Chinook Observer

July 6 — Caller reported that his two mountain bikes were stolen off their black Toyota Rav4 at The Breakers sometime between midnight on July 4 and early morning on July 5. The suspect or suspects are unknown, and there is no surveillance at the hotel. One of the bikes was a red/white Specialized Camber Comp and the other a mint green Specialized Towney. Value: $1,300 and $800. Unless the bicycles are located, this log and the photographs that were provided will serve as the case report.

Two residents from Pacific County were injured in a crash on State Route 109 in Grays Harbor County on July 16 at approximately 4:13 p.m. One of the injured was transported by Airlift Northwest in serious condition to St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma. According to the Washington State Patrol, a 2003 Honda Accord being driven by David L. Wright, 27 of Prosser, with one passenger, Kariysa G. Castillo, 23 of Kennewick, was traveling southbound on SR 109 when it crossed the center line.

Silver Spring, MD, July 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Lipfendra (enlicitide), the first oral inhibitor of proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9), as an adjunct to diet and exercise to reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), or “bad” cholesterol, in adults with hypercholesterolemia, including those with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH).

Washington, D.C., July 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Protect Democracy released Deceive, Disrupt, Deny in Full Effect, an update to its March report Executive Override, which predicted how the administration would turn federal power against the 2026 midterms. The update tracks four months of developments against those predictions and lays out what to watch heading into the fall, including weaponized intelligence releases and distrust of voting systems.

BELLEVUE, Wash., July 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Seattle Humane is proud to announce the recipients of their inaugural Community Awards, who will be recognized on September 25 at the Together for Pets Luncheon, an inspiring new event celebrating the people, partners and supporters who make Seattle Humane’s lifesaving work possible and featuring advocate and pet parent Antoni Porowski.

Transportation funding smells ready to catch fire again in Oregon. Democrats and Republicans in the Legislature left the 2025 session some distance apart on what the state should be paying for in transportation, let alone how it should be paid for. Then came the overwhelming defeat of much of the plan legislators did come up with in the May election. So on Monday, when we got a chance to ask Gov. Tina Kotek directly, we asked her about the road forward for paying for Oregon’s roads.

LONG BEACH — There was an 88% surge in the number of houses sold in south Pacific County this June compared to a year earlier, according to the Northwest Multiple Listing Service. Thirty-two houses sold in the Peninsula-Chinook-Naselle half of the county in June, up from 17 in June 2025. There also was a 42% increase in pending sales in south county, to 47 compared to 33 a year before. In addition, four condo sales were completed in June — compared to five in June 2025.

Las Vegas, July 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As Miracle Flights continues to strengthen its executive leadership and build the capacity needed for its next chapter of growth, the organization today announced the appointments of Stephanie Ceccarelli as Chief of Impact and Emily Hancock, CFRE, as Chief of Philanthropy.

Mountain View, California, July 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA), the global research and advisory firm focused on staffing and workforce solutions, today launched the Healthcare Staffing 100 recognition program. Now one of the fastest-growing and most strategically important workforce sectors, healthcare staffing has grown 105% since 2016 while the overall US temporary staffing market declined over the same period.

Pacific County will be implementing burning restrictions (Burn Ban) effective at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, July 18, until further notice. The burn ban applies to outdoor debris burning. Recreational campfires are allowed if built in improved fire pits in designated campgrounds, such as those typically found in local, county, and state parks and in commercial campgrounds.