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With track repairs still underway and a lack of insurance further halting its passenger services, the Chehalis-Centralia Railroad and Museum (CCRM) is holding “Santa’s Grinchy …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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11/25/22
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OLYMPIA — Not much will change in the Washington state Legislature next session, despite hopes from Republicans that they could take control of at least one chamber.
Democrats will enter …
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Laurel Demkovich / The Spokesman-Review
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11/25/22
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Mark James doesn't deny that he stole more than $5,000 from 13 mental patients he counseled at Western State Hospital in 2020 and 2021 — but he doesn't admit it, either.
"That would be …
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Sean Robinson / The News Tribune
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11/25/22
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Rain and mountain snow expected to hit Western Washington this weekend could make holiday travel difficult, especially on Sunday in the Cascade mountain passes, the National Weather Service warned …
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Peter Talbot / The News Tribune
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11/25/22
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The Washington State Department of Health has reported a rapid rise of flu cases across the state, following nationwide trends. Flu hospitalizations are at the highest rates seen in 10 years at this …
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11/25/22
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Washington makes voting easy as pie. Every registered voter gets a ballot mailed to them. Sending them back is free. You can even register and vote on Election Day.
Still, roughly 1.7 million of …
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Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times
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11/25/22
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Spring recreational black bear hunting was banned indefinitely by the state last week.
The state Fish and Wildlife Commission voted 5-4 on Friday against recreational black bear hunting in the …
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Nicholas Turner / The Seattle Times
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11/24/22
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A 40-year-old North Idaho man accused of killing a 70-year-old man in 2021 pleaded guilty to second-degree murder Monday in Bonner County District Court.
In June, a judge dismissed a related …
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Garrett Cabeza / The Spokesman-Review
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11/24/22
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During every election in Washington, tens of thousands of ballots are rejected because ballot envelope signatures are flagged as not matching how they've looked in the past.
In the Nov. 8 …
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Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times
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11/24/22
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Washington state has confirmed its first pediatric flu death of the 2022-23 influenza season, pushing public health leaders to more urgently sound the alarm on the region's steep rise of respiratory …
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Elise Takahama / The Seattle Times
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11/24/22
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Jordan Jackson had a caring and helpful disposition.
"He was someone who was always there for you at the drop of a hat," said Dan Degginger, a close friend of Jackson who's known him since about …
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Daisy Zavala Magaña / The Seattle Times
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11/24/22
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When Sam Robinson arrives at a public event in his distinctive cone-shaped Chinook hat to sing, play his drum and tell stories, what seems like a cultural, broadly spiritual moment is something else …
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Scott Hewitt / The Columbian
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11/24/22
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Want to skip the Black Friday sales and get outside instead? Washington state parks will offer free entry Friday for Native American Heritage Day.
A Discover Pass — normally $10 for a day …
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Taylor Blatchford / The Seattle Times
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11/24/22
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For seven months, Ivan Lopatskyi has been waiting for permission to work. Like thousands of Ukrainians who came to the U.S. fleeing the Russian invasion, the Everett resident's lack of official …
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Nina Shapiro / The Seattle Times
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11/24/22
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The annual Breakfast With Santa event will be on Dec. 3 at the Moose Family Center from 8 to 11 a.m. The Moose Family Center is located at 1400 Grand Ave. in Centralia.
Pancakes, scrambled eggs, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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11/24/22
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When it comes to holiday donations, most people think of toy drives, but children aren’t the only ones in need of support.
The Lewis-Mason-Thurston Area Agency on Aging assists seniors and …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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11/24/22
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The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a false report of an active shooter at Rochester High School that locked down the school Tuesday morning.
Dispatch received a 911 …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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11/23/22
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Winning the overall pins 1984-1354, the W.F. West bowling team won its first Baker game contest with Rochester at Fairway Lanes, 158-96, but fell in its first Baker contest of the year in the second …
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By The Chronicle staff
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11/23/22
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The No. 3 Pe Ell-Willapa Valley football team knows exactly what's in store for them come Saturday at the Apple Bowl in Wenatchee at Noon:
Undefeated, unblemished, and mostly untested No. 2 …
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By Alec Dietz / alec@chronline.com
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11/23/22
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Very few 2B offenses can do what No. 1 Napavine does. Though there are various spread and multiple offenses around the 2B world in Southwest Washington, not many can keep up with a vaunted Tigers …
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By Alec Dietz / alec@chronline.com
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11/23/22
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