Taholah boxer Sky Bell rests between rounds during her first professional fight. She lost.
Judy Hanson, of Aberdeen, knits wool hats in a greenhouse outside the Grays Harbor Farmer's Market.
Dennis Berkley reaches deep into the surf for a clam during a coastal dig.
The Tenino Motorcycle Drill Team captain greets the crowd at the motorcycle rally in Ocean Shores.
Pvt. Landen Jones, my brother, reunites with his girlfriend at the end of U.S. Army boot camp.
Gov. Chris Gregoire cuts the ribbon for a renovated terminal at the Port of Grays Harbor.
Two surfers complete a joint run during the Clearwater Classic Surfing Competition in Westport.
Flames erupt from a vacant house on West Heron Street that caught fire. No injuries were reported.
SWAT team officers carefully approach a home where they believed a suspect in the shooting at the Grays Harbor County Courthouse may be hiding. The home was later found to be empty.
A U.S. Marine Corps bugler plays Taps while flags are folded at a memorial service for four members of the Moody family, all members of the military or law enforcement, who died within several months of each other.
A worker walks between concrete forms in the casing basin at a pontoon construction project.
Grays Harbor Sheriff's deputies, right, celebrate the safe end of a 90-minute standoff with a quick fist-bump.
Defense attorney David Allen holds up two conflicting suspect sketches based on descriptions of the man who shot State Patrol Trooper Scott Johnson in Pacific County the previous February.
Hoquiam teacher had previous allegations
The high school teacher arrested for allegedly sending sexually suggestive messages faced previous accusations of inappropriate behavior.
Bridge inspections fail to discover severe structural support damage
Transportation engineers suspect the timber pilings had been deteriorating for decades.
Department releases records on fired officer
Police documents detail multiple allegations of misconduct involving drug use and sex while on duty.
McCleary mother refuses to give up on finding missing daughter
Lindsey Baum, an outgoing 4-foot-9 Girl Scout with shoulder-length brown hair, started walking home from her friend’s house shortly after 9 p.m. on June 26. She was 10 years old, just 11 days shy of her birthday.
Fire destroys local business warehouse
Flames quickly spread from a single room of the two-story headquarters of the Aberdeen floor covering business to a roof-collapsing inferno.
“I want to tell you all that I'm sorry,” he said. “And hopefully one day in your hearts you all can forgive me. ... I'm sorry for what I've done to your family.”
As he turned back to face the court, a woman in the audience quietly called to him.
“It was your family too.”
Port of Grays Harbor sees renewed growth
Once completely dependent on the timber industry, the port has diversified in the past few years.
Community remembers downtown character
Dozens of people gathered to remember "The Watchman" as a gentle oddball.
Reporter tries out firefighting for a day
“Kneeling just outside, I put my gloved hand to the door to feel the heat waiting beyond.”
Police worry state may cut training funding
Local officials say costs would “devastate” the ability to recruit and hit rural departments especially hard.
Uncontested races sideline voters
Countywide, just 30 seats of 112 will be contested.
“The chickens are not creating that big of a problem in this town,” he said. “They act like we’ve got chickens menacing all over town, chasing people around, like they’re being attacked by giant chickens.”
Jacob has been covering public safety, courts and business at The Daily World in Aberdeen, Wash., since 2007. He previously wrote for The Spokesman-Review and Cheney Free Press in eastern Washington, and led the student newspaper at Washington State University. He regularly shoots photo assignments, and also has experience with editing, layout and managing social media. See his full résumé here or contact him by email.