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From new laws on medical debt to tax increases, and beer gardens to diaper changing station regulations, Washington lawmakers this year passed a wide variety of new bills.
A host of new laws …
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Shauna Sowers / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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7/26/25
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The Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction said students can finally take a “deep breath” now that the Trump administration is set to release $5.5 billion in public …
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Ann Duan / The Olympian (TNS)
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7/26/25
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Thurston County has started restricting what who can be booked into its jail due to space limitations, Sheriff Derek Sanders said.
The new restrictions affect women, Sanders shared in a …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian (TNS)
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7/26/25
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The nation’s largest nurses’ union is blasting Kaiser Permanente for pausing gender-affirming surgeries for patients under 19 starting next month, due to pending litigation and pressure …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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7/25/25
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President Donald Trump’s new executive order is a sharp blow to Washington state municipalities’ Housing First strategies, with potential loss of federal funding if they do not adhere to …
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By Spencer Pauley / The Center Square
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7/25/25
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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said Friday it’ll soon release billions in Education Department funding that has been frozen for weeks, delaying disbursements to K-12 schools …
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By Jennifer Shutt / States Newsroom
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7/25/25
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If state funding for forest health and wildfire prevention isn’t ramped back up in the next legislative session, it could hinder efforts to prevent severe fires in the coming years, …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / The Washington State Standard
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7/25/25
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Following a grant-funded retail analysis to find sales tax revenue options for Centralia, the Economic Alliance of Lewis County discovered that the city is in need of some furniture stores, sporting …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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7/25/25
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The City of Centralia invites community members to a tree open house on Thursday, Aug. 7, at the Fort Borst Park Arboretum to learn, share and celebrate Centralia’s growing urban forest.
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/25/25
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The Volcano Rescue Team (VRT) was dispatched to Ape Cave south of Mount St. Helens on Wednesday, July 23, to assist a child and father in distress.
The pair had reportedly attempted to climb out …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/25/25
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The City of Centralia’s Planning Commission gathered for a special meeting Thursday night to discuss proposed amendments to multiple chapters of the city’s municipal code, specifically on …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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7/25/25
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The Napavine City Council convened on Tuesday, July 22, to hold its second regular council meeting of the month. While it was a short meeting as the council had no new or old business to discuss on …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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7/25/25
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CHEHALIS POLICE DEPARTMENT
Vehicle Accident
• A semi truck backed into a vehicle at the corner of Southwest Chehalis Avenue and Southwest Lewis Street at about 11:43 a.m. July 22. No …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/25/25
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Former patients or family members of patients who would like to share their ideas about care and help to improve care at Providence Medical Group clinics, Providence St. Peter Hospital or Providence …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/25/25
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Timber River Connections, formerly known as Lewis County Seniors, is serving as the new Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors (SHIBA) sponsor for Lewis County as of July 1.
A public …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/25/25
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New Hampshire Democratic U.S. Rep. Maggie Goodlander’s amendment to the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), backed by Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, passed the House …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/25/25
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A special board meeting of the Lewis Public Transportation Benefit Area, which does business as Lewis County Transit, will be held on Tuesday, July 29, at 3:30 p.m.
This meeting is open to the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/25/25
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OK folks, we’re getting on halfway through the summer. It’s time to do an outdoors check. How are we all doing at getting into the glory that is wooded Washington?
Many of you have …
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Commentary by Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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7/25/25
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Chuck Rogers and Austin Rogers got slapped with a $204,000 fine from the Washington Department of Ecology for “unpermitted shoreline development along the Deschutes River near Yelm,” …
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By Jacob Farmer / For The Chronicle
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7/25/25
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