An Olympia man who allegedly went on a “four-day crime spree” in the Centralia area last week and repeatedly fled from Centralia officers was arrested in Thurston County Sunday morning.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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1/15/24
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A fake bomb threat that forced a Thurston County store to evacuate has been traced to a 13-year-old boy who said he lost a bet, according to the Thurston County Sheriff's Office.
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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1/15/24
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Friday was a snow day for many schools in Lewis County, but unfortunately for the kids who got the day off, conditions were hardly safe for outdoor activities.
The temperatures forecast for …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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1/12/24
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Senate Minority Leader John Braun, R-Centralia, and Centralia Police Chief Stacy Denham called “the current situation” at Green Hill School in Chehalis “a complete failure, not just …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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1/12/24
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After originally getting their start in Centralia as tattoo artists at Black Pearl Tattoo, Adrian and “Pigpen” Spear are now more than half a year into an entirely new endeavor: opening …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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1/11/24
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With his final legislative session as governor underway, Gov. Jay Inslee echoed his father Tuesday and vowed to “run through the tape.”
“Just as I know you’ll give this …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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1/10/24
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A suspect accused of shooting a man in the foot during an argument in Chehalis Tuesday night and then fleeing the scene is in custody, the Chehalis Police Department announced Wednesday …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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1/10/24
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Fifty-four years to the day after a brutal battle unfolded in the Kon Tum province in Vietnam and nearly took the life of U.S. Army Green Beret Franklin Douglas Miller, his children, friends and …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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1/8/24
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As the youngest of seven children growing up near the Black River on the Chehalis Indian Reservation, Helen Sanders often darted through their house in her father’s wake, ignoring her …
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Commentary by Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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1/8/24
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U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, visited the Centralia TransAlta plant Thursday to see how a Seattle-Based company is using the site to test greener mining equipment.
Founded in 2018, First …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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1/5/24
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During a three-hour “Meet the Manager” meeting at the Lewis County Public Utility District (PUD) office in Chehalis on Wednesday, nearly 40 Lewis County residents voiced concerns and …
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By Owen Sexton /owen@chronline.com
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1/5/24
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One man was evaluated by emergency medical personnel for possible injuries after he and three dogs escaped a house fire in the 1000 block of West First Street in Centralia on Thursday.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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1/4/24
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The drive caused a bit of a concern.
Shrouded by low-hanging gray clouds for much of the trip, I wondered what exactly I got myself into when I pitched a kayaking trip as my first story of 2024.
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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1/3/24
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A Thurston County Superior Court judge has ruled that “impermissible racial animus, bias and infringement of the YMCA’s protected free speech rights” illegally factored into the …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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1/3/24
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When Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders first took office in 2023, he knew he had a lot of work to do.
Sanders said he knew his work was cut out for him considering a high crime rate in the …
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By Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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1/2/24
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It was the kind of dumb argument every parent has with every teenager.
Lori Anne Razpotnik, age 15, wanted a horse. A friend had one. All Lori had to do, she told her mom, was pay for feed and …
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David Gutman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/2/24
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Born in a war-torn country, a conflict that eventually forced him to flee his homeland, Peter Angok Atem has lived the American dream for the past 20 years.
During that time, he graduated from …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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1/1/24
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The Chronicle's photographers and reporters capture thousands upon thousands of photographs of the communities we cover each year. The photos included here represent some of the most compelling …
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1/1/24
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As more and more shopping shifts online, with anything from toilet paper to a TV available with a few clicks of a mouse, the job of a delivery driver can often be anonymous and, at times, thankless.
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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12/29/23
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