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A Kelso police officer, who was wounded during a 2013 standoff with a convicted felon , has retired after 22 years of service.
Officer Ralph Hines was honored at last week's Kelso council …
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Hayley Day / The Daily News
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1/13/26
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Washington state lawmakers begin a 60-day session on Monday, in which a fiscal reckoning, flood recovery, and their own re-elections loom large.
They departed Olympia last spring, fingers …
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By Jerry Cornfield and Bill Lucia / The Washington State Standard
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1/12/26
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Members of the Washington state Legislature and Gov. Bob Ferguson convened Monday for the first day of the 2026 legislative session.
Ferguson will deliver his State of the State address Tuesday …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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1/12/26
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Community members, advocates, foster parents, social workers and impacted families from across Washington will gather at the Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 14, for the Keeping Kids SAFE Rally for Action, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/12/26
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Tumwater resident Brandon Weedon, owner of Fatso’s Bar & Grill in neighboring Olympia, has been selected by the Tumwater City Council to fill the position 1 vacancy. The vacancy was created …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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1/12/26
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In the months leading up to the state's 2026 legislative session, state Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia, hinted frequently at his desire for Washington state to embrace nuclear energy.
A bill filed …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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1/12/26
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According to a report released by the Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (CARES), Washington state, and Lewis County in particular, provide top-level pre-hospital care to people having heart …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/12/26
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Arrests
• Marcy Khan, 55, California, was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for alleged third-degree theft and third-degree attempted theft in the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/12/26
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Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders issued an apology Friday for his involvement in an online spat with Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank.
Sanders and Swank exchanged insults in the comments …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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1/12/26
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When President Abraham Lincoln recited the Gettysburg Address on Nov. 19, 1863, in a Pennsylvania cemetery where many of the 7,000 fallen soldiers still awaited burial four months after the infamous …
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By Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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1/12/26
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Demonstrators held up signs condemning ICE during a demonstration and vigil at George Washington Park in Centralia on Sunday, Jan. 11.
The “ICE out for Good” event comes after the killing of …
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1/12/26
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The Tumwater Fire Department celebrated a new Thurston County Medic One ambulance with a push-in ceremony at the Tumwater Fire Department North End Station on Friday, Jan. 9.
“The newest …
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1/12/26
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Timberland Regional Library (TRL) recently welcomed nationally recognized librarian and social media creator Mychal Threets to the Lacey Timberland Library for a special collaboration with the viral …
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By The Thurston Chronicle staff
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1/12/26
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The American Forest Resource Council (AFRC) raised alarms in a recent news release about a “historic collapse” in Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) timber sales on state trust …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/12/26
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The Thurston County Auditor’s Elections Division mailed over 2,500 special election ballots to military and overseas voters registered in the Centralia, Olympia, Tenino and Tumwater school …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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1/12/26
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Washington state Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer fined Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington $300,000 on Wednesday, Jan. 7, for violations of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/12/26
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Huckleberries hold significant cultural and economic importance to tribes, local communities, businesses and personal use gatherers.
In the early 2000s, permitted commercial huckleberry …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/12/26
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Four Centralia Tigers reached the championship match of their respective brackets at the Black Hills Tournament over the weekend, and three won.
Benito Escalera (126), Hunter Van Der Hoff (132), …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/12/26
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Angelica Askey and Brooklynn Swenson knew they would be a package deal when deciding what was next after graduating from Rainier High School last summer.
The duo have been inseparable since …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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1/12/26
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