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Washington's public-sector unions are throwing down millions of dollars to keep the state's new high-earners income tax in place and fight an initiative seeking to repeal it.
The Washington …
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Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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9/19/26
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Two people died Monday night after a semi-truck lost control and collided with an oncoming car on U.S. Route 26 near milepost 74 in Wasco County, Oregon State Police said.
Dagoberto …
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The Oregonian / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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9/19/26
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U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley and Rep. Andrea Salinas have introduced legislation that would transfer 18,626 acres of federal forestland to the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, a federally recognized …
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Gosia Wozniacka / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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9/19/26
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Gov. Tina Kotek on Friday pushed back at critics who are blaming the state of Oregon’s litigation to promote salmon recovery in the Columbia River Basin for a proposed $250 million rate increase …
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Jonathan Bach / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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9/19/26
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A late-summer walk on the Oregon coast took a scary turn Wednesday for three tourists when they became stranded at Lost Boy Beach for five hours before being rescued.
Around 3:45 p.m., the …
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Sophia Cossette / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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9/19/26
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PeaceHealth will permanently eliminate 150 technology jobs this fall as the Vancouver-based health system moves forward with plans to outsource much of its IT operation.
PeaceHealth disclosed …
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Kristine de Leon / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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9/19/26
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Two Oregon school districts are conducting a joint investigation into a football game where it’s alleged that a player repeatedly used racist language.
Hood River County and Gresham-Barlow …
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Nik Streng / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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9/19/26
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The Lake Washington School District is facing a federal lawsuit brought by a father who says the district repeatedly denied his requests to opt his son out of LGBTQ instruction.
Konstantin …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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9/18/26
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Voting rights groups and Democratic officials are looking to defend against what they see as possible election interference from the Trump administration ahead of the upcoming midterm elections, now …
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By Jacob Fischler / States Newsroom
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9/18/26
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A Democratic candidate for the Washington state House of Representatives pleaded not guilty to driving under the influence Friday in her first court appearance after she was arrested last month …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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9/18/26
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DNA from a vape left at the scene of a residential burglary in 2025 led to the arrest of a Chehalis man Thursday.
Aaron D. Malone, 37, made a preliminary appearance in Lewis County Superior …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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9/18/26
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Fired Centralia Police Sgt. Tracy Murphy will take the next step in his grievance process against the city in an arbitration hearing scheduled for Nov. 19 and 20.
Centralia City Manager Michael …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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9/18/26
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More than 40 years ago, a group of Centralia business owners known as Centralians Inc. had the forethought to realize that the economic lifeblood of the area, the nearby coal mine, might one day …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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9/18/26
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Deep in the shadow of Mount Rainier, Gifford “Marco” Pinchot IV stands in a dense true fir grove of trees.
Pinchot, executive director of the Nisqually Community Forest and great-grandson of …
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By Candra Burns / For Thurston Chronicle
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9/18/26
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First opened in the Hub City back in March 2023, Hash: Centralia is now permanently closed, according to a Sept. 12 post on the breakfast diner’s official Facebook page.
“After many years of …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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9/18/26
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Arrests
• Caleb G. Sawyer, 32, Centralia, was arrested for alleged fourth-degree assault (domestic violence) and third-degree malicious mischief (domestic …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/18/26
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The Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) this week announced a new kindergarten curriculum centered around “Many Places, Many Lives,” an illustrated poetry collection that …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/18/26
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The Pumpkin Trains are returning to the Chehalis-Centralia Railroad and Museum, just in time for the arrival of autumn.
On Oct. 10 and 11, Pumpkin Trains will depart the depot at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/18/26
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The next board meeting of the Lewis Public Transportation Benefit Area, which does business as Lewis County Transit, will be held at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, according to a news release from the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/18/26
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• JOSE A. CABRERA, 53, Centralia, died Sept. 14 at his residence. Arrangements are under the care of Cattermole Funeral Home.
• SHIRLEY K. VALENTINE, 82, Chehalis, died Sept. 14 at …
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9/18/26
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