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Traffic will be slowed on northbound Interstate 5 through Tumwater this week so that a damaged guardrail can be replaced, the Washington state Department of Transportation announced.
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian
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1/4/23
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Washington Sen. Patty Murray was sworn in Tuesday as Senate president pro tempore, becoming the first woman in the country's history to hold that role.
In the process Murray immediately, and …
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David Gutman / The Seattle Times
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1/4/23
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Tacoma police are investigating eight recent armed robberies at outdoor ATMs believed to be related. Police said Tuesday that people should be especially aware of their surroundings while using the …
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Peter Talbot / The News Tribune
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1/4/23
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Two men charged in the Christmas Day attacks on four Pierce County substations, which knocked out power for thousands, appeared in U.S. District Court in Tacoma for the first time on Tuesday …
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Jared Brown / The News Tribune
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1/4/23
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Most Washington employers now must include salary information in job postings under a law that went into effect Sunday.
The pay transparency law makes Washington one of a handful of states that …
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Lauren Rosenblatt / The Seattle Times
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1/4/23
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A Portland man who fatally shook his 8-month-old baby was sentenced to 10 years in prison as part of a plea deal approved Tuesday.
Isaiah C. Hill, now 21, pleaded guilty to first-degree …
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Zane Sparling / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/4/23
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A 78-year-old Hillsboro man was the victim of a horrific attack at a Gresham MAX station Tuesday morning when another man allegedly chewed off his ear and part of his face, police confirmed.
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Savannah Eadens / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/4/23
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Ronald Ray Mashburn Hinkley, 86, died on Dec. 20, 2022, in Gig Harbor, Washington. His wife of 43 years, Joyce Hinkley, was at his side when he passed.
Ron was born Oct. 24, 1936, to …
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1/4/23
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Michelle Ann Schonack, 61, passed away from a heroic, three-year battle with cancer on Dec. 13, 2022, at St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, Washington. Michelle was born on Oct. 28, 1961, in Ashland, …
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1/4/23
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Cohen Ballard got hot, but that was about all that went well for the Centralia boys basketball team in a 68-40 loss to Shelton.
Ballard went 5 for 10 from beyond the arc and was perfect from …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/3/23
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Holding Rochester to just 18 points in the first half, the Black Hills boys basketball team got out and ran to an early lead and never looked back in a 74-54 win Tuesday night on the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/3/23
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LACEY — A step up the classification ladder, a date with one of the best players in the state, and a rabid environment all combined to be too much for the Tumwater boys basketball team Tuesday, …
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By Josh Kirshenbaum / josh@chronline.com
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1/3/23
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Holding Pe Ell to single-digit scoring in every quarter, the 1B No. 5 Mossyrock girls basketball team used a dominant defense to pick up a league win Tuesday night at home, 59-13.
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/3/23
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After a back-and-forth first half, the 2B No. 7 Napavine girls basketball team separated from 2A No. 8 Tumwater on the road for a dominant non-league victory, 49-24.
The Tigers led 19-16 in …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/3/23
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Breaking into the new year to the tune of a dominant win, the W.F. West boys basketball team thumped 2A Evergreen Conference foe Aberdeen in Chehalis Tuesday night, 73-37.
The Bearcats had …
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By Alec Dietz / alec@chronline.com
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1/3/23
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Bail has been set at $150,000 for the Chehalis man accused of pinning a woman down in her bed while licking her face after a New Year’s Eve party, then jumping the curb in his car in front of …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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1/3/23
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Bail has been set at $25,000 for a man arrested in Centralia on Friday while he was allegedly driving a stolen vehicle that had an estimated 300 fentanyl pills, as well as a firearm and varying …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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1/3/23
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On the 125th episode of News Dump, Aaron VanTuyl and Eric Schwartz discuss the first baby of 2023, Toledo’s enormous cheese ball, the termination of a PUD manager, Murder Owls and a very …
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1/3/23
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Fatal at a dosage small enough to fit on the tip of a pencil, fentanyl has been a concern for law enforcement and government officials in recent years due to its deadly impact across Southwest …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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1/3/23
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Editor’s Note: This story will be updated as statements from the PUD and the proposed new general manager are received.
After a Monday morning meeting where Lewis County Public Utility …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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1/3/23
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