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Over 100 people in Washington, Oregon and British Columbia have reported seeing a bright fireball" on Saturday night, according to NASA and the American Meteor Society.
The sighting makes it the …
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Amanda Zhou / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/31/26
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Anti-Elon Musk protests have led consumers to boycott Tesla, unsettling the company and its share price. Could public sentiment have a similar effect on Musk's privately owned space ventures?
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Lauren Rosenblatt / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/31/26
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Hold on to your hat when you shop at Costco: The Issaquah-based retailer is testing new pay stations that should exponentially speed up checkout times.
Earlier this month, the big-box warehouse …
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Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/31/26
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A Boeing-built rocket is set to propel four astronauts to orbit the moon, marking the first time humans have left Earth orbit since the Apollo missions more than 50 years ago.
That rocket — …
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Lauren Rosenblatt / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/31/26
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CENTRAL WASHINGTON — Farmers around the world are feeling squeezed by the Iran war. Fuel prices have shot up and fertilizer supplies are waning due to Tehran's near shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz …
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Kevin Teeter / KHQ-TV / Murrow News
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3/31/26
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OLYMPIA — A new state law will help immigrant workers know when the records proving they can legally work in the U.S. are about to come under federal review.
The Immigrant Worker Protection …
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Erick Bengel / Murrow News
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3/31/26
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Under the Trump administration, sections of Mount Diablo and other natural habitats in the San Francisco Bay Area are now under threat from oil and gas drilling, something advocates worry will …
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Sierra Lopez / The Mercury News (TNS)
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3/31/26
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If NASA's colossal new moon rocket, slated to launch with astronauts for the first time as soon as tomorrow, explodes on the pad or breaks up as it accelerates through the atmosphere, the space …
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Noah Haggerty / Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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3/31/26
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Iran hit a fully laden Kuwaiti oil tanker off the coast of Dubai during a fresh wave of attacks around the Persian Gulf, a sign it’s willing to escalate strikes on energy assets as the war drags …
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Dana Khraiche and Sherif Tarek / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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3/31/26
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An engaged couple is accused of burglarizing a Randle trucking and construction company while attempting to steal a roll of wires from an electrical shed.
According to the company, Q King …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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3/30/26
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on Monday signed into law new guardrails for the use of automated license plate readers , amid concerns federal immigration authorities are tapping them to aid in their …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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3/30/26
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Scenes from the "No Kings 3" protest at George Washington Park in downtown Centralia on Saturday.
Protesters gathered in the Hub City as demonstrations were held across the …
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3/30/26
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Community members can meet the candidates for Lewis County sheriff during a forum hosted by The Chronicle Thursday, April 2, at Jester Auto Museum in Chehalis.
Candidates Matt McKnight, Tracy …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/30/26
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Nerd Pros co-owners Marcus and Alissa Read are preparing to celebrate their business’s first year in Morton.
The shop held its official grand opening on May 3, 2025, and, since then, the …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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3/30/26
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Arrests
• Jeremy Stray, 43, Tacoma, was arrested for burglary after he allegedly stole numerous items from a business in the 1000 block of South Yew Street at …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/30/26
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• RANDAL ALAN PARKS, 73, Randle, died March 10 at his home in Randle. A memorial service will be held at noon April 4 at Sticklin-Brown Funeral Chapel, 1437 S. Gold St., Centralia, with a reception …
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3/30/26
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Kristina McMorris, a former actress and New York Times best-selling author of the popular “Sold on a Monday” and six other historical novels, will keynote the 12th annual Southwest Washington …
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Commentary by Julie McDonald
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3/30/26
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For 20th District state Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Chehalis, Washington state's 2026 short legislative session came with ups and downs but also one significant win: a chance to help move along the …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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3/30/26
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Two longtime Chehalis River Basin flood advocates will be stepping back from their roles on the Chehalis Basin Flood Authority board after the group's meeting late last week.
Vickie Raines …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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3/30/26
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Lewis County Fire District 14, also known as Randle Fire & EMS, responded to — and ultimately extinguished — a ‘fully-involved’ structure blaze near Davis Creek on March 27.
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/30/26
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