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A smashed car window in Lacey led to a police pursuit early Saturday morning that had Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders chasing a suspect at 135 mph on Interstate 5 until the suspect went the …
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Peter Talbot / The Olympian (TNS)
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8/31/25
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King County has agreed to pay $21.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by a woman attacked by dogs in Auburn in 2022, after a judge ruled it was the county's responsibility to enforce municipal …
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Lauren Girgis / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/31/25
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Fifty members of Congress, including several Washington Democrats, are calling on the Department of Homeland Security for answers after two crew members fighting the Bear Gulch fire were arrested by …
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Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks and Caitlyn Freeman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/31/25
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News broke earlier this week that Border Patrol agents had arrested two firefighters at the Bear Gulch fire on the Olympic Peninsula.
Now the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is criticizing …
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Simone Carter / The Olympian (TNS)
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8/30/25
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Under the gazebo in Longview’s R.A. Long Memorial Park, friends, family and supporters of Hailey Athay gathered not only to celebrate her 34th birthday but also to urge the public to share …
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Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
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8/30/25
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A motorcyclist from Oregon was airlifted to Tacoma General Hospital after crashing on Interstate 5 in Lewis County on Saturday morning.
Todd K. Campbell, 64, of Cloverdale, Oregon, was …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/30/25
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Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown recently described the 2020 death of Manny Ellis during a confrontation with Tacoma police officers as a “murder,” although the officers …
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By TJ Martinell | The Center Square
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8/30/25
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Border czar Tom Homan told reporters that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations will expand after Labor Day in sanctuary cities nationwide, including Seattle, Wash., and Portland, Ore.
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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8/30/25
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Families and leaders of Evergreen Public Schools in southwest Washington hope students will return to school on Tuesday after a week-long delay due to a classified workers strike.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / The Washington State Standard
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8/30/25
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Thurston County Public Health and Social Services this week announced the release of the 2025 Community Health Assessment (CHA).
A CHA is a collection and review of local health data used to …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/29/25
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All writers, those published and those who want to be, will find a variety of learning options at the Southwest Washington Writers Conference on Sept. 12 and 13 at Centralia College.
The …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/29/25
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“The Enchanting World of Garlic” comes to Chehalis Outfitters in Chehalis at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 20.
This educational presentation will be held in the red building in the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/29/25
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A GoFundMe fundraiser has been set up for an area woman who was attacked by a large dog on July 8.
According to her friend, Don Wilson, Elizabeth Carne was helping an elderly neighbor bring a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/29/25
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In this installment of A Look Back in Time, the Thursday, Aug. 30, 1945, edition of The Chronicle featured a story about three unnamed local juveniles — a pair of brothers and their cousin …
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Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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8/29/25
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“Significant” lightning led to over a dozen fires in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest this week, according to a news release posted by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Thursday. The …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/29/25
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Tensions were high at the Morton City Council meeting earlier this week as multiple people, both employees and an owner of local bars in town, expressed outrage over the bars being shut down an hour …
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Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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8/29/25
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A joint ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at noon on Monday, Sept. 8, to celebrate the opening of two new businesses in downtown Chehalis. Journey to Aum Coaching and Take Care Massage are located …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/29/25
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A 35-year-old man was arrested Aug. 26 in Centralia after he allegedly stole two beers and a pack of cigarettes from the Apex II Food grocery store — and then ran from police and hid in the …
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Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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8/29/25
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The Office of Chehalis Basin had a busy week bringing the organization's outreach presentation to the Lewis County Board of Commissioners business meeting as well as city council meetings in …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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8/29/25
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The Chehalis Basin Collaborative for Salmon Habitat visited the Lewis County Board of Commissioners Tuesday to share information about its work and encourage future engagement. Kirsten Harma, …
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Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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8/29/25
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