Lawmakers from the 35th Legislative District are frustrated after the failure of another bill that would require post-sentence housing for sexually violent predators (SVPs) to be owned, operated or …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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2/2/24
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Two teenagers were arrested this week in connection with stabbing a man and his son outside a Kelso McDonald’s Saturday night.
Kamrin Kerr, 19, of Longview, along with an unnamed …
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By Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
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2/2/24
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Napavine residents are encouraged to make their way downtown on Saturday to meet Lewis County Fire District 5’s new chief, Brent Adams.
A lifelong Washington state resident who has had …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/2/24
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A sentencing hearing for Billy Bartlett, the Amanda Park man convicted last month for killing 46-year-old William Foster III and injuring a 12-year-old in Chehalis in December 2021, is scheduled for …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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2/2/24
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Lewis County Hospital District No. 1, which does business as Arbor Health in East Lewis County, announced officers and committee representatives in a news release this week.
The district …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/2/24
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Lewis County Superior Court is continuing to hear new cases against Green Hill School inmates stemming from evidence the Joint Narcotic Enforcement Team (JNET) seized from the facility in August of …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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2/2/24
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The King Oscar Motel, located at 1049 Eckerson Road in Centralia, has been sold to Sage Investment Group, the third such purchase in the Harrison Avenue area.
According to the Lewis County …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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2/2/24
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A trio of Washington lawmakers have introduced federal legislation to replicate a Washington program that incentivizes voluntary conservation on farms of all sizes.
On Wednesday, Rep. Marie …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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2/2/24
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The 2B District 4 Tournament brackets are all but complete after Thursday’s action, with only two winner-in games between Kalama and Morton-White Pass to be settled.
On the boys side, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/2/24
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A drug distributor for a Mexican-based organization who was responsible for at least 100 pounds of methamphetamine seized in Oregon was sentenced Wednesday to more than 12 years in federal prison.
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Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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2/2/24
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Four men are charged with trafficking 1.4 metric tons of liquid heroin after federal agents seized 55-gallon barrels from a U-Haul truck they had followed to the lot of a Motel 6 in Tigard, according …
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Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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2/2/24
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A 42-year-old man accused of dealing fentanyl in the Olympia area is being held in Thurston County jail in lieu of $15,000 bail.
The Thurston County Narcotics Task Force arrested the man Tuesday …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian (TNS)
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2/2/24
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A suggestion that the Prosser School Board should open its meetings with a prayer has resulted in objections from students and threats of legal action from a national organization.
During a …
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Eric Rosane / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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2/2/24
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A 14-year-old girl reported missing from her Mount Vernon home the first week of January was found safe in Michigan.
The Mount Vernon Police Department announced Thursday that Ella Jones had …
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By The Bellingham Herald (TNS)
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2/2/24
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The Ocean Shores Police Department is investigating another string of possible mail thefts from residential mailboxes, weeks after an arrest was made around the holidays for a similar string of …
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Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World (TNS)
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2/2/24
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The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board will immediately suspend enforcement of its lewd conduct rule after inspections at Seattle LGBTQ+ nightlife venues last weekend drew sharp criticism …
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Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/2/24
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RENTON — Mike Macdonald Day got underway at 11:02 a.m. Thursday, when the newly anointed Seahawks coach smiled and approached the stage. In a blue hoodie and blazer, the 36-year-old defensive …
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Mike Vorel / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/2/24
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OLYMPIA — The Senate version of a bill to limit rent increases died Wednesday when a state senator on the Housing Committee said she could not support it.
A House version of the proposal, …
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Claire Withycombe / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/2/24
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Capitalizing on quicker package deliveries, the growing hype around generative AI and savings from incremental layoffs, Amazon ended 2023 on a strong note.
The Seattle-based retail and tech …
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Lauren Rosenblatt / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/2/24
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Providence hospitals in Washington must provide nearly 100,000 low-income patients with about $158 million in refunds and debt relief, per a Thursday agreement — almost two years after being …
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Elise Takahama / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/2/24
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