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Nine people, including two children ages 3 and 6, escaped injury on Saturday following a six-vehicle crash on Interstate 5 in Chehalis, according to a press memo from the Washington State Patrol …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/10/26
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Last year, Mossyrock resident Rhonda “Rhonnie Ray” Wilkinson partnered with Onalaska residents Clem and Odette Cilluffo of O&C Barber to open up a barbershop in downtown Mossyrock.
Now, …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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8/10/26
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Forest Service orders closure for Backbone Fire in East Lewis County; nearby Skyo Fire 99% contained
The Gifford Pinchot National Forest on Saturday issued an emergency closure order for the Backbone Fire in East Lewis County, according to a news release from the U.S. Forest Service (USFS).
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/10/26
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After two days of logging competitions during the Morton Loggers Jubilee 83rd Annual Logging Show on Saturday and Sunday, Nate Hodges was named Bull of the Woods and Erin LaVoie was Belle of the …
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8/10/26
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Timothy McKenzie, pictured at center-right, was the winner of the 2026 Morton Loggers Jubilee Invitational Lawnmower Race on Friday night in Morton.
The 21-year-old Packwood resident’s win …
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8/10/26
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The roughly 240 National Guard members currently based in Spokane are tasked with assisting local law enforcement, which is worn thin by the ongoing fires in the region, the head of the department …
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Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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8/10/26
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Amtrak service between Seattle and Portland is on hold indefinitely after a fire tore through a vacant warehouse near the Oregon train station last week.
Almost all northbound train traffic has …
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Elise Takahama / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/10/26
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Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man in Vancouver on Saturday for allegedly shooting and injuring another person that evening.
Jacob Orr, 27, is accused of first-degree assault, felony harassment …
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Tatum Todd / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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8/10/26
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Despite the efforts of over a thousand firefighters, the 513,437-acre Big Grass fire grew by over 70,000 acres, pushing it even closer to being the largest wildfire in Oregon history.
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Tatum Todd / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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8/10/26
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A wildfire broke out Friday in the northeastern part of Mount Rainier National Park. Around 3 p.m. the park announced on social media that it was closing a portion of the park , effective …
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By Savannah Butcher and Gregory Scruggs / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/10/26
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President Donald Trump said Friday the federal government will fund $180 million in grants for mining schools across the country as part of his administration’s goal of rebuilding the U.S. coal …
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By Sam Gauntt / States Newsroom
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8/10/26
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Federal immigration agents are employing new tactics — from arresting academics at airports to setting up a checkpoint at a popular creek in a National Forest — to boost their arrest numbers, …
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By Tim Henderson / Stateline.org
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8/10/26
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Two minor Oregon political parties no longer have enough members to qualify as parties that can nominate candidates, the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office announced Friday.
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By Julia Shumway / The Oregon Capital Chronicle
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8/10/26
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Washington state lawmakers this year approved spending nearly $20 million to ensure immigrants here could retain long-term care insurance coverage they’re set to lose under federal law.
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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8/10/26
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A Washington County lawmaker said she was physically accosted Saturday by a constituent at a community forum.
State Sen. Janeen Sollman, D-Hillsboro, said she was taking part in a public forum …
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Noelle Crombie / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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8/9/26
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Oregon enjoyed a robust labor market in the years after the Great Recession, with job growth handily outpacing the nation amid historically low unemployment.
The state has steadily lost its edge …
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Mike Rogoway / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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8/9/26
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New evacuations were issued, and existing ones expanded, Friday night for the Little Giant Fire, while a state fire mobilization was authorized Saturday morning.
Level 3 evacuations — go now …
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Jenni Rodas / The Wenatchee World (TNS)
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8/9/26
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