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Lewis County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Jeffrey Humphrey has resigned amid an ongoing internal investigation into domestic violence allegations and his still-active Lewis County District Court …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/28/25
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The third and final suspect accused of kidnapping a juvenile at gunpoint and robbing him at Fort Borst Park in Centralia on Dec. 4 was booked into the Lewis County Jail on Monday.
Elijah …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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1/28/25
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As Thurston County Commissioner Emily Clouse works to regain trust from her seatmates and the community following the conclusion of a monthslong investigation into her relationship with her former …
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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1/28/25
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The next steps in Thurston County’s long-awaited and recently scaled-back courthouse hill renovation project are becoming clearer. According to stakeholders, it couldn’t have come at a …
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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1/28/25
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A job applicant with a prominent face tattoo has filed a $50,000 lawsuit in Multnomah County against a convenience-store chain that he says wouldn’t hire him because of his tattoo.
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1/28/25
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Jury selection began Monday in the trial of Lincoln Smith, a California truck driver accused of manslaughter in the deaths of seven Oregon farmworkers whose van was parked along Interstate 5 near …
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1/28/25
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A Seaside man who was trying to keep warm with a candle died in a tent fire last week at a city-sanctioned encampment, officials said.
The fire follows months of debate over how the city should …
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1/28/25
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A former MMA fighter with the nickname “Cadillac” preyed on three women living in tents in Portland in 2021 and 2022, a Multnomah County jury determined Friday.
The jury deliberated …
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1/28/25
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Supporters of a citizen initiative approved by Washington state lawmakers last year to provide a parents’ bill of rights secured a significant legal victory on Friday.
A judge in King …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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1/28/25
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For 132 years, a rule has existed in the Washington State Legislature's House of Representatives requiring a supermajority to suspend debate on a bill that has come to the floor. Last week, House …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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1/28/25
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on Monday signed an executive order to create a state team focused on responding to the separation of migrant families as the Trump administration promises mass …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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1/28/25
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Washington state’s case against the Trump administration’s order to end birthright citizenship now includes three pregnant noncitizen women.
On Monday, U.S. District Court Judge John …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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1/28/25
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Two Democratic state lawmakers are trying again to require clergy members in Washington to report child abuse or neglect, including when it is disclosed to them by a congregant during confession.
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1/28/25
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Bail is set at $20,000 for a woman accused of fleeing from Washington State Patrol troopers at speeds up to 120 mph on northbound Interstate 5 in Lewis County while high on marijuana on Friday.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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1/27/25
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A Level 2 sex offender was arrested on Friday for allegedly exposing himself while defecating by a roadway in Winlock.
Manuel Lopez Swearengin, 36, was arrested after a citizen reported …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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1/27/25
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A Winlock man accused of dressing in camouflage and camping out in his ex-wife’s lawn on Saturday with a bag of camping supplies, including binoculars and knives, has been charged with felony …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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1/27/25
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More than 300 local business owners, employees, elected representatives and others attended the Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce annual banquet on Friday, Jan. 24, at Centralia College’s …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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1/27/25
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The Centralia-Chehalis Railroad and Museum (CCRM) acknowledged longtime volunteer Tina Nixon and donor Larry Shaw at its annual meeting on Saturday, Jan. 25.
The meeting was an opportunity for …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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1/27/25
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Last week, U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, announced her subcommittee assignments for the House Committee on Appropriations.
In the 119th Congress, Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez will …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/27/25
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Hudson Waterfield, a student at Centralia High School, recently traveled to Olympia to serve as a page in the Washington state House of Representatives.
Rep. Peter Abbarno was his legislative …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/27/25
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