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A candlelight vigil has been planned for the case of Karen Bodine, the 37-year-old mother of three from Thurston County who was found dead near a gravel pit in Rochester on Jan. 22, 2007.
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/1/26
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Bail is set at $75,000 for a man who was found passed out drunk in a vehicle along U.S. Highway 12 in the Morton area Tuesday night.
Daniel Glenn Price, 38, of Centralia, was reportedly …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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12/31/25
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A Winlock man is facing a felony assault charge for allegedly shoving his elderly mother to the ground.
David Todd Thrailkill, 58, was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail at …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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12/31/25
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The City of Tumwater cannot cut down the historic Davis-Meeker Garry oak tree without approval from the city’s Historic Preservation Commission, a Thurston County judge ruled Dec. 26.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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12/31/25
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Thurston, Clark, King and Snohomish counties granted $6.6M in federal funds for road safety programs
Selected communities in four Western Washington counties will receive a combined $6.58 million in federal funding for road safety improvements, as new data shows a decline in fatal and serious injury …
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12/31/25
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A Salkum man is set to be sentenced Jan. 7 for sexually assaulting a child between 2013 and 2015.
Brady Murray Figueredo, 38, pleaded guilty Dec. 3 to one count each of indecent liberties …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/31/25
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Weather delays. Canceled flights. Sunsets at 3 p.m. and plenty of rain.
While the girls and boys basketball programs at Toledo High School didn’t get to see much outside of the square footage …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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12/31/25
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With dozens of Morton residents packed into the Bob Lyle Community Center on Monday, Dec. 29, members of the Morton City Council convened for their final regular meeting of the year.
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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12/30/25
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Many Lewis County government employees will receive modest salary increases in the new year.
The Lewis County Board of Commissioners approved four collective bargaining agreements in the month …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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12/30/25
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Four college tuition-only scholarships of at least $1,000 will be awarded to eligible enrollees in accredited public or private two- or four-year colleges, universities and technical or trade schools …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/30/25
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Washington’s coastal commercial Dungeness crab season will open Dec. 31 from Klipsan Beach on the Long Beach Peninsula south to Cape Falcon, Oregon, including the Columbia River and Willapa Bay, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/30/25
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A Thurston County Sheriff’s Office deputy recovered a stolen vehicle and a stolen motorcycle Sunday during separate traffic stops.
“Great work by one of our south county deputies to …
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By The Thurston Chronicle staff
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12/30/25
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Two men were found dead at separate rest areas off of Interstate 5 within hours in Thurston County on Saturday.
The deaths were unrelated and are not believed to be the result of foul play.
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By The Thurston Chronicle staff
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12/30/25
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Centralia Police Department
Criminal impersonation
• Robert A. Nixon, 50, of Ohio, was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for first-degree criminal impersonation for allegedly …
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12/30/25
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• HAROLD ALEXANDER MORAN, 65, Centralia, died Dec. 29 at Woodward Creek Health and Rehabilitation. Arrangements are under the care of Funeral Alternatives of Washington.
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12/30/25
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A Chehalis woman is facing domestic violence charges after she allegedly forced her way into an apartment on Saturday and attacked a man inside.
A witness reported that a man knocked on her …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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12/30/25
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The Chronicle asked Photo Editor Ridley Hudson to put together he favorite photos of 2025. These are her selections.
Look for photos of the year submissions from other members of The …
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12/30/25
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Apollo did not spend his seventh birthday chasing squirrels or sleeping through the day, though both rank high on his list of favorite things. Instead, the Labradoodle marked the occasion by doing …
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By Norman Helgason / For The Chronicle
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12/30/25
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The Cowlitz Indian Tribe announced that it has surpassed $35 million in charitable giving since 2017, including $3.9 million donated this year to nonprofits and community organizations.
The …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/30/25
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