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Spokane’s latest proposal targeting federal immigration authorities is, according to the only conservative left on the city council, basically virtue-signaling, political theater aimed at …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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2/23/26
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Senate Democrats advanced a bill Friday that would create a trigger allowing the state to step in on private-sector labor disputes if the federal agency responsible loses jurisdiction, or if the …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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2/23/26
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Legislation that would take a comprehensive look at how state regulations impact Washington's farmers and ranchers is set for executive session in the Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/23/26
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The Washington Supreme Court has opened the door for lawsuits against retailers like Amazon for selling non-defective products that customers used to commit suicide.
The court ruled last in …
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By John O’Brien / Legal Newsline
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2/23/26
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ROCK CREEK — Punch more roads through the forest, and you’ll get more people starting fires, fewer bull trout and an even heftier maintenance bill.
Keep the 2001 Roadless Rule in place, and …
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By Keila Szpaller / The Daily Montanan
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2/23/26
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The Oregon Senate voted 26-1 Friday to pass a bill aiming to close a loophole allowing Oregon youth to purchase nicotine pouch products.
Senate Bill 1571 , sponsored by Sen. Lisa Reynolds, …
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By Robin Linares / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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2/23/26
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As immigration customs enforcement agent sightings grow, local religious leaders face new concerns for their communities, trying to worship freely and safely.
In late summer 2025, according to a …
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By Reneé Diaz / Murrow News
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2/23/26
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LONGVIEW — Last Wednesday’s Cowlitz River recreational smelt dip fishing was cold, windy and overall fruitful — at least for the people who worked hard and were a little lucky.
Sea lion …
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By Henry Brannan / Murrow News
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2/23/26
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Democrats in the Washington Legislature on Sunday proposed tapping the state’s rainy day savings account and slashing hundreds of millions of dollars for a child care program for low-income …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street and Bill Lucia / The Washington State Standard
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2/23/26
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The Centralia School District has officially passed its school levy by a total of 16 votes.
The district needed a simple majority, or 50% plus one vote.
The Lewis County Auditor’s …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/20/26
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A Washington lawmaker, trade and business group are reacting to Friday’s ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court against President Trump’s tariffs.
In an historic 6-3 decision today, the high …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/20/26
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K eep growing.
A simple goal, but a poignant one.
Dustin Klatush, now in his fourth year as the chairman of the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, has turned that goal into a …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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2/20/26
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Reid Nicholas Conrad, the 32-year-old Salkum man found guilty of raping a teenage girl over a multi-year period, was sentenced in Lewis County Superior Court Wednesday to 280 months to life in prison …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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2/20/26
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LEWIS COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT
Preliminary appearances
• Brenden T. Durgin, 18, Centralia, made a preliminary appearance Feb. 17 for one count each of second-degree assault with a deadly …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/20/26
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Grays Harbor County District Court is launching a community outreach effort this March titled “March Past the Fine Month.”
From March 1 through March 31, individuals with cases in District …
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By The Daily World
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2/20/26
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Earlier this month in East Lewis County, volunteer firefighter Jeanine Armstrong resigned from her position as the chief of Lewis County Fire District (LCFD) 18 during the district’s board of …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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2/20/26
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Echo Taylor, a Morton local and junior at Insight School of Washington (ISWA), is helping redefine what student engagement looks like in a virtual learning environment through her role as ISWA’s …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/20/26
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The third annual “Yes We CAN! Preservation Dinner” will take place from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Twin Cities Senior Center on Saturday, March 21.
The potluck dinner will be a celebration of …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/20/26
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Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) staff will fly a drone over sections of the Elk River Wildlife Area Unit and the department’s Coastal Region office property in Grays Harbor …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/20/26
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History talks continue at the Schmidt House, with March’s talk scheduled for noon on March 5.
The free hour-long talk is titled “Who Was O.C. Lacey? A Century-Old Mystery Solved!”
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/20/26
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