Melinda French Gates announced Monday she is resigning from her role as co-chair of the Seattle-based Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
“This is not a decision I came to lightly,” …
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A local fentanyl dealer was arrested on May 2 in Tumwater after the Thurston County Narcotics Task Force acquired a warrant and found drugs, guns and cash.
According to the Thurston County …
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A former probation officer in Pierce County is accused of having a sexual relationship with a client who was assigned to him.
Prosecutors have charged Mario Joseph Tropiano, 39, with three …
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The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association released the results of voting from its Representative Assembly on Monday morning, and girls flag football was not made a sanctioned sport in the …
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5/13/24
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The Washington State Patrol on Monday issued a Missing Indigenous Person Alert (MIPA) for Cayla Rosario, 24, of Bellingham.
According to the alert, friends last heard from Rosario on April 11. …
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A man who was severely injured last summer when his legs went through the side of the Hairpin, one of the four main slides at the Birch Bay Waterslides in Blaine, has sued the park's owners.
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A Centralia man accused of pulling a realistic-looking BB pistol on another man during a dispute on Thursday, May 9, was charged Monday with felony harassment and second-degree assault.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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Former Chehalis Foundation President Mike Austin and his wife, Susan, see their grandkids represented in every corner of Recreation Park in Chehalis.
Three of their granddaughters dance together …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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The sports crew (Dylan, Zach, and Aaron) discuss a tough set of district championship baseball games, the winding down of softball’s regular season, and who’s doing what in state …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/13/24
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More than 5.6 million people visited Lewis County last year, an uptick of 5.8% over 2022, according to data from Discover Lewis County, a tourism initiative created by the county and now operated by …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/13/24
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A 17-year-old Eatonville boy is facing possible reckless driving charges after he allegedly caused a two-vehicle crash on state Route 7 near Morton on Sunday.
A 20-year-old Eatonville man who …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/13/24
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The Thurston County Planning Commission will host a public hearing next month on code changes for Less Restrictive Alternative (LRA) Housing, an alternative to total confinement for offenders a court …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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The theme for the fourth annual Chehalis Flying Saucer Party has already been announced as “disclosure.”
Event organizers were out on Saturday, May 11, in downtown Chehalis …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/13/24
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Customers lined up outside Sweet Dough Cookie Co.'s new Chehalis location during a grand reopening celebration on Saturday, May 11.
The new location is at 734 S. Market Blvd. in Chehalis, …
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Theft
• At 8:05 a.m. on May 10, a business owner in the 1200 block of Alder Street reported they believed an employee stole $7,400.
• Shoes were …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/13/24
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After it was first built in 1944 to honor Tenino and other South Thurston County veterans who served during World War II, the Honor Roll Plaque was taken down in 1962 so it could be repaired, but it …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/13/24
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A woman is facing possible criminal charges after she crashed her car into a median on northbound Interstate 5 in Chehalis on Saturday while a 14-year-old boy was in the vehicle.
The woman, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/13/24
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I missed perhaps a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to view the Northern Lights from my backyard on Friday night, but I certainly enjoyed seeing all the gorgeous photos posted online.
My friend …
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Commentary by Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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5/13/24
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May is Mental Health Awareness Month, so let's talk about this important topic.
We all know problems in our lives can cause anxiety. Those problems can be relationship issues, pressure at work …
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By Richard Stride / For The Chronicle
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5/13/24
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The Lewis County Department of Public Works Solid Waste Utility hosted a free recycling event between Winlock and Napavine on Saturday, Mat 11.
Lewis County residents were provided an …
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