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A 55-year-old Rochester woman died Tuesday night after the driver of the vehicle she was traveling in lost control and struck a rock wall along U.S. Highway 12 east of Oakville, according to the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/14/25
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On the 235th episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Eric Schwartz welcome guest Ruby Stanton to explain Relay for Life (and Into the Woods). The hosts also cover the safe parking …
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5/13/25
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A man accused of firing an AR-15 rifle at a Thurston County Sheriff’s Office deputy last week is in custody, Sheriff Derek Sanders announced Tuesday afternoon on social media.
“A few …
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5/13/25
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An employee at a gas station convenience store in Toledo is facing felony charges after he allegedly stole a winning lottery ticket from a Washington State Lottery compliance investigator.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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5/13/25
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A Centralia woman is facing a felony domestic violence charge for allegedly hitting a child under the age of 14 with a belt.
The incident was reported by Centralia Middle School to the …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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5/13/25
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A Winlock man is facing a felony charge for allegedly hitting a child under the age of 13 with a belt in March.
Martin Allen Hicks, 40, was charged April 30 in Lewis County Superior Court …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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5/13/25
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Oakville High School celebrated its new baseball and softball fields with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday, May 9, before the Acorns squads took the field for home games.
The ceremony featured a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/13/25
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A suspect who was injured in a May 7 shootout at a home in Centralia has been booked into the Lewis County Jail and is being held on $5 million bail, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/13/25
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EDITOR’S NOTE: This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988. …
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5/13/25
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Thurston County Commissioner Wayne Fournier has another full-time job. In another county. He’s a firefighter in Grays Harbor. At a board of county commissioners meeting on Tuesday, April 15, …
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Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@yelmonline.com
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5/13/25
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A majority of the members of the Chehalis City Council closed their Monday night meeting by speaking out against the Hope Housing Collaborative of Lewis County safe parking pilot program that will …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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5/13/25
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Like his father and his grandfather, Marshal Cummings grew up mining trona, a substance used in everything from glass to pharmaceuticals and baking soda. When he was 22, that meant spending 16-hour …
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5/13/25
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Funding for an abortion care program will be reduced by more than 50% under the state budget plan awaiting Gov. Bob Ferguson’s signature.
Washington created the Abortion Access …
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Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / Washington State Standard
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5/13/25
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Ferry system managers and state budget writers in Washington took a cold wave over the bow Monday upon opening the bids to construct up to five new hybrid electric ferries.
“I don’t …
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Tom Banse / Washington State Standard
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5/13/25
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As the pandemic started to subside, Judy Jones figured that demand at the Thurston County Food Bank might plateau. Instead the number of new clients has continued to grow about 6% to 8% each week, …
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Simone Carter / The News Tribune (TNS)
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5/13/25
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Survivors of abuse by clergy members are defending a new Washington law against accusations from the U.S. Department of Justice that it is "anti-Catholic" and worthy of a federal investigation.
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Shauna Sowersby / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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5/13/25
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A 44-year-old man has been missing for days since he stayed on his sinking fishing boat off Washington, officials said.
Jon Stevenson’s vessel started taking on water at about 8:15 a.m. …
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Helena Wegner / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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5/13/25
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For the first time in seven years, a Whatcom County resident has a confirmed case of mumps.
The case presents no risk to the general public, according to a statement from Whatcom County. Health …
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Jack Belcher / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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5/13/25
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Some of the state's most habitual speeders will soon be required to install speed-limiting devices in their car.
Gov. Bob Ferguson signed legislation Monday requiring intelligent speed …
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Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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5/13/25
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Three King County residents died in a North Cascades rock climbing accident over the weekend when their equipment failed as they rappelled down the side of a steep gully near North Early Winters …
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Caitlyn Freeman / The Seattle Times(TNS)
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5/13/25
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