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A 59-year-old man died Wednesday of suspected heat-related illness following a three-day heatwave that put temperatures near 100 degrees in the Portland area, Multnomah County officials said …
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Austin De Dios / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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8/15/25
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Oregon Medicaid advisers, alarmed by the turbulent rollout of a new rent assistance benefit, pressed state health officials this week for answers over delays they acknowledged have left thousands of …
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Kristine de Leon / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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8/15/25
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A growing number of children in mental health crises are spending days, sometimes nearly a week, in hospital emergency rooms because there is nowhere else for them to go, a new study has found.
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Kristine de Leon / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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8/15/25
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The claim — a drag queen exposing his genitals to children — was so incendiary, so horrifying that the Idaho Family Policy Center demanded voters change the law to “address these …
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By Daniel Walters / InvestigateWest
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8/15/25
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A 38-year-old man was sentenced earlier this summer to 35 years in prison for shooting a man in the head with a shotgun at a Colville homeless camp.
A jury found Ryan M. Vanpelt guilty June 11 …
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Garrett Cabeza / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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8/15/25
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Guns, stolen Jaws of Life recovered after chase from Lewis County to Thurston County; three arrested
Three men were arrested and multiple firearms, burglary tools and two stolen “Jaws of Life” devices were recovered following a chase that began in Lewis County and ended in Thurston …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/15/25
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Hundreds of investigative documents released by the Seattle office of police accountability show that four officers who fought for years to keep their identities secret insisted they did not see or …
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Mike Carter / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/15/25
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Standing outside a Redmond office park, astronaut Warren Woody" Hoburg holds a basketball to signify planet Earth.
He holds a tennis ball in his other hand to represent the moon and passes both …
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Lauren Rosenblatt / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/15/25
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The Olympia City Council is considering adopting an ordinance aimed at keeping illicit and dangerous activities from happening in professional massage and reflexology businesses.
The council …
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Ty Vinson / The Olympian (TNS)
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8/15/25
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The progressive Olympia Indivisible group is hosting a Saturday “peaceful sign wave” to protest President Donald Trump’s aggressive redistricting push.
The rally will be held …
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Simone Carter / The Olympian (TNS)
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8/15/25
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A 32-year-old Level 3 sex offender has registered to live as a transient in Lewis County, meaning he will have no fixed address, though he is still required to check in with the sheriff’s …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/15/25
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The Pierce County Republican Party will have a booth at this year’s Washington State Fair after all. The fair opens in two weeks.
After being told by fair organizers that the Pierce County …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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8/15/25
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Another religious rally is planned to occur in the heart of Seattle’s LGBTQ neighborhood later this month, but the city says a permit to use the location has not been requested yet.
The …
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By Spencer Pauley / The Center Square
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8/14/25
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With tens of millions of dollars at stake, former Spokane Police Chief Craig Meidl plans to use his new position to broker a deal between Washington state and President Donald Trump.
The Border …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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8/14/25
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Republicans believe they have a good chance of winning back a seat in the Third Congressional District in Southwest Washington state.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez defeated …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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8/14/25
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Gov. Bob Ferguson on Thursday announced the hiring of a Biden administration executive to lead the state Department of Social and Health Services whose programs serve nearly a quarter of …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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8/14/25
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A traffic stop for speeding resulted in a foot chase, a scuffle and criminal charges for a 36-year-old Chehalis man on Aug. 13.
The incident occurred a day earlier when a Napavine police …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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8/14/25
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On July 1, a Lewis County man arrived at a residence off Pleasant Valley Road in Mineral. He thought he was there to pick up a vehicle part. Instead, he was headbutted, punched and knocked …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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8/14/25
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The Lower Columbia SWAT team on Tuesday detained a Castle Rock man allegedly armed with a machete and threatening to kill people.
After speaking with a crisis negotiator, law enforcement …
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Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
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8/14/25
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A Chehalis man was injured Wednesday after a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 5 in Kelso.
According to a Washington State Patrol press memo, the crash occurred at about 10:36 a.m., at …
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By The Daily News
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8/14/25
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