Missing 5-year-old's parents charged with abandonment of different child in their care

Parents of missing 5-year-old Oakley Carlson were arrested on Monday, but they have been preliminarily charged as of Thursday night, according to the Grays Harbor County Prosecutor's Office.

Oakville community holds vigil for missing 5-year-old girl

The mystery surrounding the disappearance of 5-year-old Oakley Carlson has rocked the small town of Oakville as the search for her continues into day three. 

Did the system fail Oakley Carlson? 5-year-old Washington girl remains missing

As the search continues for 5-year-old Oakley Carlson, questions are being raised about potential shortfalls or missteps from the state agency that was meant to protect the little girl.

Desperate search continues for missing 5-year-old Oakville girl
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The desperate search continues tonight for 5-year-old Oakley Carlson. Her parents say the last time they saw her, she was alive, but authorities say they are being uncooperative.

Detectives, rescue crews search Oakville home for missing 5-year-old girl
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Grays Harbor County authorities are looking for missing 5-year-old girl Oakley Carlson. It is unknown when she was last seen, and her parents have been arrested for manslaughter in connection with her disappearance. FOX 13 reporter Matthew Smith is in Oakville with the latest.

Two city blocks evacuated in Hoquiam due to gas leak

Residents and businesses in a two-block radius in Hoquiam were evacuated on Tuesday afternoon due to an uncontrolled natural gas leak. 

Authorities looking for escaped inmate near Elma

Grays Harbor Sheriff’s deputies are looking for an escaped inmate last seen in a work crew near Elma.

Washington state says dozens of vertical evacuation structures are needed on the coast for tsunamis

The Washington State Emergency Management Division released an assessment finding that dozens of vertical structures are needed on the outer coast to ensure people can safely evacuate from a tsunami in time. 

Washington lawmaker wears Star of David in vaccine protest

A Washington state lawmaker is being criticized after wearing a yellow Star of David in protest of COVID-19 vaccine regulations, a display that compared the government’s efforts to protect people from a highly contagious virus with the Nazis’ murder of 6 million Jews during the Holocaust.

Rising construction material costs impacting contractors, homeowners

Since the pandemic, lumber prices have soared and in some cases by nearly 400-percent. The supply side has impacted prices and ripples across the construction industry.

Landslides pose current, future threats along SR 109 in Grays Harbor County

Landslides are showing their destructive might in Grays Harbor County, but they're also posing a lingering threat that could cut off a coastal community.

Flooding, landslides impact Washington coastal communities

Steady rain fell along Washington state’s beaches Tuesday. The winter weather pushed rivers to run high, flooding roadways and causing landslide to impact travel and large waves are blamed for killing one person in Pacific Beach earlier this week.

National Weather Service: EF-1 tornado touched down in Grays Harbor County

UPDATE: The National Weather Service has confirmed that an EF-1 tornado with peak winds of 90 mph touched down in Grays Harbor County early Saturday morning.