The dispatcher’s broadcast to Cowlitz County sheriff’s deputies fell into the category known among first responders as “a situation.” That’s in-house lingo for a call so … more

A Tri-Cities massage therapist has been accused of sexually touching a fifth patient, according to the Washington state Department of Health. It is one of several recent actions taken by the … more

When Heaven Strothers learned two of her children had been sexually abused by her then-husband, it felt like "the floor shattered and fell out from underneath" her. She didn't know what to do … more

A 32-year-old man has been sentenced to more than 13 years in prison for fatally shooting a friend in Spanaway and sparking a 90-minute stand-off with police. Michael Jerome Matthews' sentencing … more

The Washington high school football coach at the center of a First Amendment case that went before the U.S. Supreme Court last year will return to the sidelines for the upcoming football season. … more

Yakima County prosecutors charged a Missouri man with second-degree murder in connection with a Feb. 28 head-on crash that killed two children. In court papers filed in Yakima County Superior … more

Law enforcement officials are seeking an “armed and dangerous” suspect after a 59-year-old man died from gunshot wounds on Monday, according to the Grays Harbor County Sheriff’s … more

When workers in the Woodland School District showed up early on the morning of Jan. 23, they heard power saws in the bus parking lot. The thieves heard them coming and scattered, dropping their tools … more

The Tumwater baseball day in Clark County started about as well as could be imagined, but after one good inning, it all went south for the T-Birds in a 10-3 loss at 4A Union. Brayden Oram led … more

A second family has sued a former Sumner High School varsity basketball coach. The family alleges Jacob "Jake" Jackson sexually abused and harassed a boy he met at a Sumner Basketball Academy … more

A slope stabilization project on state Route 109 through Hoquiam in Grays Harbor County will close the road round the clock for three weeks beginning March 22, the state Department of Transportation … more

Twenty years ago on Thursday, March 16, Rachel Corrie, a 23-year-old Olympia woman who was a student at The Evergreen State College, was killed by an Israeli military-operated Caterpillar bulldozer … more

The body of an adult man was found in Watershed Park on Sunday, March 12, and the Olympia Police Department has opened an investigation into the cause of his death. Police Lt. Paul Lower said a … more

A 22-year-old man was sentenced to nine years in prison after pleading guilty to running a red light while intoxicated, causing a Christmas Eve crash in 2021 that killed a pregnant woman. Sean … more

A man accused of driving a stolen vehicle, fleeing from a Lewis County Sheriff’s Office deputy on foot and then breaking into a residence in the Packwood area on Thursday is now facing multiple … more

I’m going to start this “turn off your phones” column with a call to first spend 80 minutes watching your screen. A movie called “Childhood 2.0,” which our friends at the Chehalis Parent-Teacher Organization showed last week to community members, is definitely worth your time. The whole film can be watched, free and without commercials, on YouTube at www.bit.ly/Childhood2point0. The movie, about changes to the carefree childhood days of yore, is sobering but ultimately enlightening and positive as it suggests ways to stay engaged in our children’s real and digital lives. more

In 1952, when Agnes Martinez was 12 years old, her teacher asked her class if anyone was interested in being a pen pal to another 12-year-old girl from the United States. The teacher picked Martinez … more

Kayla Weed, W.F. West High School’s first-ever female wrestler in 2014, was declared victor in a mixed martial arts (MMA) match against Rose Fujinaka Saturday night in front of a sold out crowd … more

• LAWRENCE WOODARD, 84, Centralia, died March 11 in Centralia. Arrangements are under the care of Newell-Hoerling’s Mortuary. more