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Sheriff’s office: Swimmer drowned in the Molalla River near Canby Sunday

A man drowned Sunday evening in the Molalla River near Canby Community Park, the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday. Enrique Hernandez-Hernandez, 24, of Salem, went under while … more

Fedor Zarkhin / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 8/13/25

Preschool children learn and play at the Oregon Child Development center in Gresham, Oregon on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2022.

Access to child care is expanding in Oregon, researchers found. Still, there’s not enough

Access to child care in Oregon has slowly expanded, according to a new study from Oregon State University, but it remains far from adequate to serve even half the state’s children. A child … more

Sami Edge / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 8/13/25

A photo from The Oregonian at the groundbreaking for the Portland Woman's Club clubhouse in 1922.

Nine women fight to keep 130-year Portland Woman’s Club alive

The Portland Woman’s Club – one of the oldest still-operating clubs in the city – was founded as a place for women to advocate for their community and have a political voice at a … more

Samantha Swindler / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 8/13/25

Astronomer Fred Bruenjes recorded a series of many 30 second long exposures spanning about six hours on the night of Aug. 11 and early morning of Aug. 12, 2004 using a wide angle lens. Combining those frames which captured meteor flashes, he produced this dramatic view of the Perseids of summer. There are 51 Perseid meteors in the composite image, including one seen nearly head-on.

The most popular meteor shower of the summer is about to peak in Washington. During the Perseid meteor shower, hundreds of bright, fast-moving meteors zip across the night sky. The dazzling … more

Hannah Poukish Daniel Schrager / The News Tribune (TNS) | 8/13/25

Boeing Everett Factory - 747, 777 and 787 aircraft under construction - 061522..777 freighters are seen in various stages of assembly at Boeing’s Everett Production Facility Wednesday, June 15, 2022 in Everett, Wash. 220679

Boeing plane deliveries dipped in July as company recovery rolls on

Boeing delivered 48 planes in July, including 37 of its popular 737 Maxes, the company said in its monthly recap of orders and deliveries Tuesday. That’s a dip from June — when … more

Lauren Rosenblatt / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 8/13/25

Tacoma man pleads not guilty in fatal hospital shooting

A 25-year-old man pleaded not guilty Monday to murder and assault charges after police say he opened fire inside the waiting room of a Tacoma hospital’s emergency room last week, killing one … more

Catalina Gaitán / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 8/13/25

Search suspended for missing kayaker, 79, near Ocean Shores

The U.S. Coast Guard suspended a search for a 79-year-old woman near Ocean Shores after searching for nearly 24 hours. The woman and her husband went kayaking Monday evening when the pair got … more

Mara Mellits / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 8/13/25

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrest a fugitive in 2020.

Washington ICE arrests drop 25% in July but remain comparatively high

SEATTLE — After a sharp spike in Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Washington arrests, the agency slowed down in July, according to data released this week. ICE arrests in the state … more

Nina Shapiro and Manuel Villa / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 8/13/25

Gen Z wants to work outside, but PNW conservation jobs are vanishing

After graduating from college with a degree in philosophy, Dylan Lorio-MacNamara felt lost. It was 2020, and he planned to apply to law school, but the pandemic changed everything. A 10-month … more

Mara Mellits / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 8/13/25

The Pierce County Republican Party will not have a booth at this year's fair due to a dispute with fair officials over signature-gathering efforts and the sale of merchandise.

Washington State Fair accused of excluding Pierce County Republican Party

For the first time in many years, the Pierce County Republican Party will not have a booth at the Washington State Fair in Puyallup — better known to locals as the Puyallup Fair. … more

By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square | 8/13/25

Concealed carry licenses in Washington state jump after approval of gun permit law

The number of Washingtonians licensed to carry concealed pistols is climbing rapidly in the face of a new state law that will require prospective gun owners to secure a state permit before purchasing … more

By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard | 8/13/25

Mountain View Cemetery in Centralia is pictured from above on Thursday, May 16, 2024.

Centralia engineers discover possible unmarked graves near Mountain View Cemetery

While completing design work for the City of Centralia’s Westside Connector Phase I Project, a subcontractor for the city’s design engineer may have found a grave discovery. Crews … more

By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com | 8/12/25

$500K bail: Man accused of stealing ‘Jaws of Life’ in Centralia charged with theft

Edgar O. Gonzalez Barragan, 32, the suspect accused of stealing the Jaws of Life equipment from the Riverside Fire Authority, was charged with first-degree theft during a preliminary hearing with the … more

By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com | 8/12/25

Cowlitz County fatal stabbing suspect arrested in LA

T he suspect in last week’s fatal Longview stabbing has been arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department, Longview police announced Tuesday afternoon. The announcement comes a day after … more

Matt Esnayra / The Daily News | 8/12/25

Washington state Capitol on July 25, 2025. (Photo by Jerry Cornfield/Washington State Standard)

The message Democratic voters delivered in Washington state’s primary

As Democratic Party leaders nationwide search for a rebuttal to President Donald Trump in next year’s midterms, voters in Washington state delivered one in the Aug. 5 primary. Nine … more

By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard | 8/12/25

The Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma, which is one of the largest immigrant detention facilities in the western U.S. (Grace Deng/Washington State Standard)

Venezuelan man files lawsuit after arrest in Montana, detention in Washington state ICE facility

A man who was held in a federal detention facility after Whitefish police pulled him over for an allegedly faulty taillight in April has filed a lawsuit alleging racial profiling and a violation of … more

By Micah Drew / The Daily Montanan | 8/12/25

Sgt. Sean Collins smiles while in uniform.

Backer of Sgt. Norton mural in Rainier looks to memorialize Sgt. Sean Collins in similar fashion

Wyatt Mendel, a local realtor, Yelm High School class of 2011 graduate and former recipient of the Sgt. Justin Norton Memorial Scholarship, has previously honored a local service member through the … more

By Jacob Dimond / For The Chronicle | 8/12/25

Local independent wrestler SP8 makes his entrance to the ring prior to a previous match.

Local independent pro wrestler makes main event debut as part of IPW’s first show in Tenino

Wil Speight, better known as SP8 inside the squared circle, had the opportunity of a lifetime to wrestle in the main event of “Clash in Tenino,” an Inclusion Pro Wrestling (IPW) show that … more

Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com | 8/12/25

Thurston County teen named Washington Angler of the Year, earns $100K college fishing scholarship

Though Jax Wasankari has only attended Yelm High School for one year, the incoming sophomore is already making history as he was recently named The Bass Federation’s Angler of the Year in … more

By Jacob Dimond / For The Chronicle | 8/12/25

New moons mean darker skies, which are perfect for stargazing.

A ‘black moon’ is coming this summer. Here’s when and what that means

We’ve all been enjoying these bright full moons of summer, but a black moon is now on the rise. Not an official astronomical term, a black moon refers to the second new moon in a single … more

Jamie Hale / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 8/12/25