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Washington state agencies are responding to a chemical tank implosion at a mill in Longview that authorities said killed multiple people and injured others.
A chemical tank containing a solution …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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5/26/26
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The Olympian shuttered its doors for the day on Tuesday, May 26, as its unionized journalists joined their colleagues in Tacoma for a strike against corporate publisher McClatchy Media over alleged …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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5/26/26
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The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for help locating a missing vulnerable adult.
Donald “Donnie” Tuskey was last seen in Yelm the evening of Monday, May 25, …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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5/26/26
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Multiple people were injured in a “major chemical explosion” Tuesday morning at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Company facility in Longview, the fire department said.
The Longview Fire …
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Isabel Funk / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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5/26/26
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The annual Westport Blessing of the Fleet took place under sunny skies on Sunday.
The blessing is a community tradition honoring Westport’s maritime heritage, taking place at the Fishermen’s …
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By The Daily World
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5/26/26
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A Raymond man was hospitalized Friday following a single-vehicle collision on state Route 6 east of Frances, according to the Washington State Patrol (WSP).
According to WSP, Paul E. Conder, 76, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/26/26
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NORTH PACIFIC COUNTY — “I’m going to … kill you,” is what video evidence allegedly shows a woman high on meth saying to her daughter.
The woman, Stacy R. Baker, 43, is now facing a …
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By Jeff Clemens / The Chinook Observer
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5/26/26
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On Thursday, roughly two dozen officers from the Aberdeen, Hoquiam and Montesano police departments, along with Grays Harbor County Sheriff’s deputies, including members of the Drug Task Force and …
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By Jerry Knaak / The Daily World
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5/26/26
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Jeff Birkenstein heard it for years. The current generation doesn’t read books.
This spring, the second-year Centralia College professor thought he’d try something different for his English …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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5/25/26
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The third defendant convicted in the 2023 Toledo murder of Navjot Singh was sentenced in Lewis County Superior Court on May 20.
Taylor Lenihan, 19, of Redding, California, will serve no further …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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5/25/26
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Angela French feels like she’s back home, even if she never really left.
The Chehalis local, who most recently served as the director of marketing for United Ways of the Pacific Northwest and …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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5/25/26
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The W.F. West equestrian team returned from the Washington state equestrian championships in Moses Lake earlier this month as state champions for the first time since 2008 and the second time in the …
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Submitted to The Chronicle
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5/25/26
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Arrests
• Jaime M. Granados, 32, Centralia, was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for alleged first-degree criminal impersonation and a Department …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/25/26
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• RONALD LANE RAWSON, 64, Chehalis, died May 21 at his residence. Arrangements are under the care of Funeral Alternatives of Washington.
• BONNIE L. NEWBOLES, 94, Centralia, died May 20 at …
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5/25/26
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A sexual assault occurs every two minutes in the United States, and if it’s reported to a law enforcement officer in this state, it’s likely forensic scientist Laura Dolezal and her colleagues at …
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Commentary by Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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5/25/26
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The Chehalis annexation is one step closer to reality after clearing its largest hurdle to implementation.
The Boundary Review Board of Lewis County, the last obstacle to a successful …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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5/25/26
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A Centralia man faces potential felony charges after he was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail over the weekend for suspected vehicular homicide and felony hit-and-run.
Erik R. …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/25/26
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The Schmidt House in Tumwater will be wrapping up its America250 celebration with a history talk scheduled for noon on Thursday, June 4.
The talk is titled “The History of Our Flag.”
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/25/26
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State Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Chehalis, earlier this month visited Centralia College’s Mobile Career and Technical Education (CTE) Training Lab during a stop at Tenino Middle School, highlighting the …
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5/25/26
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