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Downtown Portland on the morning of August 14, 2016, in a photo taken from the top deck of the Marquam Bridge. Dave Killen / Staff LC- The Oregonian

Trump’s ‘war ravaged’ remark gets a nervous laugh from Portland

As President Donald Trump plans to send 200 National Guard troops to War ravaged" Portland, some local comedians and online posters poked fun at how the city feels like anything but a war zone. … more

Caitlyn Freeman / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 9/30/25

Thurston commission spares animal services from budget cuts after public outcry

Thurston County will spare local animal services from funding cuts for now following public pushback to a proposal last week. On Friday, the Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved … more

Martín Bilbao / The Olympian (TNS) | 9/30/25

Threats target ‘Let’s Go WA’ signature gatherers, leading to multiple arrests

Signature gatherers for two new Washington state initiatives have faced harassment and threats in recent days, a prominent conservative political group reports — culminating in multiple … more

Simone Carter / The Olympian (TNS) | 9/30/25

Washington state will pay $9M to woman abused ‘countless times’ in Pierce County foster home

Washington state has agreed to pay $9 million to settle a lawsuit over failures that led a girl to be placed in a Pierce County foster home where she was subjected to severe sexual abuse in the 1990s … more

Peter Talbot / The News Tribune (TNS) | 9/30/25

Washington AG task force member: ‘No way’ to define domestic violent extremism

As the Washington State Attorney General’s Office Domestic Extremism and Mass Violence Task Force prepares a charter, debate continues over whether the task force can define what constitutes … more

By TJ Martinell / The Center Square | 9/29/25

Gov. Bob Ferguson delivers his inaugural address in the House chambers at the Washington State Capitol in Olympia on Wednesday, Jan. 15.

Gov. Bob Ferguson’s own deadline on public records auto-deletion review has come and gone

Seven-and-a-half months after Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson said he was implementing a six-month suspension of a policy that, for years, let state agencies auto-delete Microsoft Teams messages … more

By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square | 9/29/25

Portland protests Trump’s plan to send federal troops to protect ICE facilities

Several hundred Portland, Ore., residents took to the streets Sunday afternoon to protest President Donald Trump's order to deploy federal troops to the city to protect federal buildings, including … more

By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square | 9/29/25

Federal officers atop the ICE building in Portland on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (Photo by Alex Baumhardt/Oregon Capital Chronicle)

Following suit against Trump, Oregon asks judge to issue order blocking Guard deployment

The Oregon Department of Justice is asking a federal judge to temporarily block President Donald Trump from federalizing and deploying Oregon National Guard troops to protect federal buildings in … more

By Alex Baumhardt / States Newsroom | 9/29/25

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, left, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, both New York Democrats, speak to reporters Sept. 29, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Shauneen Miranda/States Newsroom)

‘We’re headed to a shutdown’: White House meeting ends with no deal as deadline nears

WASHINGTON — Democratic and Republican lawmakers remained far apart Monday with just over 24 hours until a federal government shutdown begins, after a White House meeting with President Donald … more

By Ashley Murray / States Newsroom | 9/29/25

Rep. John Gillette, R-Kingman, in January 2023. Photo by Gage Skidmore | Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0

‘Appalling’: Democrats want accountability for GOP lawmaker who called for hanging of Washington congresswoman

Democratic leaders in Congress are calling for Republican leaders to reject violent rhetoric by an Arizona Republican lawmaker who called for the execution of a Democratic congresswoman because she … more

By Jerod MacDonald-Evoy and Florence Becot / States Newsroom | 9/29/25

Salvador Ramirez, 28, Stockton, California, makes a video appearance in Lewis County Superior Court on Monday, Sept. 29.

Man found with 89 pounds of meth-containing substance at Napavine truck stop

A 28-year-old California man faces felony charges in Lewis County after he was allegedly found with 89 pounds of a meth-containing substance at Love’s Travel Stop in Napavine on Sept. 26. … more

By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com | 9/29/25

Federal law enforcement agents, including with the U.S. Border Patrol, arrived at a site last month to demand identification from private contracting crews fighting the Bear Gulch Fire near Lake Cushman.

Congresswoman seeks protections for emergency responders nationwide after arrests of firefighters

After recent outrage over the arrests of two wildland firefighters by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) last month, one of Washington's congressional representatives says it should never … more

By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com | 9/29/25

The detectives reportedly seized about 58 grams of suspected methamphetamine and $62,000 in cash.

Agencies team up to bust ‘major’ Winlock drug dealer

The Grays Harbor Drug Task Force (DTF) arrested and charged a “major drug dealer” from Winlock as part of an ongoing narcotics investigation, according to a Sept. 27 news release from the … more

By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com | 9/29/25

Maia Morales, left, and her sister, Thaleia Morales, operate their stand in the Kids Market section of the Country Chicks Fall Market at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds on Saturday, Sept. 27. The sale began Friday and stretched through Saturday afternoon. The cost of admission was reduced by $1 for those who brought a non-perishable food item. The food was donated to Lewis County Footsteps of Hope.

In focus: Country Chicks Fall Market brings deal seekers to fairgrounds

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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez speaks with Clark County Auditor Greg Kimsey in the lobby of the Clark County Elections Office on Wednesday, Sept. 24. The congresswoman toured the facility and vowed to defend Washington’s vote-by-mail system against efforts made by the Trump administration to restrict it.

Gluesenkamp Perez vows to defend voting by mail

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, visited the Clark County Auditor’s Office on Wednesday, Sept. 24, to tour the elections department and reaffirm her support for vote-by-mail amid … more

By Norman Helgason / For The Chronicle | 9/29/25

Randy Pennington pitchforks yard waste from the back of his pickup truck during a community recycle event in 2024.

Community recycling event to help western Lewis County residents clean up

A community recycling event will offer Lewis County residents an opportunity to recycle several materials and provide proper disposal for others on Saturday, Oct. 11, at the old Meskill Drop Box … more

By The Chronicle staff | 9/29/25

Sirens: Defendants sentenced in superior court; woman accused of doing 'whippets' behind the wheel; man jailed for strangling family member

LEWIS COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT Sentencings • Donald W. Hogan, 52, Auburn, was sentenced to 15 months in prison and 12 months of community custody Sept. 26 after pleading guilty to … more

By The Chronicle staff | 9/29/25

Death notices: Sept. 29, 2025

• PATRICIA ANNE ESCHENBERG , 74, Centralia, died Sept. 21 at Providence Centralia Hospital. Arrangements are under the care of Funeral Alternatives of Washington. • IRIS E. SERL, 88, … more

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Semi truck crashes into trees, lands in ditch Saturday in Chehalis

A semi truck “struck multiple trees” and crashed into a ditch off Interstate 5 in Chehalis Saturday at about 8:30 a.m., according to a press release from the Washington State Patrol. … more

By The Chronicle staff | 9/29/25

DOH suspends credentials of former Green Hill School employee

The Washington state Department of Health (DOH) has taken disciplinary action or suspended credentials from four area health care providers, including a former Green Hill School employee, according … more

By The Chronicle staff | 9/29/25