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Hannah Murphy was crowned Miss Lewis County 2026 and Haiden Bartel was crowned Miss Lewis County’s Teen 2026 on Saturday, March 14.
Murphy is the 64th Miss Lewis County and Bartel is the …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/15/26
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The Deputy Sheriff’s Association of Grays Harbor walked away with more than $17,000 in donations at the 100+ Harbor Women Who Care March giving event at the Hoquiam Elks Lodge Tuesday …
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By Jerry Knaak / The Daily World
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3/14/26
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The curtain fell Thursday night on the Washington Legislature’s 60-day session. A lot happened before it did. Passage of Democrats’ income tax on millionaire earners was the big storyline. It …
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By Bill Lucia and Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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3/14/26
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Washington earlier this year had to return 30,000 expiring doses from its abortion pill stockpile to the manufacturer.
A state law signed Saturday seeks to ensure remaining pills the state …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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3/14/26
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Legislators have pivoted from a Democrat-backed plan to use hundreds of millions in revenue from the state's climate commitment act to plug a billion-dollar shortfall.
Budgetary proposals from …
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Elena Perry / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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3/14/26
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A convicted rapist awaiting trial for the murder of an Everett woman in 1984 has now been charged with a second cold case murder.
Mitchell Gaff, 68, was charged last week by Snohomish County …
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Lauren Girgis / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/14/26
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Seattle's mayor is interested in questions raised by a Seattle Times investigation of the city’s 911 medical system, and the City Council's public safety chair plans to delve into how the system is …
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Daniel Beekman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/14/26
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A 40-year-old man who attacked two transgender women in separate, unprovoked Seattle assaults since 2024 was sentenced Friday in King County Superior Court to serve seven years in state prison after …
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Catalina Gaitán / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/14/26
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An unusual flurry of mid-March snow in the Seattle area caused hundreds of canceled and delayed flights at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Friday.
The Federal Aviation Administration …
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Alex Halverson / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/14/26
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Lawmakers approved a trio of bills to fund Washington state's many transportation needs, putting the state deeper in debt as it contends with construction cost increases, long-neglected road repair …
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Nicholas Deshais / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/14/26
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Israel said it’s preparing to expand an incursion into southern Lebanon to fight Iran-backed Hezbollah militants, an escalation that threatens a humanitarian crisis and regional repercussions amid …
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Dana Khraiche and Youssef Diab / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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3/14/26
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President Donald Trump said the United States had bombed military targets on a critical Iranian outpost in the Persian Gulf and threatened additional strikes targeting oil infrastructure if Tehran …
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Skylar Woodhouse and Catherine Lucey / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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3/14/26
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Six American airmen deployed to operations against Iran were killed after their refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq, U.S. Central Command said Friday, bringing the U.S. death toll in the war …
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Gavin J. Quinton / Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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3/14/26
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Seattle’s battle with federal immigration officials is getting even broader.
The Seattle City Council is expected at its March 17 meeting to authorize a review of the city’s policies …
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By Randy Diamond / The Center Square
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3/13/26
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The U.S. Department of Justice has begun connecting its push to obtain sensitive personal data on millions of voters to whether the upcoming midterm elections will be fair and secure, laying the …
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By Jonathan Shorman / Stateline
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3/13/26
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Washington sheriffs are pushing Gov. Bob Ferguson to veto parts of a controversial bill that would set new standards for them and could lead to removal from office.
In a letter this week, …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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3/13/26
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A Centralia man faces felony charges following a Joint Narcotics Enforcement Team (JNET) investigation that allegedly found him dealing fentanyl from his South Yew Street residence.
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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3/13/26
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A pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run in Packwood Friday morning after he was struck by an unknown driver while walking along U.S. Highway 12, according to the Washington State Patrol.
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/13/26
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The Washington state Legislature finished this week, delivering one big win for Lewis County: initial funding toward the effort to relocate the WDFW’s Bob Oke Game Farm in Centralia.
The 20th …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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3/13/26
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An original version of an income tax proposal on the state's highest earners included much-needed funding for public defense — one of Lewis County’s biggest budget concerns. But the version …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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3/13/26
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