Thurston County Auditor Mary Hall is the recipient of the Election Center’s Lifetime Achievement Award, Thurston County announced Tuesday. Also known as the National Association for Election … more

The U.S. Marshals Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force (PNVOTF) arrested a fugitive Tuesday, Aug. 18, who was wanted on a felony warrant for dealing child sexual abuse material, according to … more

The Gifford Pinchot National Forest has announced that the U.S. Forest Service is hiring dedicated individuals to support fire operations, according to a recent news release. The positions … more

A Pasco landlord is headed to three months in jail for filling out the ballots of former tenants to vote in the 2024 presidential election.  Esperanza “Hope” Contreras, 53, cast the … more

A 70-year-old Mineral man is accused of causing a head-on crash in Rochester on Tuesday while attempting an illegal pass, according to the Washington State Patrol.  Jeffrey D. Fleig is … more

What began as a report of a domestic disturbance resulted in a deputy involved shooting and an hourslong standoff in the Thurston County city of Rainier overnight, according to the sheriff’s … more

Green Hill School staff reported the confiscation of three vape pens to the Chehalis Police Department on Friday, according to a news release from the Washington state Department of Children, Youth, … more

The body of a missing Oregon man was found in Cowlitz County Sunday, according to a news release from the Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office.  Brent Erickson, of St. Helens, Oregon, had last … more

  An 18-year-old pilot and his 27-year-old passenger escaped injury Tuesday after they were forced to crash-land their 1965 Cessna airplane into the Cispus River. “These two young men are very lucky to be alive and to walk away without injuries,” Lewis County Sheriff Rob Snaza told The Chronicle Tuesday, after the sheriff’s office and assisting agencies found the two individuals near milepost 11 on Forest Road 23.  The plane went down about … more

Jesus Name Pentecostal Church (JNPC) rebranded itself as The Northwest Pentecostals over the weekend, following The Chronicle’s reporting on a civil complaint accusing the church’s former pastor … more

Thousands of Washington public workers represented by the Washington Federation of State Employees walked off the job Monday at more than 100 worksites, as the union presses for a better contract. … more

The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office led a controlled buy last week that resulted in the arrest of a suspected narcotics dealer.  Timothy A. Perkins, 53, of Winlock, was booked into the … more

Editor’s note: With the 2026-27 school year fast approaching, The Chronicle is taking one final look back at the last athletic season and recognizing the area’s top student-athletes. A complete … more

New research has found that northern spotted owls are approaching or have already crossed functional extinction across large areas of the Pacific Northwest, despite decades of conservation efforts to … more

The Washington Trails Association (WTA) led a work party at Seminary Hill Natural Area in Centralia on Saturday, Aug. 29. It was the second of three work parties at the natural area planned by … more

As the new dedicated pickleball courts at Cooks Hill Courts in Centralia were celebrated with a grand opening on Saturday, Director Curtis Medved hopes the place will become a facility known for its … more

• LAURAL BOYD MADDOX, 84, Centralia, died Aug. 26 at home. Arrangements are under the care of Funeral Alternatives of Washington. • JAMES MILTON ERWIN, 82, Centralia, died Aug. 30 at home. … more

CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT Arrests • Davian M. Herrera, 20, Centralia, was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail on possible charges of attempting to elude a police vehicle, … more

A dog stolen from outside a Rochester home on Saturday was mysteriously returned the next day, as the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) continues to investigate. “About an hour after … more

Chehalis Naturopathic Medicine has announced the addition of Dr. Christopher Jones, ND, to the team of health professionals. Jones will serve as the newest naturopathic doctor and primary care … more