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Emily Alvarado moved from the House to the Senate in the state Legislature on Tuesday after the King County Council appointed her to replace Joe Nguyen, who Gov. Bob Ferguson tapped last month to …
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Washington State Standard
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1/22/25
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Three adult teens were arrested over the weekend at a large party in Capitol State Forest, according to Washington State Patrol.
Medical aid also was called for two people who were …
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By Rolf Boone / The Olympian
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1/21/25
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Smelt’s annual return from the ocean has long drawn thousands of dip-netters up and down the Cowlitz River. This year, however, the prized tradition will be different.
The Washington …
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By Henry Brannan / Murrow News
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1/21/25
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Centralia man arrested for robbing a juvenile at gunpoint now accused of raping a different juvenile
A man arrested in December for allegedly kidnapping a juvenile at gunpoint and robbing him at Fort Borst Park in Centralia is now accused of raping a different juvenile in November.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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1/21/25
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Nine days into the 2025 session, majority Democrats in the Washington State Legislature have yet to tip their hand on several rumored tax increase proposals floated as part of a plan to fill a …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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1/21/25
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A Washington bill introduced this legislative session would add new protected classes to a state law regarding nondiscrimination against students in the public school system, including “gender …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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1/21/25
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With a large budget gap to solve and major bills on topics like housing and education to shepherd, Democratic leaders in Washington’s Legislature say they are trying to avoid getting too caught …
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By Bill Lucia / The Washington State Standard
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1/21/25
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A woman arrested for allegedly shoplifting from three different Centralia businesses within a month is now facing a felony retail theft charge.
Malynda Ann Wilson, 49, of Centralia, has a …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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1/21/25
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Timberland Regional Library (TRL), with branches in Lewis, Thurston, Grays Harbor, Mason and Pacific counties, reached a new milestone in 2024 — more than 2 million digital checkouts.
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/21/25
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A Thurston County Sheriff’s Office deputy was injured and two inmates arrested after a riot attempt at the Thurston County Jail on the evening of Saturday, Jan. 18.
Thurston County …
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By The Nisqually Valley News staff
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1/21/25
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The Mineral Lake Lions Den Campground, located on the south shore of Mineral Lake at 113 E. Front St., on Tuesday announced “the highly requested addition” of a brand new shower facility.
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/21/25
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Washington’s attorney general, along with three other states, sued the Trump administration Tuesday over the president’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship.
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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1/21/25
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Washington state Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia, is proposing that The Evergreen State College in Olympia change its mission in order to educate health care workers to fill demands in the workforce, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/21/25
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As the Thurston County Board of Commissioners plans its goals for the new year, it is aiming to increase community engagement by continuing its proclamations and making the process more robust.
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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1/21/25
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The first event ever hosted at the brand new Stone City Event Center in Tenino will be a comedy show fundraiser supporting the Rainier and Tenino high school boys basketball teams Friday, Jan. 24.
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By Dylan Reubenking/dylan@yelmonline.com
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1/21/25
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The Lewis County Coroner’s Office has positively identified the man killed by a Centralia Police Department officer during a response to a domestic dispute on Sunday, Jan. 12, as Alecandro A. …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/21/25
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In 2016, Jeff Bezos worried aloud that Donald Trump, then an underdog presidential candidate, could “erode” American democracy.
Speaking at a Vanity Fair summit in October that year, …
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Lauren Rosenblatt / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/21/25
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Donald Trump was sworn as the 47th president of the United States on Monday morning, and some Washington state residents and politicians are commemorating the historic event.
Standing inside the …
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Simone Carter / The News Tribune (TNS)
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1/21/25
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More than 18,000 Costco workers, including drivers, warehouse and store employees, will go on strike at the end of the month if the union and America’s third-largest retailer fail to sign a new …
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Kristine Sherred / The News Tribune (TNS)
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1/21/25
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President Donald Trump, who was sworn in Monday, signed a sweeping pardon and clemency for rioters criminally charged in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol moments after he stepped into the …
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Lauren Girgis / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/21/25
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