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The first time Dr. Anita Chopra had a long COVID patient, she cried.
It was two years after the pandemic, she said, when the once-healthy patient described symptoms of weakness, chronic fatigue …
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Monica Carrillo-Casas / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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4/19/26
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Tracy Cambron couldn't afford to buy a house in Seattle when she moved here a decade ago. Still, she wanted to give her two kids a childhood like hers — one where they could play in a yard, …
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Alexis Weisend / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/19/26
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About 100 staffers at Seattle’s Crocodile. At least 20% of Seattle International Film Festival’s staff. About a dozen 5th Avenue Theatre Company employees.
The list goes on.
In the past …
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Margo Vansynghel / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/19/26
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Three people were hospitalized following reports of what sounded like an explosion at the BP Cherry Point refinery in Whatcom County on Saturday.
In a statement, BP confirmed there was an …
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Caitlyn Freeman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/19/26
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Highway 20 over the North Cascades is getting close to reopening.
According to a Thursday news release from the state Department of Transportation, the eastside and westside crews clearing the …
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Skagit Valley Herald, Mount Vernon / (TNS)
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4/19/26
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order to expedite research and access to psychedelics used outside the U.S. to treat post-traumatic stress disorder.
“Today’s order will ensure …
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Courtney Subramanian / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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4/19/26
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Several liquefied natural gas tankers reversed course en route to the Strait of Hormuz after Iran warned ship captains that the vital channel is once again closed to maritime traffic.
Five LNG …
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By Stephen Stapczynski / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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4/19/26
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Iran on Saturday reimposed restrictions on vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and Israel attacked targets in Lebanon, undermining expectations of an imminent peace deal touted by U.S. …
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Alex Longley, Weilun Soon and Arsalan Shahla / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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4/19/26
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The U.S. Forest Service’s plan to close scores of research stations could threaten the nation’s wildfire readiness, many foresters fear, and erode decades of work to understand timber production, …
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By Alex Brown / Stateline
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4/19/26
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SEATTLE — Washington has launched its study into reparations for descendants of enslaved people to address the enduring repercussions of chattel slavery in America.
During this first phase of …
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Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/18/26
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Washington law enforcement officers are way behind completing deescalation and mental health training required under the state’s marquee police accountability law.
That’s according to a …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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4/17/26
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King County election officials want to know how a box of ballots wound up next to a dumpster behind a strip mall in Renton, then in the hands of the Washington State Republican Party leader this …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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4/17/26
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King County Elections and the Washington Secretary of State say they have no record of a private citizen making contact with their offices after finding a large box of ballots recently near a …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/17/26
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The Timberland Regional Library (TRL) has agreed to rescind over 80% of the involuntary layoffs that were set to go into effect May 15, the library workers union announced Wednesday night.
Of …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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4/17/26
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As the 2026 midterm elections inch closer and closer, Washington state is embroiled in multiple lawsuits with the federal government over voter information and mail-in ballots while also bracing for …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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4/17/26
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For the past 30 years, an artist in Centralia has provided art instruction at her home studio and at other area locations such as Centralia College and Paint and Sips at various venues, offering a …
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By Lyn Craig / For The Chronicle
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4/17/26
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After conducting surveys starting in 2024, Washington state Department of Transportation (WSDOT) officials have announced they have settled on building a new roundabout at the intersection of U.S. …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/17/26
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LEWIS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
Arrests
• Devon R. McMenamy, 38, Chehalis, was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for alleged first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm and …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/17/26
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Mark Westley, former Centralia City Council member and a longtime educator, announced Friday that he had accepted the interim superintendent position with the White Pass School District.
Westley …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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4/17/26
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On Saturday, April 25, Centralia College graduate Joan Bell will perform a dramatic reading of “And Justice Wept,” an account of the Centralia Tragedy of 1919, which is also known as the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/17/26
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