Mason County News

Follow the Washington State Birding Trail, with tips from Audubon Washington. PREV of NEXT JEFF LARSEN/JEFFLARSEN.COM At Potlatch State Park, look for waterfowl such as these horned grebes accompanied by a surf scoter and a pair of goldeneyes.

The National Weather Service says another strong Pacific storm will hit Washington Wednesday night and Thursday, causing more flooding on the Skokomish River in Mason County and bringing strong winds to the region.

The state prison system has paid $4 million to a former inmate who was beaten into a coma by a cellmate with a long history of violence and mental illness.

For years, people have been advocating, opposing or simply talking about a stretch of asphalt that would give motorists on State Route 3 the option of skirting the increasingly congested retail/commercial area of Belfair as they drove north from Shelton or south from Bremerton.

Here's a list of the lasted school closures and bus changes due to weather-related problems: In Grays Harbor County Wishkah Valley schools are closed and so is Lake Quinault.

The National Weather Service says winds gusting to 70 mph have rocked Hoquiam on the Washington coast while a 51-mph gust was reported in Bellingham as a strong weather system moved through Western Washington.

MASON COUNTY Several new groups of people are eligible to get H1N1 vaccine in Mason County, according to a news release from the Mason County commissioners.

The teen was initially thought to be admitted to the hospital's intensive care unit in serious condition Friday afternoon, but then it was decided he could be sent home, according to hospital spokeswoman Susan Gregg-Hanson. The assault happened sometime after midnight along the 70th block of NE Collins Place.

Note to Tim Eyman now that the votes are counted in the Nov. 3 election: You need to move.

North Mason YAHOO! By Kitsap Sun staff Originally published 12:01 a.m., November 9, 2009 Updated 04:10 p.m., November 9, 2009 A surveillance camera captured this image of a bank robbery at the Key Bank in Belfair on Nov.

A young man from Mason County has been found shot to death near San Francisco - but police don't have a clear motive or any suspects in his killing.

Associated Press Originally published 12:01 a.m., November 5, 2009 Updated 12:09 p.m., November 5, 2009 SEATTLE - The Skokomish River in Mason County is expected to reach flood stage late Thursday or early Friday, the National Weather Service is warning .

Is is something in the water? R-71, the gay partner benefits referendum, looks to be passing statewide , driven by the "yes" vote in 10 of Washington's 39 counties, all of them bordering the Salish Sea.

The National Weather Service says a storm will blow into Western Washington on Thursday with gusty winds and rains that will fill rivers in Mason and Whatcom counties.

The tranquilized bear is in a cage after capture early morning on Eighth Street in Bremerton.

Puget Sound restoration and preservation efforts received a major boost this week with an increase in funding from the federal government.

Bremerton YAHOO! By Brynn Grimley Friday, October 30, 2009 Please download the latest version of Adobe Flash Player , or enable JavaScript for your browser to view the video player.

Two people were injured in a motorcycle crash at 6:26 p.m. Saturday on state Route 3, about a mile south of Allyn, according to the Washington State Patrol.

North Mason YAHOO! Code 911 BELFAIR - A 16-year-old North Mason teen has been charged with first-degree assault after a beating that sent another teen to a Seattle hospital with a brain injury.

Heavy rain Friday and Saturday will cause rivers to rise, but homes and businesses near the Green River and the Howard Hanson Dam are expected to be safe.