More than 30 cities and special districts have participated in the planning process of the Lewis County Division of Emergency Management’s new hazard mitigation plan. Now, the plan is ready for …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/26/23
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A cornhole tournament to raise money for students with special needs will be held May 13 at Dick’s Brewing, located at 3516 Galvin Road in Centralia.
Registration begins at 11:30 a.m. and …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/26/23
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Lewis County’s unemployment rate fell significantly in March, dropping 1.5% from February’s 7.9% to 6.4%, according to new data released by the Washington State Employment Security …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/26/23
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A La Center man who was driving drunk when he killed three teenage girls in June 2021 on state Highway 503 was sentenced Monday to 12 years and three months in prison.
David R. Zarb, 48, pleaded …
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By Jessica Prokop / The Columbian
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4/26/23
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A 22-year-old Beaverton, Oregon, man was killed in a collision with a semi-truck on northbound Interstate 5 near Olympia early Wednesday morning.
The roadway was closed for six hours and 30 …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/26/23
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Now that House Bill 1240 — Washington State Legislature’s assault weapons ban — has been signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee, gun stores across the state can no longer sell a wide …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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4/26/23
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The Washington State Board of Education and the Association of Washington Student Leaders released a statement on Wednesday announcing W.F. West High School sophomore Castulo Gonzalez has been …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/26/23
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A Monday night event featured a refugee of Nazi Germany, the creator of a famous advertising campaign and a graduate of W.F. West High School — but the event only had one speaker.
Barbara …
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By Matthew Zylstra / matthew@chronline.com
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4/26/23
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The story of Goldilocks and The Three Bears has been told countless times in the nearly 200 years since it was first written, but Rochester High School has put a spin on the classic tale that makes …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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4/26/23
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In the age of Google Maps, smartphone apps and social media, calling a phone number to get travel information will soon be a thing of the past.
Starting May 19, travelers in Washington will no …
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Amanda Zhou / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/26/23
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Washington became the 10th state to prohibit sales of AR-15s and dozens of other semi-automatic rifles Tuesday, as Gov. Jay Inslee signed the ban into law, effective immediately.
The state …
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Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/26/23
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OLYMPIA — Advocates for open government sued the state of Washington on Monday over state legislators' attempts to shield records from public view using a justification advocates claim is not …
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David Gutman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/26/23
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A skull and human remains were found Monday morning in a wooded area north of Alder Lake in Eatonville, according to the Pierce County Sheriff's Department.
The skull, found in Mountain …
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Amanda Zhou / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/26/23
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A 43-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of disorderly conduct over the weekend after pointing what appeared to be a gun at passing traffic on Interstate 5.
About 2 p.m. Saturday, 911 began …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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4/26/23
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Saturday's sold-out Pond Skim put an exclamation point on another snowy and profitable season at White Pass Ski Area.
Spokesperson Kathleen Goyette said the 2022-23 winter brought the …
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Luke Thompson / Yakima Herald-Republic (TNS)
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4/26/23
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The state would provide a toolkit for families when someone goes missing under a bill waiting awaiting Gov. Jay Inslee's signature.
Rep. Gina Mosbrucker, R-Goldendale, introduced House Bill 1512, …
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Tammy Ayer / Yakima Herald-Republic (TNS)
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4/26/23
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The failure of state lawmakers to do anything about the surging drug crisis is one of the worst policy face-plants I've seen in local politics going back 30 years.
Rarely is the gap so wide …
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Danny Westneat / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/26/23
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A 48-year-old Lacey man accused of fatally shooting a man on Saturday is being held in Thurston County jail in lieu of $500,000.
Aaron Patrick Costello attended his preliminary appearance in …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian
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4/26/23
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The Black Hills boys soccer team woke up and chose chaos Tuesday, throwing a wrench into the 2A EvCo pecking order with a 4-3 win in overtime over W.F. West in Chehalis.
Jack Ellison scored the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/25/23
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