State Sen. Lynda Wilson, R-Vancouver, released a statement last week announcing Democratic senators were blocking Senate Bill 5063 by refusing to give it a hearing in the Senate State Government and …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/16/23
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Cosmetology students will be able to register for their final exam before they have completed their course work if a bill under consideration by the state Legislature is approved.
House Bill 1017, …
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By Alexandria Osborne / Washington State Journal
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1/16/23
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Four dogs sat in a House hearing room and two more watched the room over Zoom as a legislative committee last week discussed rules dog handlers must follow in courthouses for dogs to assist people …
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By Alexandria Osborne / Washington State Journal
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1/16/23
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WASILLA, Alaska — It's a frigid late November day in this city, but inside Sheila Pontier's garage at Alaska's only potbelly pig rescue, 13 pigs slumber, warm and dry.
Some of the pigs …
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By Annie Berman / Anchorage Daily News
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1/16/23
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A 27-year-old Shelton pedestrian was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle Saturday after two cars in Thurston County struck him, according to Washington State Patrol.
About 6:50 p.m., the …
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By Rolf Boone / The Olympian
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1/15/23
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Lewis County commissioners will on Tuesday consider a resolution “prohibiting the download, use and access of TikTok social media app on Lewis County electronic devices and networks,” …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/15/23
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In her final hours on the job, Gov. Kate Brown released a list of the latest men and women to receive clemency on her watch, including 10 people who had been sentenced to spend the rest of their …
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Noelle Crombie / oregonlive.com
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1/15/23
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Visitors to Fort Stevens State Park near Astoria discovered a dead, beached sperm whale Saturday.
The whale beached just south of the Peter Iredale shipwreck, said Michael Milstein, a …
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Beth Slovic / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/15/23
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A man who set a fire at the Vancouver mayor's home Sept. 12 and burglarized her house the night before was sentenced Friday to nearly 3 1/2 years in prison.
Aidan Michael Murray, 28, no …
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Jessica Prokop / The Columbian
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1/15/23
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A 27-year-old Spokane man has been charged in the death of his 14-month-old daughter after police allege a dresser fell on the girl while she and the man's 2-year-old son were locked in the …
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Garrett Cabeza / The Spokesman-Review
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1/15/23
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A former Renton criminal defense attorney nursed a yearslong grudge against seven lawyers and judges he blamed for ruining his reputation and legal career, then ambushed one of the attorneys, …
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Sara Jean Green / The Seattle Times
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1/15/23
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Solitary confinement inside one of Washington's prisons created "insidious" "psychological pressures" for Kevin Light-Roth, he said from a video screen in the Washington Corrections Center in …
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Michelle Baruchman / The Seattle Times
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1/15/23
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SAN JUAN CHANNEL — The earthy, fishy smell wafted aboard Joseph Gaydos' research vessel first. Then came the guttural growls.
Dozens of massive tan Steller's sea lions were resting on the …
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Isabella Breda / The Seattle Times
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1/15/23
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Moscow police Chief James Fry is considered a quiet, modest man. Typically, he only has a microphone in his face at City Council meetings.
But the slaying of four University of Idaho students on …
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Garrett Cabeza / The Spokesman-Review
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1/15/23
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In a busy weekend for high school grapplers, several Chronicle area teams sent numerous wrestlers to various tournaments across Southwest Washington as teams gear up for the postseason right around …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/15/23
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In another strong offensive showing, the Oakville boys basketball team thumped North Mason at home Saturday night, 83-60 in non-league action.
The Acorns scored 28 points in each of the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/15/23
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The biological mother and father of missing Oakville girl Oakley Carlson have yet to face charges in her disappearance.
On Sunday, though, Jordan Bowers was arrested for identity theft and …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/15/23
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The Rainier boys basketball team summited the hill in Kalama and took down the Chinooks on Saturday, winning 55-45 in a game that never got to be that comfortable.
The Mountaineers slowly built …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/14/23
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After a strong start, the Toledo boys basketball team couldn’t maintain it in a 59-49 loss to Wahkiakum on the road Saturday night.
The Riverhawks got off to an 8-1 spurt to start the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/14/23
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Taking the trek south to Toutle for a big Central 2B League matchup, the Napavine boys basketball team dropped its first league contest of the season to Toutle Lake Saturday night, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/14/23
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