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President Donald Trump’s threat this week to stop federal funding to both so-called “sanctuary” cities and the states where they’re located was greeted with disbelief by many states and …
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By Tim Henderson / States Newsroom
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1/15/26
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Octopus is back on the policy menu for Washington state lawmakers.
A bill to outlaw the sale, possession, transport, and distribution of farmed octopus advanced out of the House Agriculture and …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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1/15/26
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Grays Harbor County Coroner George Kelley appeared at Tuesday’s Board of County Commissioners meeting to make a major announcement. Two sets of remains in separate decades-long cold cases have been …
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By The Daily World
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1/15/26
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A Kelso man who has spent decades working in local schools is barred from contacting people under 18 in the wake of his Tuesday arrest on suspicion of possessing and distributing child sexual abuse …
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Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
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1/14/26
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The Seattle city attorney and Washington attorney general say recent threats by President Donald Trump to halt federal payments to sanctuary jurisdictions starting in February lack legal standing.
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By Spencer Pauley / The Center Square
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1/14/26
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A Chehalis man faces multiple felony charges after he allegedly resisted arrest following a theft of alcohol from B&D Market in Centralia on Jan. 12.
Anthony H. Garcia, 34, was later …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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1/14/26
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The superintendent of the White Pass School District in East Lewis County has been arrested in connection with possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material, according to the Longview …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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1/14/26
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Local concerns over the Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Bob Oke Game Farm in Centralia will come to the state Legislature this year.
State Reps. Peter Abbarno, R-Chehalis, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/14/26
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Washington state is pushing back against a recent order from the federal government that would keep the TransAlta plant near Centralia ready to burn coal through the winter.
Washington state …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/14/26
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Unemployment throughout Washington state rose to 4.6% in November, according to the Washington state Employment Security Department (ESD).
The agency reported Lewis County had a 5.8% …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/14/26
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Come spring, farmers in Lewis County and Southwest Washington will be able to store and offload grain from local farms onto railcars headed up and down the West Coast thanks to the Southwest …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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1/14/26
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Immanuel Lutheran Church will host a special performance by distinguished harpist Cynthia Zechmann on Saturday, Jan. 31.
Doors open at 6 p.m., with the concert beginning at 6:30 p.m.
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/14/26
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The Lewis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office ruled Jan. 7 that a petition created by residents within the Chehalis urban growth area (UGA) demanding a vote for or against annexation cannot …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/14/26
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Five Chehalis city councilors who won their bids for re-election this past fall took their oaths of office during the first council meeting of the year Monday night.
John Six, Kate McDougall, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/14/26
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Arrests
• Anthony H. Garcia, 34, Chehalis, was arrested after allegedly stealing liquor from a local store in the 600 block of North Tower Avenue at about …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/14/26
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Washington state Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Chehalis, recently toured the Family Education and Support Services (FESS) office in Centralia to learn more about how community-based family support programs …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/14/26
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Gesa, a leading credit union in the Pacific Northwest, recently wrapped up its annual Holiday Giving Campaign, which brought holiday cheer to families across the region through the efforts of members …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/14/26
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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, recently released a video recorded in Onalaska High School’s shop class that outlined her amendment to make advanced placement (AP) credits available …
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1/14/26
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Joseph Wheeler, former senior deputy prosecutor with the Thurston County Prosecutor’s Office, will serve as Lewis County’s next pro tem Involuntary Treatment Act (ITA) commissioner, according to …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/14/26
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Washington state Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen, has introduced legislation to strengthen Washington's Involuntary Treatment Act (ITA), expanding timelines for evaluation and treatment of people …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/14/26
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