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Centralia police arrested a 36-year-old man Wednesday after he allegedly hit a bicyclist with his 2004 Oldsmobile Alero and attempted to flee the scene on two flat tires.
Jarrod D. Woods, …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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8/20/26
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A citizen activist lost his bid Thursday to keep a one-sentence statement off ballots that summarizes how an initiative to repeal Washington’s new income tax on high earners would affect the state …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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8/20/26
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Christi and Chad Baker, a couple living in Lewis County, have made it to the quarterfinals of the 2026 America’s Favorite Couple competition, a nationwide public-vote competition celebrating real …
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By Tyrus VanTuyl / Ty@Chronline.com
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8/20/26
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Thurston County is celebrating National Wellness Month and National Recovery Month this August, encouraging county residents to take steps towards prioritizing their health and supporting others in …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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8/20/26
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TikTok is laying off 75 Bellevue-based employees amid broader restructuring at the social media giant.
The cuts are mostly affecting roles related to the company's e-commerce division, TikTok …
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Alex Halverson / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/20/26
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KOMO 4 on-air staff are set to no longer be represented by their labor union — the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists — after a narrow vote last week.
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Angela Lim / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/20/26
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Centralia police arrested a 36-year-old man Wednesday after he allegedly hit a pedestrian with his vehicle and attempted to flee the scene on two flat tires.
Police said the pedestrian was …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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8/20/26
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A court hearing has been scheduled for Aug. 31 in the recall effort against Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson.
Last week, a Seattle couple filed paperwork to recall Wilson over her handling of public …
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Joseph O’Sullivan / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/20/26
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Minutes before the July crash on Sucia Island, the pilot of a Kenmore Air seaplane with 10 passengers aboard radioed that bad weather would force an emergency landing, according to a National …
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Paige Cornwell / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/20/26
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A man caught driving with 270 pounds of methamphetamine and a kilogram of cocaine from southern California to Oregon was sentenced Wednesday to just over 14 years in federal prison.
In March, …
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Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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8/20/26
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The state will likely see a new record for wildfire-fighting spending this fiscal year, topping an estimated $285.9 million spent last fiscal year.
As of Aug. 11, federal, state and local …
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Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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8/20/26
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One of five young men charged with killing a Portland pastor during a home invasion accepted a plea deal Wednesday, before he and three other defendants — all now adults — were scheduled to stand …
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Tarek Anthony / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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8/20/26
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A Portland jury Wednesday awarded $550,000 to two teenage girls for their 25 terrifying minutes trapped upside down on Oaks Amusement Park’s AtmosFEAR ride in 2024 — and for their years of …
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Aimee Green / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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8/20/26
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While the number of child deaths in the state's child welfare system has been declining, an audit dampened the promising trends.
An accountability audit released Monday reported the Department …
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Lauren Girgis / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/20/26
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A Seattle renter’s search is always a struggle — some alchemy of budget constraints, need for space and tolerance for the grueling process of scouring listings. For families with children, that …
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Heidi Groover / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/20/26
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Alaska Airlines will offer new nonstop flights from Seattle to Europe, adding to its growing list of intercontinental destinations from its hometown.
The new destinations — Athens, Greece, and …
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Lauren Rosenblatt / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/20/26
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A toddler was found dead in Jackson County on Wednesday morning after being reported missing, officials said.
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that deputies were called …
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Tatum Todd / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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8/20/26
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Seattle voters are divided on plenty of issues. Public safety, apparently, isn’t one of them. A new poll shows agreement so lopsided you might need to do a double take to believe the numbers.
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Gene Balk / FYI Guy / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/20/26
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U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Iran and its trading partners with economic isolation after months of military strikes and a maritime blockade failed to force Tehran to capitulate.
Trump …
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Derek Wallbank and Patrick Sykes / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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8/20/26
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On Tuesday, the Montesano Fire Department and Grays Harbor Fire District 1 took turns hosting U.S. Rep. Emily Randall (D-WA 06) at their fire stations.
At the Montesano Fire Department, Chief …
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By Andrea Watts / The Daily World
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8/20/26
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