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Starting in June, Washingtonians on Premera Blue Cross insurance may no longer pay in-network rates at MultiCare hospitals and clinics, if the insurer and healthcare organization can’t agree on …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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5/8/26
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The Chehalis Fire Department reports that a firefighter and a citizen suffered minor injuries after a residential structure fire on Thursday.
At about noon on May 7, the Chehalis Fire …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/8/26
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The owner of the state’s last-remaining coal power plant says it has spent millions of dollars to comply with federal orders to remain operational this year, past its planned shutdown date.
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Amanda Zhou / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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5/7/26
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WILLAPA RIVER — A whale was in the Willapa River at around 5 p.m. Thursday, May 7, in the vicinity of the Raymond Airport, multiple north county residents report.
This sighting comes a little …
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By The Chinook Observer
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5/7/26
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Two Washington residents were injured Wednesday after their vehicle hit a ditch and struck a fence off state Route 508 east of Napavine, according to the Washington State Patrol.
Barbara J. …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/7/26
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A 2019 Ford F-550 caught fire Thursday morning after striking a semi-truck on Interstate 5 in Cowlitz County, according to the Washington State Patrol (WSP).
According to WSP, the F-550, driven …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/7/26
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Lewis County Drug Court experienced a first this week when Bryce Hargett proposed to fellow 2024 graduate Rachel Robidoux during the program’s regular Monday session.
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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5/7/26
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A Tenino High School student who allegedly threatened to bring a gun to school on Thursday has been arrested.
Thurston County Sheriff’s Office deputies reportedly received a report from …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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5/7/26
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Bellingham’s iconic Interstate 5 rock is history.
“They smashed it into 100 pieces,” Keith Cook of Bellingham, who manages the Bellingham Rock page on Facebook, told The Bellingham Herald …
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Robert Mittendorf / The Bellingham Herald (TNS)
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5/7/26
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A man was accused of arson and arrested Tuesday night after his van exploded into flames in the Everett Police Department's South Precinct parking lot, police say.
Around 9:15 p.m., the white …
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Kai Uyehara / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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5/7/26
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A Covington man allegedly stabbed his wife to death, staged a part of their house to look like a burglary scene, then called 911 to report someone had broken into their home Friday morning, according …
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Paige Cornwell / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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5/7/26
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A Whatcom County man was sentenced to almost eight years in jail in Whatcom County Superior Court on Wednesday on charges including child rape.
Fredy Eduardo Martin Esteban, 24, was initially …
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Hannah Edelman / The Bellingham Herald (TNS)
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5/7/26
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A few months into the state's big Ship Canal Bridge repave, the original shock has eased somewhat, as morning commuters adapt their schedules and driving habits to cope with fewer lanes on Interstate …
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Mike Lindblom / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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5/7/26
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When it comes to population growth, Washington was firing on all cylinders during the 2010s. The state grew by nearly 1 million people during the previous decade, driven by natural increase (more …
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Gene Balk / FYI Guy / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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5/7/26
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The U.S. is waiting on Iran to respond to its proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end a war that’s killed thousands of people, with tensions still high in both the Persian Gulf and in …
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Salma El Wardany, Dan Williams and Patrick Sykes / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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5/7/26
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Seattle is already looking for ways to generate more transportation funding, just two years after voters approved a $1.55 billion property tax, the largest transportation levy in city history.
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Tim Clouser | The Center Square
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5/7/26
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A Seattle City Council committee on Wednesday approved Mayor Katie Wilson's plan to expand tiny home villages for the city’s homeless population.
The plan could almost double the 600 beds in …
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By Randy Diamond | The Center Square
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5/7/26
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Rep. Michael Baumgartner held his first town hall on Monday in Republic as he campaigns for re-election.
Baumgartner held the meeting at Republic Elementary School on Monday evening as part of a …
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By Monica Carrillo-Casas / Washington State Standard
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5/7/26
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Washington state Democrats are wrestling with whether to join the redistricting battles unfolding across the country.
There’s no immediate push to redraw the state’s congressional map. But …
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By Aspen Ford / Washington State Standard
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5/7/26
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The suspect accused of murdering a male victim near Stan Hedwall Park in Chehalis Tuesday will remain in the Lewis County Jail in lieu of $5 million in bail.
Connor J. Price, 21, learned of the …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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5/6/26
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