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A Tacoma woman accused of driving while drunk and causing a three-vehicle rollover collision on southbound state Route 7 in Lewis County in July 2022, severely injuring two people and causing minor …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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12/17/24
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A man accused of ramming a vehicle his wife was inside of with his car, breaking the passenger’s side window with a hammer and forcibly removing his wife from the vehicle in Salkum on Saturday, …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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12/17/24
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When Gov. Jay Inslee took office in 2013 after stating in the 2012 election race that new taxes weren’t “the right direction,” the state Legislature approved a $38.4 billion for the …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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12/17/24
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Pierce County Animal Control officers removed 54 animals from a Roy property Tuesday, Dec. 16, after a November complaint regarding possible illegal breeding and animal cruelty.
After an …
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By The Nisqually Valley News
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12/17/24
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A break in the rain and slightly warmer temperatures arrived just in time for the 15th annual Lighted Tractor Parade in downtown Centralia on Saturday night.
Thousands of people attended the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/16/24
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A Thurston County resident has filed a petition to recall Thurston County Commissioner Emily Clouse for “acts of misfeasance and/or malfeasance and for violations of her oath of office.”
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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12/16/24
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Bail is set at $150,000 for a man accused of raping, strangling and threatening to kill a 17-year-old girl in Lewis County on Tuesday, Dec. 10.
Robert Daniel Barber, 27, of Longview, was …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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12/16/24
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U.S. Sens. Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray, D-Washington, announced Saturday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded conservation projects in Washington $44 million in federal …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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12/16/24
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Buoyed by funds from the recent annexation of 1,355 acres of land, the city of Winlock has avoided the fate of jurisdictions across the state during the 2025 budgeting cycle.
The city, Mayor …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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12/16/24
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The Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) has updated its mandatory reporter training, which the agency says will highlight the distinction between families in need of support versus …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/16/24
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With animal shelter space hard to come by in Lewis and Thurston counties, the Veterans Memorial Museum in Chehalis is partnering with Rochester’s Red Rose Animal Rescue and Feisty Felines feral …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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12/16/24
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Theft
• Several items were reported stolen out of a car in the 1300 block of Rose Street just before 9:10 a.m. on Dec. 13. The case is under investigation.
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/16/24
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A 32-year-old man last seen at a casino in Washington was found dead in his submerged truck three years after he disappeared, officials said.
The body of Terry “TJ” Shinaver of St. …
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By Helena Wegner / Tribune News Service
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12/16/24
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Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen, has introduced legislation to allow tires that meet federal safety standards to be manufactured, sold and used across Washington without any additional state or local …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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12/16/24
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The Lewis County Republican Party has elected Mitchel Townsend to serve as chair of the organization.
In a news release Friday, Townsend described himself as a “servant leader whose …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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12/16/24
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Washington residents are invited to celebrate the new year with Washington State Parks during the First Day Hikes events on Jan. 1, 2025.
More than 30 state parks will host staff-led and …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/16/24
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Thurston County will spend about $3 million to remodel and expand its ballot processing center by next summer.
Each election, ballots are checked and counted at the center, a warehouse building …
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By Martín Bilbao / The Olympian
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12/16/24
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Chehalis School District teacher Halee Karnofski has turned the stories she grew up hearing from her grandma into a series of books she hopes will inspire kids to reach for their dreams.
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Submitted by the Chehalis School District
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12/16/24
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Local skippers are feeling the holiday spirit and taking to the waters of the Columbia later this month. The annual Lower Columbia Christmas Ships lighted boat parade is returning for 2024.
The …
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By The Daily News
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12/16/24
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Jerry and Susan Thorp have a beautiful love story that spans over five decades. They married on Dec. 19, 1969, in Centralia. Their paths first crossed while attending Centralia High School. It …
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Submitted to The Chronicle
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12/16/24
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