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LONGVIEW — More than 500 people Sunday packed into the Journey Seventh-day Adventist Church in Kelso for a memorial service for Gilberto Bernal, one of 11 workers killed in Tuesday’s chemical …
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By Joseph O’Sullivan / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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6/1/26
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If you feel like you’ve been seeing a lot of reports lately about whales dying and washing up on Washington beaches — you’re not imagining it. Something unusual is happening. And it’s even …
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By Lauren Frohne / The Seattle Times
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6/1/26
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On Tuesday, Steven Shay Smith was convicted of first degree murder in the August 2024 death of Bryce D. Bitar of Aberdeen after a five-day jury trial in Grays Harbor Superior Court.
The jury in …
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By Jerry Knaak / The Daily World
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6/1/26
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Vaccine hesitancy fed by misinformation is causing new surges of measles and whooping cough, while COVID-19 hotspots persist in some states and a new threat looms from an Ebola outbreak in central …
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By Tim Henderson / Stateline.org
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6/1/26
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The U.S. Postal Service on Friday took its first major step to carry out President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting voting by mail, proposing a rule that would require states to submit …
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By Jonathan Shorman / States Newsroom
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6/1/26
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Washington’s rural counties saw the largest drops in insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act after the Republican-controlled Congress failed to extend subsidies that helped consumers …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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6/1/26
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Response crews in Longview saw a major jump in the number of dead fish days after an implosion at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging pulp and paper mill released many gallons of harmful chemicals into the …
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By Lauren Rosenblatt / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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6/1/26
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No state agency was responsible for inspecting the 900,000-gallon chemical storage tank that burst at a mill in southwest Washington this week, leaving 11 people presumed dead.
Unlike …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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5/30/26
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The two remaining victims who went missing after a chemical tank implosion in Longview, Washington earlier this week have been recovered, raising the confirmed death toll to 11.
“I hope …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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5/30/26
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On the 279th episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz welcome on reporter Jacob Farmer to discuss the latest in the ongoing Tracy …
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5/29/26
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A former youth pastor accused of sexually assaulting minors at church functions in Thurston County in 2015 and 2019 is now facing charges.
Detectives with the Renton Police Department …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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5/29/26
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The Highly Capable program’s symposium was held at Fords Prairie Elementary in Centralia on Wednesday, May 27.
The night showcased individual projects that students in grades 3 through 6 in …
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Photos by Otto Rabe / otto@chronline.com
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5/29/26
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The annual W.F. West Crimson & Gray DECA Takeover Day at the wass held at Lewis County Coffee Co. headquarters in Chehalis on Thursday, May 28.
Lewis County Coffee Co. partners with the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/29/26
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LEWIS COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT
Arraignments
• Craig A. Haselton, 36, Centralia, pleaded not guilty on May 28 to one count each of first-degree malicious mischief, hit-and-run and …
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The Chronicle staff
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5/29/26
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• VERONICA C. OETJEN, 90, Centralia, died May 27 at Silver Acres II. Service details are pending at this time. Arrangements are under the care of Newell-Hoerling’s Mortuary.
• VELMA R. …
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5/29/26
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Multiple local mobile businesses are preparing for Birthday Bash 2026, the second annual event celebrating anniversaries — Mobile Mermaid Espresso, Two Brewnettes Espresso & Tap Trailer and …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/29/26
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Travelers who use Interstate 5 in Lewis County should plan ahead for overnight delays as paving and bridge repair work continues through fall 2026, according to a news release from the Washington …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/29/26
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Travelers who use southbound Interstate 5 will see daytime road work in Tumwater, the Washington state Department of Transportation (WSDOT) recently announced.
From 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/29/26
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Back in August 2025, Napavine High School senior Kaitlyn Aschenbrenner and Onalaska High School senior Hope Slaven both began their water operator apprenticeships with the help of Evergreen Rural …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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5/29/26
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Beavers will now roam wetlands on the south side of Mount St. Helens for the first time in decades thanks to the Cowlitz Indian Tribe’s efforts to relocate the semi-aquatic mammal across Southwest …
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By Cade Barker / For The Chronicle
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5/29/26
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