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Seattle Children's hospital plans to lay off 154 staffers this fall, citing looming cuts in state and federal funding that total millions of dollars over the next several years.
The changes will …
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Elise Takahama / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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9/18/25
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The Department of Energy on Wednesday signed the paperwork needed to allow radioactive waste to be pumped into the Hanford nuclear site’s vitrification plant 23 years after construction began, …
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Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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9/18/25
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The region's biggest commercial dry dock is now in Everett, besting the previous titleholder at Vigor shipyards on Seattle's Harbor Island.
Everett Ship Repair, a sister company to Nichols …
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Nicholas Deshais / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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9/18/25
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The former Rainier Jr/Sr High School principal was released from Cowlitz County Jail Wednesday afternoon after his arrest for suspicion of having child porn.
Jeremy Peter Williams, 49, of …
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Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
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9/18/25
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Washington state will backfill lost Medicaid dollars for Planned Parenthood after a court ruling last week.
At the same time, advocates continue to push for restored funding for abortion …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street and Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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9/18/25
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Amazon says it will spend more than $1 billion to raise pay and lower health insurance costs for warehouse and transportation employees in the U.S.
The company said Wednesday that the average …
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Alex Halverson / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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9/18/25
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Summer is one of those seasons that can seem to fly by. But, it may actually be getting longer, or at least feel like it.
A new report by the nonprofit Climate Central, using data stretching …
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Sara Schilling / The News Tribune (TNS)
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9/18/25
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A military helicopter from Joint Base Lewis-McChord crashed in a rural area of Thurston County on Wednesday night.
Sheriff’s deputies from Thurston County and first responders were …
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Puneet Bsanti / The News Tribune (TNS)
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9/18/25
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Following a just-ended teachers’ strike that delayed the start of the school year and saw students return to class this week, the La Center School District in Clark County and the Washington …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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9/17/25
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Tana Senn, the director of the state’s Department of Children, Youth and Families, began a note to the governor’s budget director lamenting her agency’s predicament.
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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9/17/25
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“Centaurion II is taxiing out to runway one for a southwest departure,” said EcoFlight pilot Gary Craft on Saturday morning.
The six-seater Cessna plane carried Kraft along with one …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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9/17/25
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Four school districts in Lewis County — Mossyrock, Napavine, Onalaska and Toledo — have closed their campuses, enacted lockdowns or responded to various threats and suspicious activity …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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9/17/25
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Like many other area artists, weaver Penney Auld, who lives in Adna, has been busy preparing for the annual ARTrails of Southwest Washington studio tours starting this weekend throughout Lewis …
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By Lyn Craig / For The Chronicle
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9/17/25
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The Lewis County commissioners and other county officials visited the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds on Monday morning to see progress on a project to replace a water main.
The project manager …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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9/17/25
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Arrests
• Marcus J. Brennan, 33, Centralia, was arrested and released for alleged unlawful possession of a controlled substance in the 900 block of South …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/17/25
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• CARL (WAYNE) WATSON, 83, Chehalis, died Sept. 5 at his residence. A celebration of life will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Chehalis Four Square Church. Arrangements are under …
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9/17/25
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I’ve lived in the Pacific Northwest all my life. The trees, the water, the mountains, they’re my home. My family has been here since the mid-1800s, and I’ve always felt deeply …
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Commentary by Wayne Fournier
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9/17/25
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The Toledo Community Foundation (TCF) on Tuesday announced that its semi-annual Downhome Shindig event raised $85,300 in support of Toledo School District students in need and helping kids succeed.
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/17/25
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The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has released its annual hunting prospects, available at shorturl.at/1w3QJ , to give hunters a detailed look at expected conditions, harvest …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/17/25
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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’s amendment to the FY26 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill to address corporate consolidation in the firetruck and emergency vehicle …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/17/25
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