6:00 pm

An amendment to a bill designed to build up salmon runs in order to provide more prey for orca, might…

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Olympic Forest Collaborative to host Aberdeen meeting
Olympic Forest Collaborative to host Aberdeen meeting
By Louis Krauss • March 29, 2019 6:00 pm

The Olympic Forest Collaborative will host two public meetings this spring to get input on its work to increase timber…

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Lifelong Harborite and professional photographer Darrell Westmoreland poses with Michelle Obama. Westmoreland was an official photographer for the former first lady’s book tour event at the Tacoma Dome on Sunday.
Cosmopolis photographer meets Michelle Obama at Tacoma event
By Louis Krauss • March 25, 2019 6:00 pm

Cosmopolis photographer Darrell Westmoreland had to get special clearance from the U.S. Secret Service.

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Louis Krauss | Grays Harbor News Group                                Don Corcoran holds up a piece of an old oven he found at a property next to his own. He had thought it was the burial site of Lum You.
The missing grave of Pacific County’s only executed...
By Louis Krauss • March 8, 2019 6:00 pm

The story of Lum You, a Chinese man who was hanged in Pacific County in 1902 after killing a white…

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