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Three injured in Copalis Beach car crash
Three people were taken to the hospital after being involved in a car crash near Copalis Beach on Sunday evening. The crash, which was reported just after 9 p.m., occurred when a vehicle driven by a 33-year-old Ocean Shores woman ran a stop sign, striking the second vehicle which was northbound on State Route 109, according to a Washington State Patrol news release.
Beach wildfire strikes Pacific Beach State Park
A fire swept through the beach grass at Pacific Beach State Park on Saturday, destroying about two acres, after a campfire on the beach spread. Grays Harbor Fire District 8, with assistance from the Quinault Nation Fire Management, extinguished the fire. No injuries were reported and no property was destroyed, but the fire marks the start of a season where the threat of wildfires in the dune grass reaches its most dangerous.
Fire destroys Oakville house
A Sunday afternoon fire tore through an Oakville residence, leaving only charred remains of the structure. The initial call came in at 1:57 p.m. for a structure fire, said Chief Carlton Rhoades of the Grays Harbor Fire District 1, while the department’s first-out engine was already assisting East Grays Harbor Fire and Rescue with a call.
Grays Harbor gears up to dish out opioid settlement funds
In April, the most recent settlement in Washington state’s string of lawsuits against prescription drug companies brought the state’s total settlement payout about $1.3 billion, half of which will go to the state and the other half to local jurisdictions to combat the opioid epidemic, with more opioid money potentially on the way.
Native students, educators raise awareness for victims of violence
Backed by a drumbeat and vocals, 150 people strode down two lanes of traffic on Point Brown Avenue in Ocean Shores, bright spring sunshine striking the painted red handprints covering their mouths and faces. They carried signs reading “No more missing Natives,” “Children are sacred,” “We will be heard, not silence,” and “You are strong enough.”
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