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OLYMPIA — At-home sexual assault kits let people collect potential DNA evidence themselves instead of seeking an exam in a medical setting. But the results of a self-administered sexual assault …
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Jadenne Radoc Cabahug / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/14/23
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On the morning the U.S. Coast Guard in Astoria received a frantic mayday call from a yacht sinking near the treacherous mouth of the Columbia River, John “Branch” Walton was in his fifth …
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Aimee Green / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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2/14/23
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OLYMPIA — Washington's nickname, "the Evergreen State," doesn't only apply to the green of the pine trees but also to the green of the shrub-steppe that covers most of Eastern Washington.
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Rebecca Pettingill / Columbia Basin Herald (TNS)
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2/14/23
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Pierce County Thieves Bought So Much With Stolen Credit Card It Wouldn't Fit in Pickup, Deputies Say
Investigators with Pierce County Sheriff's Department arrested two people last month suspected of being involved in an identity-theft ring that deputies say took information from at least 22 victims …
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Peter Talbot / The News Tribune (TNS)
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2/14/23
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A Pierce County jury acquitted a fired Tacoma police officer of felony child assault last week but found he committed official misconduct, a gross misdemeanor, during an incident where he and his …
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Jared Brown / The News Tribune (TNS)
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2/14/23
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Kyler Ronquillo, the two time South Sound Conference offensive MVP and one-time league MVP, committed to Princeton University following his official visit to campus during the first weekend of …
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By Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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2/14/23
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Who says Congress is so gridlocked that nothing is accomplished?
Consider what happened last December when the U.S. Senate unanimously passed legislation streamlining regulations for projects …
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By Don C. Brunell
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2/14/23
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On the 131st episode of The Chronicle News Dump, Associate Editor Aaron VanTuyl, Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz and Assistant Editor Isabel Vander Stoep discuss a fierce school board meeting in …
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2/14/23
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TUMWATER — It’s not how you start, after all; it’s how you finish.
The Tumwater girls basketball team looked lost for the first eight minutes of its district semifinal matchup …
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By Josh Kirshenbaum / josh@chronline.com
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2/13/23
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TUMWATER — Sadly, the W.F. West girls basketball team missed out on its top goal Monday.
“We talked about how we wanted to be the first ones to punch our ticket,” WFW head …
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By Josh Kirshenbaum / josh@chronline.com
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2/13/23
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Richard Bushnell passed away Jan. 15, 2023, in Olympia, Washington, at the age of 70. He was born July 30, 1952, to Kenneth and Freida Bushnell in Centralia, Washington, and graduated from Oakville …
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2/13/23
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Norma Arlene Zylstra, 96, of Chehalis, Washington, passed away peacefully on Jan. 31, 2023. Norma Berg was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota, on Feb. 11, 1926, to Sam and Helen Berg. Norma graduated …
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2/13/23
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Originally founded in 1972 as Ralph’s Trophies owned by Ralph and Linda Peel, Alderson’s Awards West Printwares officially celebrated 50 years in business in 2022.
Owner Tom …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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2/13/23
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The hitchhiking cat rescued from a semi-truck by Lewis County Fire District 5 in Napavine last week has found a new home, the fire district announced Monday.
A “kind and caring woman …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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2/13/23
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Ian Hudson paged in the Washington state House of Representatives Jan. 30 to Feb. 3.
The Centralia High School student was sponsored by Rep. Ed Orcutt, R-Kalama, of the 20th District.
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/13/23
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Allisone McClanahan suffered from severe chronic pain and fibromyalgia. To ease her pain, the 26-year-old took a pain pill from a friend she thought contained oxycodone. Instead, she died of a drug …
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By Reneé Diaz / Washington State Journal
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2/13/23
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Washington State might have an official nickname if a bill that passed a Senate committee becomes law, but it’s not really “new.”
You’ve seen it on everything from …
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By Alexandria Osborne / Washington State Journal
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2/13/23
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There will be a Family Resource Fair sponsored by the Arbor Health Foundation on March 25 at the Morton Elementary School Gym, located at 400 W. Main Ave. in Morton. The fair will be from 10 a.m. to …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/13/23
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A dodgeball tournament fundraiser will be held on March 10 at the NW Sports Hub, located at 701 Allen Ave. in Centralia. The event will be at 6 p.m.
This fundraiser is to help raise money to fund …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/13/23
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