Ocean Park News

OCEAN PARK : The 58th annual Independence Day Community Parade in Ocean Park went off without a hitch on July 4. The parade included appearances by the famous beach chair drill team, the kazoo band, ...

The author of "Palace Council" will sign copies of his new novel at noon Wednesday at Seattle Mystery Bookshop, 117 Cherry St., Seattle .

Consider, for the moment, the 500-page novel. STEPHEN L. CARTER DISCUSSES 'PALACE COUNCIL' WHEN / WHERE: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, The Elliott Bay Book Co., 101 S. Main St., 206-624-6600. Does the big novel still ...

Volunteers are needed to join Cape Disappointment State Park, Grass Roots Garbage Gang and the Washington Clean Coast Alliance in the Long Beach Peninsula's annual July 5th Cleanup.

It is a day Jim Gardner doesn't expect to forget, even though it was 64 years ago today.

Healthcare Site Manager Ocean Park, WA Family Health Center is seeking a dynamic full time site manager to provide supervision for 7-10 staff members, oversee clinic operations and address all triage calls at ...

Author Barbara Haines Howett, pictured, of Ocean Park, Wash., wrote in to say that Karolyn Carroll of Long Beach, Wash., has won Thema Literary Journal's recent writing competition with her story, 'Henry's ...

More than 2,000 rods, customs, and classics through '72 cruised into the Puyallup Fair and Events Center in Puyallup, Washington, for the Goodguys 20th annual Pacific Northwest Nationals. via Automotive

I know it's spring break for many, but here's a little pop quiz : Which one of these items does not belong? If you picked B, you are in the same group as weather forecasters who are amazed that here it is a few ... via KOMO-TV Seattle

“They had the illegal hunting trip of a lifetime.”

A man from Washington state has been sentenced to jail for poaching in what authorities have described as an illegal hunt that left carcasses across Alaska. via KOMO-TV Seattle

A Washington man has been sentenced to jail for poaching in what authorities say was an illegal hunt that left carcasses across Alaska. via Seattle Post-Intelligencer

“Because the containers might still have some chemicals inside, it's safer to leave them alone and let people who are trained to carefully handle unknown substances take any risks”

The Department of Ecology and the Coast Guard are trying to track down the source of mysterious one-liter canisters that have been showing up on shorelines. via KING5 Seattle News

The Phillips Collection has expanded with a new exhibit of more than 100 works, fittingly titled, "The Phillips Collects." The collection has grown by approximately 400 new pieces and 28 new artists over the ... via The Daily Colonial

An Ocean Park man was killed Thursday when he stepped into the path of a van 12.7 miles north of Long Beach. via Daily News

Aviaries at a popular Hong Kong theme park were closed to the public for three weeks beginning Thursday, after tests indicated that a wild heron found dead in the park may have been killed by bird flu, ... via Seattle Post-Intelligencer

“It was so disappointing to hear people complain.”

Wayne Austin and his wife, Ann, stand near their 11-foot tall Grays Harbor replica lighthouse at their home on Lake Whatcom. via Bellingham Herald

“They are going to have to drag me out of here”

Anti-tagger's 100-foot mural is turning heads "A lot of gang members had come up and said that they wouldn't tag that, and it was actually a very nice mural," the artist, Ron Kennard, said about his latest work ... via KATU-TV Portland

“Every 10 minutes, you're hearing aircraft.”

Flights landing at Vancouver airport won't be flying over the Peninsula anymore, but Surrey city Coun. via Tacoma Daily Index

“That's when people really start to go downhill, and they start to lose some hope”

Sometime soon, some flood victims will hit the wall. They will realize the extent of the loss to their home and belongings. via The Olympian