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An 18-year-old Centralia man accused of raping a girl under the age of 14 is now facing additional charges for allegedly assaulting two corrections deputies at the Lewis County Jail on Friday.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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2/10/25
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A Morton man accused of breaking the windows of his neighbor’s apartment, attempting to deploy a fire extinguisher inside the front door and smashing a wheelbarrow into a woman’s car on …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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2/10/25
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The Economic Alliance of Lewis County held its annual banquet Friday, Feb. 7, at the Jester Auto Museum and Event Center in Chehalis.
The event, which included silent and live auctions, served …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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2/10/25
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‘We’re one step away from being sued’: Thurston County forms work group to address jail space crisis
Thurston County is finding short-term solutions for its overcrowded jail that Sheriff Derek Sanders says is one step away from a lawsuit.
The first step is a work group between stakeholders and …
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By Dylan Reubenking / For The Chronicle
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2/10/25
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Chronicle photographer Ridley Hudson stopped by Wolf Haven International in Tenino on Friday to photographer some of the sanctuary's newest residents.
Last week, Wolf Haven International …
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A jury in Thurston County Superior Court has found Scott Brodrick, 43, guilty of the first-degree murder of a neighbor in 2023.
The 18-day trial began Jan. 6 and ended Feb. 5, according to court …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/10/25
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Chehalis police are searching for a male suspect accused of assaulting a woman and trying to force her into a vehicle near railroad tracks in Chehalis on Saturday after Railfan viewers witnessed the …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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2/10/25
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• GERALDINE L. MCCLURE, 98, Centralia, died Feb. 5 at Providence Centralia Hospital. Arrangements are under the care of Cattermole Funeral Home.
• JOHN C. FLANAGAN, 73, Pe Ell, …
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CHEHALIS POLICE DEPARTMENT
Theft
• An Xbox and other electronics were reported stolen from the 1300 block of Southwest Wilson Avenue at 9:35 a.m. on Feb. 7.
• A third-degree …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/10/25
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Before he died in 1929, South Thurston County pioneer John Rogers James wrote about crossing the Oregon Trail from Racine, Wisconsin, with his family in 1851 and, after a year in Oregon, settling on …
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Commentary by Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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2/10/25
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Lewis County Fire District 5 firefighters in Napavine have had plenty of experience responding to wildfires across the county, and in many ways, the Los Angeles Fires were not so different from fires …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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2/10/25
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Washington state Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen, testified, Thursday, Feb. 6, at a public hearing held by the House Education Committee for a new bill that would update the Washington Privacy Act to …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/10/25
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Washington state Reps. Dan Griffey, R-Allyn, and Travis Couture, R-Allyn, both of the 35th Legislative District, introduced House Bill 1787 on Monday, Feb. 3.
The bill, according to a release by …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/10/25
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The Lewis County Auditor’s Office will announce unofficial preliminary results for the Feb. 11 special election at around 8:15 p.m. Tuesday.
County certification of the election is …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/10/25
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Following the first Operation Adoption event — a new quarterly pet adoption event hosted at Chehalis’ Veterans Memorial Museum — last December, the second event will be held …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/10/25
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At the age of 6, Avery Ping asked his mother if they could have dinner in the front yard of their Olympia home.
Prism Dawn McCabe agreed to his request and they set out to have a picnic under …
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By Martín Bilbao / The Olympian
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2/10/25
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Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders took to Facebook during the afternoon hours of Friday, Feb. 7, to thank Gov. Bob Ferguson and lawmakers working to solve “the very real issues” of …
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By Jacob Dimond / For The Chronicle
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2/10/25
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A 27-year-old man is accused of repeatedly touching the inner thigh of a 17-year-old girl sitting next to him on a flight from Anchorage to Seattle, federal prosecutors said.
The teen alerted …
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By Sara Schilling / The News Tribune (TNS)
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2/10/25
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Over 700 incarcerated people in Washington state prisons are serving additional time for crimes they committed as minors. If a new bill introduced in the Legislature last week passes, they could be …
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By Aspen Ford / Investigate West
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2/10/25
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