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A 47-year-old man died early Friday morning after he crashed his vehicle into a power pole, according to the Thurston County coroner and sheriff’s office.
About 4:20 a.m., Victor Rutt, of …
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By Rolfe Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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3/17/25
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Spring is arriving in the Pacific Northwest, and with it comes Washington’s deadline to remove studded tires.
Studded tires must be removed by the end of the day Monday, March 31, to avoid …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/17/25
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Though spring is officially set to begin on Thursday, March 20, another late-winter storm hit East Lewis County last weekend, putting fresh powder down for skiers and snowboarders competing in White …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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3/17/25
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The family of Don Piccolo, one of two victims of a double homicide in Winlock last month, has started a fundraiser to cover the costs of his celebration of life and burial arrangements.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/17/25
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With overcrowding at one of Washington's two youth prisons hitting a crisis point, state lawmakers this legislative session have homed in on juvenile crime and incarceration, hoping to provide relief …
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Lauren Girgis / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/17/25
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Nearly 45 years after Mount St. Helens’ eruption sent almost 90 billion cubic feet of debris into the upper Toutle Valley, millions of tons of sediment still pour down into the Cowlitz River …
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Henry Brannan / Murrow News
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3/16/25
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Three people have died following a crash on Interstate 5 near the Scatter Creek Rest Area Sunday morning, according to the Washington State Patrol.
As of 6:30 a.m., the three-vehicle crash …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/16/25
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A 47-year-old man died early Friday morning after he crashed his vehicle into a power pole, according to the Thurston County coroner and sheriff's office.
About 4:20 a.m., Victor Rutt, of …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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3/15/25
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The first sight Zalmai “Zeke” Zahir would see most mornings growing up in Seattle and on the Muckleshoot reservation was the white-capped grooves of Mount Rainier. A linguist, Zahir …
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Becca Most / The News Tribune (TNS)
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3/15/25
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The Tumwater School District board of directors defended its position supporting amendments to the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association policy that ultimately would keep trans kids from …
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By Ty Vinson / The Olympian
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3/14/25
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This week, U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, and Rep. John James, R-Michigan, introduced the bipartisan Helping Heroes Act, which seeks to support veteran families’ access to …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/14/25
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Republican state legislators Sen. John Braun, Rep. Peter Abbarno and Rep. Ed Orcutt, who represent the 20th Legislative District, will host a virtual town hall at 6:30 p.m. March 25 via Zoom to …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/14/25
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The Centralia Police Department is investigating fraud that occurred in Centralia on March 10 involving a woman who was nearly scammed out of $25,000.
The victim was reportedly contacted via …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/14/25
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Three school districts in Lewis County, including two that had measures fail on the February ballot, will have levy renewal proposals on the upcoming April 22 special election ballot.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/14/25
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With the Fort Borst Park joint artificial turf project now completed, the Centralia City Council on Tuesday, March 11, voted unanimously to create a turf maintenance and replacement fund to pay for …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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3/14/25
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Drug violation
• A 58-year-old Winlock man and a 39-year-old Castle Rock woman were cited for possession of fentanyl in the 2000 block of Borst Avenue just …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/14/25
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For more than 200 years, the Makah people have grown a unique variety of potato in the rain-soaked far northwestern corner of the continent. This week, I was given two boxes of these special spuds. …
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Commentary by Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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3/14/25
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The Washington state Department of Children, Youth and Families announced on Wednesday, March 12, that it has hired superintendents for two juvenile rehabilitation facilities and is still looking for …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/14/25
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