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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, testified in front of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee to request that her Servicemember Right-to-Repair Act be included in the upcoming National …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/23/25
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Like many of the other rural cities and towns in Lewis County, the City of Toledo hosts an annual Fourth of July show, with fireworks being launched from behind Toledo City Hall and the …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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5/23/25
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If Thurston County continues on its current financial trend without any adjustments, its general fund will run into the negative by 2027.
That’s why the Board of County Commissioners sat …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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5/23/25
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The Trump administration has cut tens of millions of dollars from a key Columbia Basin salmon-restoration program run by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, a move experts say puts the treasured …
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By Henry Brannan / Murrow News
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5/23/25
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In April, unemployment throughout Washington state rose slightly to 4.4%, according to the Washington state Employment Security Department (ESD).
The agency reported Lewis County had a 5% …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/23/25
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In four years, Chehalis resident Ethan Brunton hopes to become the youngest governor in U.S. history.
At the age of 15, he is not currently eligible to run for governor, but he will turn 18 just …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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5/23/25
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With Memorial Day on Monday, May 26, a number of ceremonies are scheduled honoring the U.S. military service members who made the ultimate sacrifice.
Veterans Journey Forward Memorial Day 5K
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/23/25
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The Grays Harbor Drug Task Force (GHDTF), with the help of the Lewis County Joint Narcotics Enforcement Team, recently made three arrests related to an extensive investigation of the distribution of …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/23/25
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When Brooke Pantier was an infant, her doctors believe she didn’t have much of a chance to live past 2 years of age as she was diagnosed with a complex congenital heart condition. She was in …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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5/23/25
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Thurston County deputies searched a Tumwater motel Thursday morning for a man who allegedly fled from a traffic stop.
Law enforcement descended on the motel at 400 Lee St. SW before 7 a.m. …
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By Martín Bilbao / The Olympian
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5/23/25
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Opening statements started Wednesday in the trial of Butch Dwight Smith, the 51-year-old resident accused of assaulting a 65-year-old man at a Castle Rock gas station in 2023.
With the podium …
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Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
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5/23/25
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MOUNT ST. HELENS — Col. Terry Connell was at his downtown Portland church one Sunday in 1980 when Mount St. Helens erupted.
“You could see all the smoke and the ash coming out of the …
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Henry Brannan / Murrow News
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5/23/25
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When the only way out of a heavily treed neighborhood on a normal weekday is called “Dysfunction Junction,” wildfire preparedness is essential. A fire evacuation drill on Saturday …
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Sue Lani Madsen | The Center Square contributor
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5/23/25
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Gov. Bob Ferguson vetoed key provisions of a bill related to Washington state’s Clemency & Pardons Board (CPB).
Engrossed Second Substitute House HB 1131 , signed partially …
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Carleen Johnson | The Center Square
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5/23/25
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Washington leaders are warning that at least 194,000 people in the state stand to lose Medicaid coverage under a Republican-backed budget bill that passed the U.S. House early Thursday.
Only …
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Jake Goldstein-Street / Washington State Standard
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5/23/25
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A powerful statewide labor union was fined $6,000 on Thursday for failing to report more than $430,000 in contributions to candidates and political committees days ahead of the 2024 election.
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Jerry Cornfield / Washington State Standard
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5/23/25
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A search for three people missing after a recreational boat capsized off the Washington coast has been suspended, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
Someone reported the 20-foot vessel capsized and …
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Don Sweeney / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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5/23/25
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Gov. Bob Ferguson on Thursday warned that the U.S. Congress’ proposed Medicaid cuts would jeopardize health-care access for nearly 2 million Washington residents.
Medicaid is the …
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Simone Carter / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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5/23/25
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A 40-year-old man whose bomb threat aboard a Seattle-bound flight forced the plane to land at the Spokane International Airport was sentenced to nearly two years in federal prison, according to the …
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Garrett Cabeza / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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5/23/25
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Gov. Bob Ferguson called on the state’s Republican congressional coalition to “explain their votes” on a massive federal spending bill that could result in 200,000 Washingtonians …
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Eric Rosane / The News Tribune (TNS)
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5/23/25
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