Inflation is cooling but gas prices are spiking. Mortgage rates rose above 7% in August for the first time in 22 years, and they might not be done going up. Fears of an imminent recession have …
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By Kris Johnson
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9/1/23
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In response to a Napavine resident concerning his letter to the editor on Aug. 28 bashing Joe Kent and praising Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez regarding veterans, I felt more clarity is …
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9/1/23
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• JEANNETTE ELAINE SMITH, 85, Centralia, died Aug. 29 at Providence Centralia Hospital. Arrangements are under the care of Funeral Alternatives of Washington.
• CECILE ROY, 85, …
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9/1/23
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Several Washington state volcanoes are showing what appear to be swarms of minor earthquakes, a phenomenon that's lasted for the past month or more.
But a Western Washington University …
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Robert Mittendorf / The Bellingham Herald (TNS)
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9/1/23
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BREMERTON — This much we can say for sure: Bremerton High assistant football coach Joe Kennedy will pray after Friday night's opening game of the season, as the U.S. Supreme Court said he …
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9/1/23
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The Mariners selected Logan Gilbert 14th overall in the 2018 MLB draft. He spent time in Arkansas, Modesto and West Virginia before getting called up to the majors in 2021 at age 24. He is 12-5 with …
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By Matt Calkins / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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9/1/23
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SEATTLE — Michael Penix Jr.'s Heisman Trophy campaign wasn't built with billboards that tower above city streets, audacious as each may be. It wasn't bought and packaged and put on public …
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Mike Vorel The Seattle Times (TNS)
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9/1/23
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After rallying for seven straight weeks, gas prices across the nation lost their luster in August, which means drivers are expected to save pennies at the pump this Labor Day weekend.
Drivers …
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Vonnai Phair / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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9/1/23
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A 28-year-old Seattle man first got hooked on Xanax in college. Years later, he moved on to fentanyl. Then a string of arrests for impaired driving landed him in legal trouble, and his fourth DUI, a …
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Sara Jean Green / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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9/1/23
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An employee of the Thurston County Sheriff's Office was fired Aug. 31 after an internal investigation uncovered years of sexual harassment toward more than one of his coworkers.
TCSO sent out a …
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Ty Vinson / The Olympian (TNS)
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9/1/23
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Seven local girls soccer teams put on one last dress rehearsal before the fall season begins Friday, taking to Bob Peters Field at Centralia College for a jamboree.
Centralia, W.F. West, …
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By Josh Kirshenbaum / josh@chronline.com
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8/31/23
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Over the last several years, the Mossyrock Vikings volleyball team has made a habit of advancing deep into the state postseason, both at the 2B and 1B level.
While a state title has eluded them, …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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8/31/23
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Two suspects already facing charges for their alleged involvement in four burglaries in Centralia earlier this year are now facing charges in Lewis County Superior Court for burglaries that occurred …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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8/31/23
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The state Criminal Justice Training Commission (CJTC) has formally revoked the police officer certifications of three officers who were fired from the Centralia Police Department in December 2021 for …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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8/31/23
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It’s so much easier to look at seasons in hindsight.
Historical games are just passages in the paper and stats in books, one right after the other. One game might be a stinker, but …
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By Josh Kirshenbaum / josh@chronline.com
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8/31/23
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The owner of a defunct “bikini barista” coffee stand faces additional sex abuse charges as more women have come forward with similar allegations, court records say.
Washington County …
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Zane Sparling / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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8/31/23
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A fully shackled man charged with attempted aggravated murder escaped the state mental hospital and was last seen fleeing south on Interstate 5, Oregon troopers announced Thursday.
Christopher …
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Zane Sparling / oregonlive.com / (TNS)
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8/31/23
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Among many out-of-nowhere facts about, well, out-of-nowhere Geno Smith: He was an English major in college.
It's been more than a decade now since the Seahawks quarterback who surprised the …
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Gregg Bell / The News Tribune (TNS)
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8/31/23
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On Tuesday morning, Harvey Drahos got the news he's waited almost eight decades for.
In 1945, the now-100-year-old veteran was wounded in the Battle of Okinawa, suffering shrapnel wounds to his …
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Joanna Hou / The Olympian (TNS)
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8/31/23
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Sixteen area teams have broken the huddles on fall camp, and the 2023 season looms just on the other side of the month.
With that in mind, The Chronicle’s sports crew — Josh …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/31/23
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