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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Arrests
• Austin T. Martin, 29, Newport, was arrested and booked into the Chehalis Tribal Jail for indecent exposure after allegedly engaging in lewd …
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11/25/25
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Opponents of the City of Chehalis urban growth area (UGA) annexation made a last stand during a Lewis County Commissioners public hearing Tuesday morning. The county commissioners chose to punt the …
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By Jacob Moore /
jacob@chronline.com
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11/25/25
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The Chehalis City Council voted 5-2 Monday to adopt the city’s 2026 preliminary budget, as well as set its property tax levy rates, which will see an increase next year.
In total, the city …
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By Dylan Reubenking /
dylanr@chronline.com
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11/25/25
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If you’ve ever caught a raccoon digging through your neighbor’s garbage can at night, you may have been witnessing evolution in action.
A new study in the online journal Frontiers in …
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By Sean Sterling / The Oregonian
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11/25/25
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A struggling Seattle-based electric bike company is facing yet another bump in the road as a federal product safety agency warned customers Monday to stop using some of the models due to safety …
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By Elise Takahama /
The Seattle Times
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11/25/25
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A California union and a group of farmworkers from around the country are suing to stop new, lower-wage federal guidelines that save money for farmers but cut pay for temporary foreign agriculture …
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By Tim Henderson /
Stateline
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11/25/25
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Decades of conversations regarding potential annexation in Chehalis culminated Monday night with the Chehalis City Council voting 6-1 to approve the annexation of the urban growth area (UGA).
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By Dylan Reubenking /
dylanr@chronline.com
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11/25/25
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Vickie Raines, Chehalis Basin Flood Authority chair and Grays Harbor County commissioner, will step down from her position as chair of the regional flood …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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11/25/25
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By Jacob Farmer
jfarmer@chronline.com
A 38-year-old Lewis County resident accused of taking two of his foster father’s vehicles faces new allegations that he made threats to kill his …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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11/25/25
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One local business, Yelm-based Rival Flyer Inc., is gaining traction in the toy industry as its flagship product, the Woblong Double-Wing Flyer, has been named a finalist for the 2026 Outdoor Toy of …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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11/25/25
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Washington Attorney General Nick Brown has launched his 45th lawsuit so far against the Trump administration in response to new requirements imposed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban …
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By TJ Martinell | The Center Square
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11/25/25
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If you’re traveling for Thanksgiving in Washington state, be prepared for traffic and crowds.
AAA predicts a surge in holiday travel this year, with nearly 82 million people expected to …
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Angela Rodriguez Sara Schilling / The Peninsula Gateway (TNS)
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11/25/25
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A man accused of throwing a piece of concrete at a car that crushed part of man’s face near downtown Tacoma on Saturday said he did so because he was having a mental breakdown, charging …
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Puneet Bsanti / The Peninsula Gateway (TNS)
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11/25/25
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A federal judge on Monday night blocked the closure of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Newport Air Facility, finding Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s actions violated the law.
U.S. …
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Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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11/25/25
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Solomon Florea has lived in a houseboat on the Columbia River for about two decades and has become grimly attuned to dangers on the water. Florea spots a drowning victim on the water every few years, …
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Mike Rogoway / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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11/25/25
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Tsunami warnings for Oregonians will remain unaffected, for now, after an Alaska earthquake center decided to backfill federal cuts to an alert system that helps Pacific coast states, including …
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Fedor Zarkhin / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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11/25/25
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A California union and a group of farmworkers from around the country are suing to stop new, lower-wage federal guidelines that save money for farmers but cut pay for temporary foreign agriculture …
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Tim Henderson / Stateline
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11/25/25
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A Kirkland mother was charged with manslaughter this month after King County prosecutors accused her of letting her diabetic daughter slowly die in the back seat during a family road trip.
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Catalina Gaitán / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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11/25/25
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A struggling Seattle-based electric bike company is facing yet another bump in the road as a federal product safety agency warned customers Monday to stop using some of the models due to safety …
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Elise Takahama / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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11/25/25
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A 16-year-old driver crashed into the salmon ladder by the Fifth Avenue dam Saturday night.
The driver allegedly lost control of their vehicle at about 11:15 p.m. as they were traveling east …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian (TNS)
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11/25/25
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