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A hailstorm hit Seattle on Wednesday afternoon as a waterspout appeared over Puget Sound near Magnolia.
Logan Howard, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Seattle, said reports of …
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Caitlyn Freeman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/16/26
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Shaped by fire and ice, the Columbia River and its landscape have been forever changing.
Cataclysmic shifts of nature — massive eruptions, moving oceans and grinding tectonic plates — have …
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4/16/26
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One day ahead of schedule, road workers cleared a massive landslide that blocked Interstate 5 south of Bellingham for a month, reopening both northbound lanes to regular traffic Wednesday.
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Caleb Hutton / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/16/26
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An early learning program designed to prepare children in Washington for kindergarten will soon shrink by nearly 2,000 slots due to cuts state lawmakers approved earlier this year.
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By Aspen Ford / Washington State Standard
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4/16/26
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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.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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4/16/26
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The president of the Seattle Police Officers Guild said Wednesday that the city’s plan blocking officers from cooperating with federal immigration agents could put the public in jeopardy.
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By Randy Diamond / The Center Square
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4/15/26
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On the 273rd episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz discuss the escape and return of a chimpanzee to Zenkner Valley in 1976, the Lincoln Day Dinner, …
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4/15/26
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Former longtime Centralia College president Henry “Hank” Port Kirk III died Tuesday, April 14, his wife Jenny Kirk said in an email. He was 90.
Kirk served as the president of the college …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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4/15/26
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Nature Nurture Farmacy invites the community to celebrate spring, connection and the natural world at the eighth annual Earth Day celebration from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 25, on …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/15/26
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A Chehalis couple is accused of using a woman’s debit card to withdraw thousands of dollars and shop at multiple grocery stores in the area.
Prosecutors say the woman gave them the card to …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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4/15/26
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The Centralia City Council is starting from square one in its search for a new council member beginning with new criteria and procedure for appointing one.
The changes and discussion may also …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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4/15/26
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LEWIS COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT
Sentencings
• Paul Swaw II, 47, Federal Way, was sentenced April 3 to six months in jail with 170 days of credit for time served and one year of community …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/15/26
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• RYAN SPRAGUE RIGGIN, 37, Centralia, died April 6. Arrangements are under the care of Funeral Alternatives of Washington.
• HARRY W. SNOW, 85, Chehalis, died April 9 at his residence. …
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4/15/26
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Members of the Winlock City Council convened on Monday, April 13, for their first regular monthly meeting, and among the topics of discussion was a request from Winlock Police Chief Stephen Valentine …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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4/15/26
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Anglers in Washington can expect similar recreational salmon fisheries in 2026-2027 compared to last season, with additional opportunities and some Puget Sound summer Chinook seasons shorter in …
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4/15/26
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The Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has released the latest big game hunting season and regulation information.
The 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons and Regulations pamphlet …
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4/15/26
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The Chehalis Basin Board voted earlier this month to approve a funding request to purchase equipment intended to help basin farmers plant cover crops in soil that has been ravaged by flooding.
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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4/15/26
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Anglers across Washington can look forward to the beginning of lowland lake fishing and the annual Trout Derby kickoff on April 25, when hundreds of lakes statewide open for the season. This year, …
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4/15/26
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The Tenino Police Department’s future remains uncertain after the Tuesday, April 14, Tenino City Council meeting.
While Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders and Tenino Mayor Dave Watterson …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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4/15/26
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The Lewis County Public Utility District (PUD) is warning that a recent federal court order meant to help fish pass major dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers could mean higher power bills for local …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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4/15/26
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