The Grays Habor County Emergency Management Office said in a press release on Thursday, February 20th that they are changing providers for their local emergency alert system and with this change users who want to remain getting alerts from them must sign up again even if they were signed up before.  

These alerts are alerts send out from the County, different from the alerts and such posted by Grays Habor Scanner (us).

According to the Washington State Patrol, one person was airlifted to Harborview and another transported by ambulance to a local hospital after a 2 vehicle head-on collision Friday night February 14th. 

The collision occurred on State Route 108 near milepost 11 in Mason County when a red 2002 Honda Accord driven by a Union, Wa man going westbound and lost control in the curve crossing over into the eastbound lanes where it was stuck in the passenger side in that eastbound lane by a 2020 Toyota Rav 4 driven by a 37-year-old Camano Island Man with 2 other passengers both being children in the vehicle. 

The driver of the Honda Accord was airlifted to Harborview for his injuries and the driver of the Toyota was transported to Mason general.  The children passengers were not injured. seatbelts and child safety seats were worn and used by all involved.  

It is not known if there were drugs or alcohol involved, and the cause of the accident is under investigation. 

According to a just-released Washington State Patrol Report the cause of an early morning traffic accident on State Route 107 was caused by a DUI driver. 

The collision occurred on February 14th at 3:28 in the morning on State Route 107 at Preachers Slough Road Between Aberdeen and Montesano.  The driver a 20-year-old Elma woman driving a 2019 Kia Forte was traveling southbound on 107 when it veered right and hit the embankment and ended up in the southbound side ditch.  

The driver, as well as a 19-year-old cosmopolis woman and a 20-year-old Aberdeen woman both passengers, were transported to Community Hospital for injuries sustained in the accident. 

The cause of the accident remains under investigation, the driver is charged with DUI

Two Hoquiam teens are in the Grays Harbor County Juvenile Detention Facility this morning facing Robbery charges. 

At 7:48 PM Sunday evening Aberdeen Police Officers were dispatched to a reported robbery at the Grocery Outlet.  The reported victim, a 39-year old Westport woman, and her 16-year old son and 13-year old daughter had gone over to the Hoquiam Police Department to report the incident.  Officers were advised initially that during a reported vehicle purchase, the 16 and 17-year old Hoquiam male suspects grabbed the woman’s purse (containing cash) and fled.