A Centralia Police Department officer shot and killed a male subject after responding to a domestic dispute call on Sunday morning, according to a news release from the department.
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/12/25
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Centralia Middle School is getting an orange and black makeover after the school’s Associated Student Body (ASB) voted to officially change the school’s mascot from the Yellow Jackets to …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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1/12/25
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The devastating wildfires in California have brought reports that insurers had recently dropped the policies covering thousands of Los Angeles area homes to the forefront.
In the wake of the …
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Daniel Schrager / The News Tribune (TNS)
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1/12/25
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Both Democrats and Republicans agree Washington state's major energy facility siting council could use improving. But their ideas on how to change it are far apart.
Lawmakers in Olympia will …
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Eric Rosane / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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1/12/25
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A Boise elementary school employee died of self-inflicted injuries Friday morning after officers attempted to arrest him on suspicion of child sexual abuse and exploitation crimes.
Boise Police …
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Alex Brizee / The News Tribune (TNS)
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1/12/25
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There is little doubt what the top concern is for lawmakers on both sides of the aisle as they prepare to start Washington's 2025 legislative session this week: solving the budget deficit.
A …
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Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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1/12/25
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WASHINGTON — Immigration policy will take center stage when Congress returns to the Capitol this week after most Senate Democrats voted Thursday to begin debate on a bill that would require the …
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Orion Donovan Smith / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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1/12/25
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OLYMPIA — On a recent tour of the Capitol office he'll soon depart, Gov. Jay Inslee pointed to an old nautical instrument he keeps on the wall.
The clinometer measures how much a ship is …
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Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/12/25
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A man accused of breaking into a Chehalis apartment building and swinging a crowbar at a resident on Thursday is facing felony charges in Lewis County Superior Court.
Donald Leeroy Thayer, …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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1/11/25
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Friday marked a passing of the torch, as retired Judge Richard Strophy gifted a gavel to his son, newly-elected Lewis County Superior Court Judge Paul Strophy, during his swearing-in ceremony at the …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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1/11/25
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A bald eagle died shortly after it was found shot with several steel BBs in northern Idaho, wildlife officials said.
The raptor was believed to have been shot Dec. 24 to Dec. 26 near Fisherman …
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Helena Wegner / The News Tribune (TNS)
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1/11/25
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The former Tri-Cities pastor of a Pasco church pleaded innocent Thursday to wire fraud after being accused of collecting $5.9 million from church members and others promised risk-free cryptocurrency …
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Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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1/11/25
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SEATTLE — Mother orca Tahlequah is continuing to carry her burden of grief: a dead calf that she now has been refusing to let go of for at least 11 days.
Tahlequah is the orca whose story …
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Lynda V. Mapes / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/11/25
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Conflict between wolves and livestock hit a high in Washington in 2024.
Wolves injured or killed at least 56 cattle in the state in 2024, according to Washington Department of Fish and …
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Michael Wright / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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1/11/25
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A 53-year-old man who is legally blind accidentally shot his friend in his leg, which was previously amputated below the knee, while trying to kick a roommate out Thursday in Spokane's North Hill …
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Garrett Cabeza / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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1/11/25
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A 33-year-old Puyallup-area man is suspected of killing his parents last summer and storing their bodies in a fridge or freezer in the garage, then agreeing to suicide with his girlfriend, according …
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Sara Jean Green / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/11/25
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Describing the Washington State Ferries system as "in crisis," Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson said he may postpone the ongoing work to convert the fleet's largest ferries to electric power.
"That is …
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Nicholas Deshais / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/11/25
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A recurring effort since the COVID-19 pandemic, free hot lunches could soon become a reality for every public school student in Washington.
Governor-elect Bob Ferguson intends to trim $4.4 …
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Nina Culver and Elena Perry / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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1/11/25
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A woman serving a nearly 72-year prison sentence for her role in a 2010 homicide in Edgewood that began with a Craigslist ad for a diamond ring saw her punishment cut to 32-and-a-half years Friday …
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Peter Talbot / The News Tribune (TNS)
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1/11/25
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Maj. Michael Stockin has pleaded guilty to three dozen sex-abuse counts after 41 men accused the Joint Base Lewis-McChord doctor of misconduct in what a human-rights group had referred to as the …
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Shea Johnson / The News Tribune (TNS)
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1/11/25
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