Washington state's Premera Blue Cross members have two weeks until a contract with MultiCare Health Systems expires, removing their access to around 1,000 health care providers statewide.
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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5/17/24
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Efforts to convince Washington state voters to reject three initiatives on the ballot this fall are in full swing.
Initiative 2117 would repeal the state’s Climate Commitment Act, …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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5/17/24
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Last month, Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee announced a $50 million electric vehicle rebate program through the state Department of Commerce to be implemented later this year and early next year …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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5/17/24
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Jesse Lee Calhoun, identified last year as a person of interest in a series of suspicious deaths of women in Oregon, has been indicted in three of the killings as detectives continue to investigate …
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Zane Sparling, Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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5/17/24
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A 32-year-old Spanaway man who is wanted in Pierce County for attempted murder tried to elude Grays Harbor County deputies to avoid arrest, authorities say.
A Grays Harbor County sheriff's …
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Puneet Bsanti / The News Tribune (TNS)
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5/17/24
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Following years of turbulence, which included foreclosure and repeated failed attempts to sell the property, Lewis County has approved the sale of Mountain View Cemetery in Centralia.
For the …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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5/17/24
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Following more than an hour and a half of discussion Tuesday, including around 50 minutes of public comment mostly in opposition, the Centralia City Council approved plans for the Woodland Glen …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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5/17/24
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A lawsuit filed by a former employee against the City of Morton, former Morton Mayor Dan Mortensen and disgraced former Morton Police Chief Roger Morningstar over alleged sexual harassment in the …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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5/17/24
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If you thought you saw railcars, or speeders, at railroad crossings along the Chehalis-Centralia Railroad and Museum’s tracks Thursday, you thought right.
Eighteen railcars chugged 9 miles …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/17/24
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Vehicle theft
• A blue 2015 Ford F-150 with the Washington license plate C07380K was reported stolen from the 1200 block of Mellen Street just after 9:35 …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/17/24
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• ANTHONY F. BOONE, 34, Chehalis, died May 8 in Portland, Oregon. A viewing will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at Cattermole Funeral Home, 203 NW Kerron St., Winlock. A celebration …
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5/17/24
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A 40-year-old Toledo man was transported to a hospital following a three-vehicle crash on southbound Interstate 5 near the Toutle River Rest Area in Cowlitz County early Thursday morning.
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/17/24
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What happens when you walk a route that you’ve driven for decades? You see your world in a new and better way.
I recently set out on such a trek, strolling from Stan Hedwall Park in …
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Commentary by Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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5/17/24
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During the first half of May, administrators at the University of Washington patiently negotiated with pro-Hamas protesters about voluntarily dismantling their illegal encampment at the center of the …
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Commentary by Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia
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5/17/24
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A man arrested while a Lewis County Sheriff’s Office deputy was investigating a horse abuse case in Silver Creek on Wednesday is accused of bringing meth into the Lewis County Jail.
Winton …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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5/17/24
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At its regular meeting on Tuesday, May 21, the Chehalis School District Board of Directors is expected to vote to accept the resignation of Board President Alan Browning, the district announced …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/17/24
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On Thursday, May 23, the remains of U.S. Army Sergeant George F. Bishop will finally be laid to rest at Claquato Cemetery.
He died on July 28, 1942, according to a U.S Army Human Resources …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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5/17/24
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Shoppers at the Winlock Liquidation Warehouse are likely to see new items on the shelves every time they visit.
According to owners Nicholas and Amy Delin, the surprise, coupled with discounts …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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5/17/24
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Each year, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) holds essay contests for middle and high school students. The contests offer cash prizes and scholarship opportunities, with different essay themes each …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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5/17/24
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