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Seattle City Council members say the city’s aging library system is desperately in need of more money, voting Wednesday to add nearly $70 million to the mayor Katie Wilson’s proposed $410 million …
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By Randy Diamond | The Center Square
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4/9/26
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The Yakima City Council passed a six-month moratorium on halfway houses and secure transition facilities Tuesday as the state considers where to place sexually violent predators.
Washington …
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Tim Clouser | The Center Square
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4/9/26
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Washington’s Department of Ecology announced a statewide drought emergency Wednesday, marking the fourth consecutive year that part or all of the state has been in a drought.
“We …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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4/9/26
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The U.S. Coast Guard said it has seized 5.4 metric tons of allegedly unreported pollock roe and discovered several significant fishing violations aboard one of the biggest factory trawlers operating …
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By Yereth Rosen / Alaska Beacon
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4/9/26
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Opponents of Washington’s new income tax law plan Thursday to formally launch their legal challenge to the constitutionality of the controversial statute.
Attorneys and plaintiffs have …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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4/9/26
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The U.S. and Iran prepared for peace talks in Pakistan at the weekend with a fragile ceasefire largely holding, though pivotal issues such as control over the Strait of Hormuz and Israel’s …
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Eltaf Najafizada, Sherif Tarek and Patrick Sykes / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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4/9/26
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A week after Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a nearly $80 billion budget, questions remain as to why he vetoed two grants that amounted to a molecule of the spending plan.
Ferguson and …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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4/9/26
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A Centralia motorcyclist was airlifted to a nearby hospital following a collision on state Route 6 near Adna Wednesday, according to the Washington State Patrol (WSP).
Brian D. Bundy, 60, was …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/8/26
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The woman arrested following last week’s multi-county chase that ended in an hours-long standoff on Interstate 5 in Lewis County died at the county jail Monday.
Heidi R. Presson, 51, of …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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4/8/26
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Since 1991, local baseball legend Dave Hall has been running Willie’s Sport Shop in downtown Centralia, selling gloves, bats and other sports accessories.
His tenure as owner is now officially …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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4/8/26
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The Lewis County Board of Commissioners selected The Chronicle as the county’s official paper of record for the second year in a row this week.
The county commissioners approved the selection …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/8/26
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The Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife will study the main stem of the Chehalis River near Centralia and Chehalis this spring as it looks for ways to control invasive bass species and …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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4/8/26
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Lewis County Drug Court is inviting community members to “chase recovery — not records” with its annual 5K fun run and walk next month.
Lewis County Drug Court announced its annual 5K …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/8/26
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Gov. Bob Ferguson announced last week Washington state is joining the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN), a coordinated worldwide partnership …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/8/26
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Washington State Patrol troopers used a precision immobilization technique (PIT) maneuver to stop a woman accused of driving 138 mph on Interstate 5 through Lewis County on April 4.
Kate R. …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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4/8/26
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Arrests
• Jeffery D. Mills, 62, Centralia, was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for fourth-degree assault after allegedly assaulting another male …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/8/26
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• JENNIFER TESCH MOSER, 65, Chehalis, died April 1. Arrangements are under the care of Funeral Alternatives of Washington.
• LEE J. ENGER, 84, Toledo, died April 2 at his residence. …
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4/8/26
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The Centralia Downtown Association (CDA) invites the community to come together for an evening of connection and giving back during Friends & Family Night at the Olympic Club on Tuesday, April …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/8/26
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In April, the American Red Cross asks people to keep patients top of mind by making an appointment to give blood or platelets.
Residents in Lewis and Thurston counties have several opportunities …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/8/26
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The Washington state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has officially designated a new natural area preserve in Cowlitz County.
Toutle Ridge Fen Natural Area Preserve totals 166 acres and …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/8/26
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