|
Olympia Mayor Dontae Payne says the U.S. government has a debt to pay to the descendants of enslaved people. He said the promise of 40 acres and a mule was never fulfilled after the Civil War, and it …
more
Ty Vinson / The Olympian (TNS)
|
8/16/24
|
|
Deputies arrested a 33-year-old man who is accused of "indiscriminately" firing a gun near The Evergreen State College early Wednesday morning.
Witnesses called 911 to report the shooter on the …
more
Martín Bilbao / The Olympian (TNS)
|
8/16/24
|
|
Evacuation notices on the Retreat Fire burning east of Rimrock Lake were removed at 8 a.m. Friday, according to Yakima Valley Emergency Management.
Residents will be allowed through the U.S. …
more
Yakima Herald-Republic (TNS)
|
8/16/24
|
|
|
A third aging underground tank at the Hanford nuclear site is suspected of leaking highly radioactive and hazardous chemical waste into the ground, the Department of Energy said Thursday.
"This …
more
Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
|
8/16/24
|
|
Failed gubernatorial candidate Semi Bird says only one person can save Washington.
It's not Dave Reichert, though.
"My full endorsement and support goes to Donald J. Trump, for Washington …
more
Eric Rosane / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
|
8/16/24
|
|
A Tri-Cities man is in jail accused of abusing and raping a woman he met on a dating site.
Hector Miguel Mendez, 38, was arrested Monday after Kennewick police were called for a welfare check …
more
Cory McCoy / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
|
8/16/24
|
|
A man accused of physically and sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl he picked up from her friend's house in Kennewick and took to New Mexico has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Lucas …
more
Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
|
8/16/24
|
|
|
The 21-year-old fiancée of a Pullman man accused of international parental kidnapping was also federally indicted, according to court documents unsealed Wednesday.
Nadia Cole is charged …
more
Emma Epperly / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
|
8/16/24
|
|
|
A growing 150-acre wildfire in Jefferson County is threatening homes and has prompted fire officials to warn residents to prepare for potential evacuation if conditions worsen.
The 2620 fire …
more
Amanda Zhou / The Seattle Times (TNS)
|
8/16/24
|
|
Less than a year after it reopened, a Washington state Sears store is closing again, as the retailer's national vanishing act has become more stark in recent months.
The Sears store at Union …
more
Debbie Cockrell / The News Tribune (TNS)
|
8/16/24
|
|
The number of children in Washington's foster care system dropped by almost half in the past six years, reflecting a shift in approach that prioritizes keeping families together.
That's news to …
more
Nina Shapiro / The Seattle Times (TNS)
|
8/16/24
|
|
|
A Pierce County man is accused of forcing a 15-year-old boy into his car and firing shots at the teenager's friend.
Brian Jones Canady, 66, was charged with first-degree assault, unlawful …
more
Puneet Bsanti / The News Tribune (TNS)
|
8/16/24
|
|
On July 28, 2024, our precious mother, Louella "Lou" Maxine Lee, peacefully passed away at her home in Centralia. She was 93.
Born on Nov. 22, 1930, in Adna, Washington, Louella married …
more
8/16/24
|
|
Norman Carl Schroeder, a beloved master craftsman, was known for his insatiable pursuit of knowledge, sharp wit and generous spirit in sharing his expertise. A devoted father, grandfather and …
more
8/16/24
|
|
Philip Michael Daniels was born Nov. 12, 1945, in Seattle, Washington, and passed away unexpectedly Aug. 10, 2024, at Providence Centralia Hospital in Centralia, Washington.
He was the …
more
8/16/24
|
|
Nancy M. Mason, beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend to many, passed away peacefully in July 2024. She was born and raised on a farm near historic Washington, …
more
8/16/24
|
|
Sanctioned by the Northwest Professional Rodeo Association for the second year, the Lewis County Rodeo had its first of two showcases at the Southwest Washington Fair on on Wednesday, Aug. 14.
…
more
8/15/24
|
|
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.
…
more
By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
|
8/15/24
|
|
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 …
more
By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
|
8/15/24
|
|
When the gun went off on the first day of the state track and field championships in May, Oakville High School freshman-to-be Cecil Gumaelius donned a red jersey in the Class 1B 3,200-meter run.
…
more
By Zach Martin / zach@chronlinecom
|
8/15/24
|
