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Washington state’s Medicaid spending has quintupled, or increased five times over, since the 2013-15 biennium, according to an analysis by The Center Square.
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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7/22/25
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A controversial plan to kill up to half a million invasive barred owls to protect endangered spotted owls is in jeopardy after the Trump administration terminated three critical grants funding the …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / The Washington State Standard
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7/22/25
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The former chair of the Island County Republican Party refused to wear a mask while observing ballot counting during the 2024 presidential election.
Now, an Island County jury has found him …
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Mara Mellits / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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7/22/25
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A 4-year-old child was attacked by a cougar and injured Sunday while hiking at Olympic National Park.
The National Park Service is seeking witnesses of the attack, which occurred near the …
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Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. (TNS)
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7/22/25
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Lately, it seems, every federal election is billed as the most important of our lifetime," and that was certainly true of the 2024 presidential contest between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. Another …
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Gene Balk / FYI Guy / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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7/22/25
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Waves of cyberattacks are hitting a commonly used Microsoft product, compromising dozens of organizations around the world.
The hackers exploited a vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint, an …
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Alex Halverson / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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7/22/25
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With just one drill hole, Boeing has officially begun production for the newest member of its 777X family: the 777-8 freighter.
Roughly 100 Boeing employees gathered Monday in one of the …
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Lauren Rosenblatt / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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7/22/25
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Many questions linger as to why the Lewis Army Museum at Joint Base Lewis-McChord has been pegged for closure — and U.S. Sen. Patty Murray is demanding answers.
On Monday, the Washington …
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Simone Carter / The Olympian (TNS)
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7/22/25
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A man was stabbed in the head during a fight in Pioneer Square on Monday afternoon, according to the Seattle Police Department.
Officers responded to Third Avenue and James Street a little after …
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Kai Uyehara / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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7/22/25
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Hoping to create “the world’s best weather forecasting system,” U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., sent a letter to the Oval Office on Monday with her five-point plan attached.
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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7/21/25
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The Washington State Department of Licensing is seeing a surge in applications for concealed carry permits for firearms.
“At the end of June 2025, there were 709,334 Washington residents …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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7/21/25
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‘Literally no way’: Idea of redrawing Washington state’s congressional map gets bipartisan brush off
As they seek to recapture control of the U.S. House, top Democrats are looking at how to redraw congressional maps in blue states to win more seats in 2026.
Could it happen here in Washington, …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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7/21/25
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A criminal investigation into the fatal 2013 police shooting of an unarmed Black man in Fife will be reopened under Washington’s new review process for cases where law enforcement has used …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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7/21/25
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A Centralia man was arrested Saturday after he allegedly kicked a kitten belonging to his mother and sister before killing it with a lawnmower tire while off medications for mental health …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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7/21/25
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The 2025 Chehalis Music in the Park series kicked off on Friday, July 18, with a performance by Billy Gilman at Recreation Park.
It was the first of three concerts set for this summer.
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/21/25
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First opened in Chehalis by Bill and Ed Fuller in 1941, the lone remaining Fuller’s Market Place in Centralia will host its grand reopening ceremony this upcoming weekend on Saturday, July 26, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/21/25
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May 7 started as a typical day for Kody Rolfe.
He put in a full day of work at Braun Northwest, helped a friend with some work at his house and headed to Thorbeckes Athletic Club for a workout. …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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7/21/25
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Arrests
• Jonathan C. Siler, 30, of Centralia, was arrested and released for possession of drug paraphernalia at the intersection of Russell Road and …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/21/25
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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, and Rep. Laurel Lee, D-Florida, last week introduced the bipartisan CBP SPACE Act to ensure Customs and Border Protection (CBP) inspection services stay …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/21/25
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