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For decades, Washington has reaped the benefits of forward-thinking leaders who constructed a series of hydroelectric dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers. The low-cost, carbon-free renewable …
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By Kris Johnson / Association of Washington Business
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10/7/22
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The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) is preparing to request that a bronze memorial plaque to commemorate “the union victims of the Centralia Tragedy of 1919” be placed next to the …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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10/7/22
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The Chehalis-Centralia Railroad and Museum (CCRM) will hold its annual Pumpkin Train as a stationary event this year due to ongoing track repairs, the railroad announced Wednesday.
While the …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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10/7/22
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Thursday’s wind and fire activity tested the control lines around the Goat Rocks Fire, according to an incident management team update on Friday.
The lines all successfully held, according …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/7/22
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The family of a Washington man who died in a plane crash deep in the Mount Jefferson Wilderness say they’re facing a $25,000 to $50,000 bill to remove the plane’s debris from a steep …
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By Zach Urness / Salem Statesman Journal
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10/7/22
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The Lewis County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) will hold a series of meetings leading up to a public hearing on seven amendments to the county’s Comprehensive Plan Map. The …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/7/22
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The Southwest Washington Fairgrounds is preparing for the annual Fall Community Garage Sale, which is scheduled to take place on Saturday, Oct. 15.
“Early-bird” shoppers can get in …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/7/22
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As of Oct. 5, Thurston County officials opened an online budget simulator, which allows participants to put themselves in the county commissioners’ shoes and distribute $4 million of surplus …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/7/22
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Staff and visitors were evacuated from the Thurston County's Courthouse Campus Thursday morning after a suspicious package was discovered.
The evacuation occurred around 11 a.m. and drew a …
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By Martín Bilbao / The Olympian
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10/7/22
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The 1952 Republican presidential nominee Dwight Eisenhower visited Centralia on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 1952. The former general who led the Allied Forces to victory in World War II spoke to a crowd of …
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Compiled by Matthew Zylstra / matthew@chronline.com
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10/7/22
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The 53rd annual Oktoberfest was hosted by the Lewis-Pacific Swiss Society at Swiss Hall in Frances on Saturday, Oct. 1.
Featured at the annual event was an outdoor, traditional Swiss-style, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/7/22
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Though it was tight, the Tumwater boys golf team dispatched W.F. West at Newaukum Golf Course in Chehalis, 209-239, Wednesday afternoon.
Braden Conrad of Tumwater was the match medalist, carding a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/7/22
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Meta, Facebook's parent company, intentionally violated Washington's longstanding campaign finance law 822 times, a King County Superior Court judge wrote Thursday, opening the social media giant up …
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David Gutman / The Seattle Times
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10/7/22
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Washington state gas prices are going uphill, increasing in September and continuing to climb as some counties are still stuck with prices above $5 a gallon.
The United States gas price average …
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Alyse Messmer-Smith / The Bellingham Herald
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10/7/22
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Amazon is ending field tests for its Scout delivery robot, an autonomous personal delivery device that had been tested in several cities in the Puget Sound region and was the subject of a moratorium …
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Paige Cornwell / The Seattle Times
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10/7/22
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Gov. Jay Inslee joined other Pacific Coast leaders in San Francisco on Thursday to collectively reaffirm their commitment to the fight against climate change.
The West Coast, they said, with its …
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Nicholas Turner / The Seattle Times
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10/7/22
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Even though Jeff Bezos is no longer the richest man in the United States, he is still the richest in Washington, according to a list of the richest Americans in 2022, eight of whom call the Evergreen …
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Renata Geraldo / The Seattle Times
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10/7/22
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In late June, eruptions of both sorrow and joy appeared nationwide after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned nearly 50 years of legal precedent protecting reproductive rights.
More than 100 days …
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Lauren Ellenbecker / The Columbian
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10/7/22
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Vancouver Public Schools officials are searching locker rooms and restrooms throughout the district following reports that a staff member may have placed a camera in a girls locker room at Alki …
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Griffin Reilly / The Columbian
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10/7/22
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