A Lewis County resident faces a $168,000 penalty from the Washington Department of Ecology after an “illegal construction project” caused “polluted, muddy water to flow into …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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11/16/23
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When St. Timothy Episcopal Church in Chehalis was bequeathed shares of an oil company from a church member last spring, the church’s vestry board struggled to decide what the best use of the …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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11/16/23
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Johnston Ridge, which offers the best crater viewpoint in the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, is unlikely to be open any time soon, despite initial optimism from the Washington State …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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11/16/23
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D.B. Cooper has been dead for more than 50 years.
Larry Carr is sure of it, and he should know, seeing as he once headed up the FBI’s investigation into the unknown criminal’s famous …
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Douglas Perry / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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11/16/23
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Washington's latest auction of carbon-emission allowances raised an estimated $260 million.
The state Department of Ecology announced Wednesday the results of its second special auction held …
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Isabella Breda / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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11/16/23
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A North Thurston Public Schools bus driver accused of hitting a child on his bus last month has been charged with fourth-degree assault, a gross misdemeanor, in Thurston County District Court, court …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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11/16/23
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The Thurston County Sheriff's Office is looking for a husband and wife who have been missing since Monday.
On Monday, deputies were dispatched to a home in the Lake Forest neighborhood to do a …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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11/16/23
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Seventeen people and their bus driver were able to escape a fire on their Yakima-based airport shuttle bus Tuesday.
The Bellair Charters/Airporter bus fire five miles west of the summit closed …
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Donald W. Meyers / Yakima Herald-Republic (TNS)
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11/16/23
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There are two species of killer whale found in the Salish Sea — they are Bigg's killer whales, the marine mammal-eaters, and southern resident killer whales, that eat salmon. The two subspecies …
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Karlee Van De Venter / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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11/16/23
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Thousands of people have weighed in on the federal government's latest proposal to bring grizzly bears back to the North Cascades.
The two draft documents that lay out a plan to establish an …
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Michael Wright / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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11/16/23
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WENATCHEE — A state appellate court reaffirmed an international custody case that allows the state to make rulings if, for one of the parents, returning to the country of origin could result in …
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Oscar Rodriguez / The Wenatchee World (TNS)
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11/16/23
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Multiple law enforcement agencies across Pierce County assisted in the search and arrest of a suspect who fled the scene of a rollover collision on Wednesday.
Washington State Patrol troopers …
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Puneet Bsanti / The News Tribune (TNS)
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11/16/23
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A man whose $30,000 bail amount was criticized by the Pierce County Sheriff's Department earlier this year has been arrested again after cutting off his ankle monitor and allegedly committing more …
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Puneet Bsanti / The News Tribune (TNS)
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11/16/23
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A man accused of hitting another man in the head with a hammer in Chehalis on Nov. 8 is scheduled to plead guilty to an assault charge in Lewis County Superior Court on Friday.
The …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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11/16/23
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11/16/23
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Since the moment she raced in her first swim meet, Chihiro Bringman has wanted to swim for a Division I program.
On Tuesday, Bringman’s dreams became a reality, as she signed a Letter of …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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11/15/23
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The sports crew (Dylan, Josh and Kody and also Aaron) cover the lack of surprises from last week’s playoff football games. Aaron is back from the desert. Production is at an all-time high. …
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By The Chronicle staff
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11/15/23
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Linda and Steve Coyner celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Nov. 11, surrounded by family and friends. They were married Nov. 9, 1973. They, along with their three children, 10 grandchildren …
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11/15/23
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Robert "Bobby" Layne Orr was born to Robert and Rebecca Orr July 27, 2000, in Centralia, Washington.
He was the happiest little boy, running wide open from the time he could walk. Bobby …
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11/15/23
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Michael "Mike" Ervin Kain, 61, of Adna, Washington, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023.
Mike was born on July 6, 1962 in Chehalis, Washington to Jimmy and Ellen Kain. He spent …
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11/15/23
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