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For Washington's outdoorsy crowd, 2024 had its peaks and valleys. The year began with scant snow and ended with a lot of it. Summer featured a mixed bag of wildfire smoke, while fall brought a bumper …
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Gregory Scruggs / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/24/24
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Two men from southwest Washington were arrested earlier this month on suspicion of burglarizing a storage unit in West Linn and a liquor store in Wilsonville, according to law enforcement.
Kyle …
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Hillary Borrud / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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12/24/24
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State Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Centralia, is sponsoring a pair of bills in the upcoming legislative session to reopen a limited opt-out period for WA Cares , Washington’s long-term care insurance …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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12/24/24
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During the upcoming legislative session, the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs will be pushing for legislation to deal with the state’s shortage of law enforcement officers
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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12/24/24
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A Democratic state senator’s errant email is shedding light on new taxes that she and her colleagues may pursue in 2025 as well as a strategy to sell them to the public.
Sen. Noel Frame , …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington Standard
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12/24/24
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Bail is set at a combined total of $330,000 for a Mossyrock man accused of repeatedly fleeing from police between Aug. 19 and Dec. 10, including a Nov. 30 incident when he allegedly struck an …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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12/23/24
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Despite the brisk temperatures on a recent December morning, Nisqually Tribe fishers and families were nothing but smiles on the Nisqually River as they fished for winter chum for the first time in …
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By The Nisqually Valley News Staff
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12/23/24
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For Thurston County residents seeking to dispose of natural Christmas trees, free tree collection and drop-off opportunities are available county-wide.
According to a county news release, people …
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By The Nisqually Valley News Staff
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12/23/24
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Those holding out hope for a white Christmas will certainly be disappointed by the latest National Weather Service (NWS) forecast, though those hoping for a wetter holiday will be in luck.
A …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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12/23/24
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Staff at Green Hill School in Chehalis “successfully intercepted a football filled with drugs that were thrown over the fence” of the facility on Monday, a spokesperson for the Department …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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12/23/24
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Santa held a meet-and-greet event in memory of Daryl Lund at Lund's former business Minuteman Press in Chehalis on Sunday, Dec. 22.
Lund, a longtime elected official and local businessman, died …
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12/23/24
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Though she no longer manages the Tower Avenue Chevron where she began handing out free meals on holidays to anyone who wanted one on Thanksgiving Day 2022, Leah Rader will still be serving up free …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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12/23/24
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A proposed pay raise for members of Congress, initially included in a must-pass bill to fund the federal government and protested by U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, was removed from …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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12/23/24
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Bail is set at $100,000 for an Onalaska man accused of strangling, beating and raping a woman on Monday, Dec. 16.
The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office began investigating the incident at …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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12/23/24
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Health care providers from throughout Lewis County gathered for a legislative roundtable on Wednesday, providing an opportunity for those on the frontlines to voice their priorities and concerns …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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12/23/24
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Nine animals — five cats and four dogs — now have new homes for Christmas after being adopted during the first Operation Adoption event at the Veterans Memorial Museum this past weekend …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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12/23/24
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A 37-year-old transient man was airlifted to a hospital after being struck by a southbound Amtrak train in Chehalis on Friday.
The crash was reported at the intersection of West Main Street and …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/23/24
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Discover Lewis County has received a $50,000 grant to fund the Mineral Mobility Hub, a project they say is designed to “enhance tourism, sustainability and community connectivity” and …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/23/24
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CHEHALIS POLICE DEPARTMENT
Harassment
• An eighth grade student was cited for threatening another student with a knife on a school bus in the 100 block of Southwest William Avenue just …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/23/24
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• PAUL A. GIBSON SR., 69, Olympia, died Dec. 17 at Providence St. Peter Hospital. Funeral services were held Dec. 21 at the Nisqually Youth Community Center. A graveside service followed at …
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12/23/24
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