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On Tuesday, Oct. 6, the Tumwater Police Department and Thurston County Narcotics Task Force executed a search warrant in the Tumwater area on a residence where drug activity was suspected.
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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10/12/26
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Whether it’s hunting, fishing, hiking, clamming, foraging or something else, The Chronicle is happy to share photos and details from local folks in the great outdoors. To be considered, just email …
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10/12/26
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Rural Lewis County Indivisibles will hold another “No Kings” protest in opposition to efforts to repeal the recently passed Washington state income tax and speak out against actions taken by the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/12/26
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ALONG THE ELWHA — Where a dam once stood, life coursed through. Kingfishers trilled as they zipped through the canyon, and young salmon darted in the pools below.
Lower Elwha Klallam tribal …
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Isabella Breda / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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10/12/26
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Narcotics officers on Wednesday arrested an alleged drug runner with almost a pound of heroin and over $1,500 in cash, police say.
Brayan Alberto Reyes Ramales, 24, is accused of two counts of …
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Tatum Todd / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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10/12/26
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A northern pygmy owl weighs about as much as a chicken egg. They’re adorable, with big yellow eyes. They’re also ruthless predators known to kill chickens far heavier than themselves.
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Mark Graves / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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10/12/26
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Critics of Washington’s new “millionaires tax” argue it’s a Trojan horse that will lead to a broader state income tax on most workers.
It’s a potent issue in the fight over Initiative …
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By Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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10/12/26
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Try using a little less pressure on the accelerator this fall when driving; deer are especially active in November as the rut (mating season) is at its peak.
Additionally, many animals from each …
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By the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
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10/12/26
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An advisory committee is finalizing a report this week outlining ways the state can reduce skyrocketing lawsuit payouts and liability when children under Washington state supervision are harmed or …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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10/12/26
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Three years after Oregon lawmakers passed a law requiring insurers to cover transgender medical services, state regulators have quietly delayed their efforts to ensure the law is making a difference …
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By Jake Thomas / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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10/12/26
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Across the Pacific coast, reports of large whales tangled in buoys, gillnets and other fishing equipment are increasing.
In 2025, Washington was among four states where nearly 80% of …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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10/12/26
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Oregon has long been a popular destination for workers who live elsewhere.
That’s largely because Portland sits on the border with Washington, an urban center directly adjacent to suburban …
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Mike Rogoway / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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10/11/26
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A drone equipped with an infrared heat sensor joined the search on Saturday, Oct. 10, for a 75-year-old woman missing since Thursday morning in the Wallowa Mountains about 28 air miles northeast of …
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Jayson Jaco / Baker City Herald, Ore. (TNS)
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10/11/26
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Over four days and more than 45 miles walked, a group of protesters making a pilgrimage between immigration enforcement sites in King County is drawing a line between mounting immigrant detentions …
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Kai Uyehara / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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10/11/26
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In the artificial intelligence race, Amazon and other companies worth trillions of dollars are competing to secure as much electricity as they can to power as many chips as possible. Their gargantuan …
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Greg Kim / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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10/11/26
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As frontier artificial intelligence labs once again caution about the speed of the technology’s development, Microsoft released a code of conduct for how it plans to clamp down on its own AI …
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Alex Halverson and Destiny Muller / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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10/11/26
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A company report, accepted by state regulators, said that in late November a hole opened within the bowels of a pulp and paper mill and, briefly, poured a small stream of untreated wastewater into …
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Conrad Swanson / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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10/11/26
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Ruby Mushkin leaned back in a lawn chair and looked out over the Columbia River. She had plenty to say about U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, the Democrat facing Republican state Sen. John Braun in …
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Anumita Kaur / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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10/11/26
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More than 440,000 homes and businesses from Pennsylvania to Florida are without power and flood threats are rising at both ends of the country as the U.S. deals with a rare double tropical threat …
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Brian K. Sullivan / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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10/11/26
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