1+ hour, 19+ min ago   (148+ words) New research has found that northern spotted owls are approaching or have already crossed functional extinction across large areas of the Pacific Northwest, despite decades of conservation efforts to revive the species. “Northern spotted owls are already functionally extinct in…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1319+ words) Of the thousands of babies Dr. Emily Norland has helped deliver, this one stood out. The 5.4-pound newborn was quiet when he came into the world in May. He was wrinkly, with thick skin and covered in dark hair. He…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (290+ words) A rapid response by Cascadia Research Collective, a member of the West Coast Large Whale Entanglement Response Network, successfully freed an entangled humpback whale off the coast of Westport after a real-time report from a member of the public enabled…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (419+ words) The humpback whale was disentangled about 20 miles off the Oregon Coast, outside of Newport, after a multi-agency effort involving researchers, trained responders, the U.S. Coast Guard and a local commercial fisherman, according to NOAA. Another humpback whale washed ashore dead on…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (272+ words) The Daily Chronicle Stray kitten rescued by Randle firefighters after becoming trapped in pipe Lewis County Fire District 14, better known as Randle Fire & EMS, rescued a stray kitten after it found itself in a tight spot on Thursday, Aug. 6. Calling…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (265+ words) A 66-year-old resident of Brush Prairie in Southwest Washington was charged by criminal information with violating federal law by killing a bald eagle, First Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd announced in a news release Tuesday. Benjamin G. Allen is accused of…...

4+ week, 1+ hour ago   (65+ words) The Daily Chronicle In Focus: Wiener dog races at the Mossyrock Blueberry Festival Other items that may interest you Morton Loggers Jubilee returns: The 83rd edition of ‘grandaddy of all logging shows’ begins Aug. 6 2026 Thurston County Fair is in full swing…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (881+ words) A Rochester K9 trainer facing possible life in prison for manslaughter charges appears to have started a dog boarding “pet resort.” Wayne George Curry, 65, was charged with one count of first-degree manslaughter in June 2025 after he fatally shot an employee during…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (949+ words) A marine wildlife hospital based in the Pacific Northwest is worried about an alarming trend: seals coming to them alive, but gravely injured. Earlier this month, the organization treated its third seal in less than a year with a gunshot…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (449+ words) Members of the Bucoda Town Council convened for their monthly regular meeting on Tuesday, July 14, and among the agenda items for council consideration were a trio of Washington state Department of Commerce contracts. The Department of Commerce has a program…...