8/23/24
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A man convicted and sentenced to life in prison in 1977 for killing and mutilating the body of a 13-year-old boy is back at the Lewis County Jail awaiting a hearing on a motion to overturn his …
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By Emily Fitzgerald /
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8/23/24
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8/23/24
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Senate Minority Leader John Braun, R-Centralia, has renewed calls for “drastic reform” at Green Hill School in Chehalis following new reporting by FOX13 further highlighted safety …
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By Mitchell Roland /
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8/22/24
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The Lewis County Auditor’s office will conduct a manual recount Monday of a statewide race where two candidates are separated by just 51 votes.
According to the Secretary of State’s …
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By Mitchell Roland/
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8/22/24
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A former Centralia Middle School teacher accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old male student in 2020 has been arrested.
The arrest is a result of an investigation initiated by the …
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Emily Fitzgerald/emily@chronline.com
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8/22/24
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Whether you’re trying to put together a nice new outfit, find that perfect pair of vintage used jeans or just looking for some stylish, locally made jewelry, The Cluttered Closet Boutique …
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By Owen Sexton /
owen@chronline.com
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8/21/24
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Thurston County Commissioner Carolina Mejia abruptly left Tuesday afternoon’s meeting after saying she wanted to hold fellow Commissioner Emily Clouse “to the same standards of what I …
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By Mitchell Roland /mitchell@chronline.com
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8/20/24
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The estate of Aron Christensen, a Portland musician who was fatally shot and found dead alongside his dog near Walupt Lake south of Packwood in August 2022, has filed a $3 million lawsuit against the …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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8/20/24
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As it prepares to merge with another chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star of Washington, Chehalis Chapter No. 3 is donating the remainder of its nearly $130,000 budget to a variety of …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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8/19/24
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Ian Reed calls himself a “weather geek” and he had been anticipating Saturday afternoon’s lightning storm all day.
A nature photographer, Reed works for the nonprofit Mount St. …
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By Mike Rogoway / The Oregonian (TNS)
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8/19/24
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The number of kids in Washington’s foster care system has dropped by nearly half since the Department of Children, Youth and Families was created in 2017, reflecting the agency’s push to …
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By Grace Deng / The Washington Standard
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8/19/24
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Republican congressional candidate Joe Kent is “made for the job,” U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, said Saturday.
“He is a serious person for serious …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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8/17/24
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Editor's note: This is the fourth and final installation of a four-part series focused on W.F. West High School graduate and former Major League Baseball player Brock Peterson. Find the previous …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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8/16/24
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When Jim Corbett, of Edmonds, found a violin for sale in a Seattle pawn shop around 35 years ago, he purchased it believing what the pawn shop told him, that it was built in Chehalis in 1972.
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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8/16/24
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When Monica Jimenez was tagged on a social media post about the KELA/KMNT Diaper Derby happening at the Southwest Washington Fair, she jumped at the chance to register her baby, Jayce Nakano.
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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8/15/24
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Thurston County Commissioner Emily Clouse was removed from her board and commission assignments this week as the county investigates a “brief dating relationship” with a colleague, an …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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8/15/24
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A Chehalis man has been charged with a drive-by shooting and first-degree assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly shooting at a man he, after being arrested, accused of slashing his tires on …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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8/14/24
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Hadleigh Westover, whose mother describes her as “wild,” might not be tall enough to be a cowgirl, but she’s certainly a trailblazer: Southwest Washington Fair Association officials …
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By Jared Wenzelburger / For The Chronicle
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8/13/24
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