The Washington Senate Law & Justice Committee is scheduled to vote this week on House Bill 1240 creating a state definition of “assault weapon,” which the Gun Owners of America, or …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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3/20/23
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BAY CENTER, Pacific County — To reach the ocean crabbing grounds from this Southwest Washington community, Mike Green must navigate his boat through the seas that churn across the mouth of …
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By Hal Bernton / The Seattle Times
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3/20/23
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To add upcoming events to the Community Calendar, email reporter Matthew Zylstra at matthew@chronline.com.
Botanical Bartending Workshop Series
March 22 at Flourish Cafe, 202 S. Tower …
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3/20/23
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One Toledo person’s trash — or, really anyone’s secondhand stuff — is now available at a new location for Lewis County thrifters: Toledo Treasures.
Having lived in Toledo …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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3/20/23
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With plenty of locals to spare at the WIBCA Senior All-State Games this weekend, several had strong performances during the final round of All-Star showcases around the state.
For the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/20/23
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The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office has opened an investigation after a body was found hanging from a tree in the woods near Doty-Dryad Cemetery on Saturday.
A caller reported the body …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/20/23
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A 25-year-old Longview man is charged with first-degree manslaughter after authorities say a 2-month-old baby died from shaken-baby syndrome last month.
Longview police arrested Randall Kane …
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By Hayley Day / The Daily News
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3/20/23
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Almost a week after a burglary at the Northwest 23rd Avenue location of Paxton Gate, a store that sells taxidermy, jewelry and other curios, a 30,000-year-old cave hyena skull that retailed for …
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Austin De Dios / oregonlive.com / (TNS)
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3/20/23
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Five people in Washington have been sickened with hepatitis A linked to frozen organic strawberries sold in stores including Costco and PCC Community Markets.
Frozen organic strawberries sold to …
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Paige Cornwell / The Seattle Times
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3/20/23
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The 2,000 wind turbines already standing in Washington state should not be required to install systems that limit their blinking red lights at night, said supporters of renewable energy at a …
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Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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3/20/23
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Everyone knows that dogs are "man's best friend." And cats? We tend to associate them more with women. To me, this seems like a silly distinction — but then, I live in the Pacific Northwest, …
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Gene Balk / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/20/23
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Overdose deaths are occurring more frequently than in past years, Thurston County officials told the Board of Health last week, and they are blaming an influx of fentanyl.
The number of overdose …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian
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3/20/23
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A proposal to give police more leeway to engage in high-speed pursuits has passed one legislative hurdle, but faces a tough path ahead in the House.
The debate in Olympia has received extra …
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Donald W. Meyers / Yakima Herald-Republic (TNS)
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3/20/23
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A man found dead Friday afternoon in a portable toilet on the campus of Capital High School in west Olympia has been identified, according to the Thurston County Coroner.
LT T. Smith, 41, was …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian
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3/20/23
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Katilin Stitt Wilbur was promised her father's murderer would stay behind bars for life.
Now she's feeling betrayed.
This month the Washington State Clemency and Pardons Board voted 4-1 to …
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Cameron Probert / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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3/20/23
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OLYMPIA — Charles Adkins remembers when he was asked to pay $700 to stay at the dorms at The Evergreen State College during his freshman year. He panicked because he didn't know where he'd be …
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Jadenne Radoc Cabahug / The Seattle Times / (TNS)
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3/20/23
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Gov. Jay Inslee isn't yet saying whether he'll seek a fourth term next year, but that hasn't stopped a post-Inslee 2024 political landscape from starting to take shape.
After all, there are only …
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Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times / (TNS)
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3/20/23
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The name of the day belonged on the track, but W.F. West’s field crew had the best time at the Cardinal Relays on Saturday in Orting.
On the boys’ side of things, Lucas Hoff took …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/19/23
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The Adna softball team climbed as high up the classification ladder as it could, and with the exception of one big inning held its own against 4A Puyallup in an 8-3 loss at Auburn Riverside.
The …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/18/23
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The Centralia boys soccer team conceded two early goals Saturday, and that ended up being too great a hole to come out of in a 3-1 non-league loss to King’s Way Christian.
The Knights got …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/18/23
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