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The Little Giant fire jumped over Lake Chelan this weekend.
It’s the kind of thing they warn you about when you’re training to become a firefighter, said Darren McMillin, a spokesperson for …
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Conrad Swanson / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/4/26
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It's time to fish out those face masks. Smoke from wildfires across the state will threaten air quality in Seattle and Western Washington this week.
Amid harsh winds and hot, dry weather, …
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Amanda Zhou / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/4/26
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A lawsuit that blamed Seattle’s emergency medical service for a 911 caller’s nightmarish wait for an ambulance and her subsequent death has been settled out of public view and before the case …
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Daniel Beekman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/4/26
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The prospect of a deal between the U.S. and Iran appeared to be gaining traction on Tuesday, after Qatar said a proposal had been drafted and American Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sounded hopeful …
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8/4/26
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Four Oregon Democratic lawmakers, and two hopefuls, are calling for a three-year moratorium on new data centers in the state in response to growing public concern over energy and water demand, …
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Alex Baumhardt / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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8/4/26
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A 33-year-old Yelm man was hospitalized after his motorcycle struck a vehicle on state Route 7 in Pierce County on Monday afternoon.
Jevonn J. Wheeler was traveling south on state Route 7 …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/4/26
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Gov. Bob Ferguson said Monday that federal support is en route to Spokane, as roughly 1,000 personnel fight three fires, which he called among the worst in the history of the region.
Ferguson …
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Tim Clouser | The Center Square
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8/4/26
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As millions of acres burn across the western United States, some wildland fire veterans are fearful that aggressive fire suppression tactics ordered by the Trump administration — coupled with …
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Alex Brown / Stateline
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8/4/26
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Washington voters on Tuesday will start to winnow the competition in hundreds of local, state and federal races in this busy election cycle.
All 98 seats in the state House and 24 in the Senate …
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Jake Goldstein-Street / Washington State Standard
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8/4/26
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New York Attorney General Leticia James is leading a group of Democrats suing the Trump administration over a requirement to turn over personal information about SNAP recipients.
Washington …
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By Chris Wade / The Center Square
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8/3/26
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A Cosmopolis man faces felony charges after he allegedly assaulted his wife and forced her to remain inside their car throughout a violent trip across the Washington-Oregon border.
Gregory B. …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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8/3/26
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Fire personnel continued the response to the Skyo Fire in East Lewis County on Monday after the fire’s containment percentage increased to 69% over the weekend.
As of Monday, the fire, located …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/3/26
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Lewis County will enact a total burn ban to go into effect at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday due to dry weather conditions and fires throughout the region.
The county announced Monday that it would expand …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/3/26
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Arbor Health in East Lewis County has announced a new partnership with South Sound Behavioral Hospital (SSBH), which expands access to behavioral and mental health services for patients in the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/3/26
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A retired social worker and self-taught machinist with an unlimited imagination has a penchant for old tools, antique fittings, architectural pieces, vintage vehicle parts, scrap wood, bicycle parts, …
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By Lyn Craig / For The Chronicle
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8/3/26
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LEWIS COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT
Arraignments
• Jaelinn C. Farmer, 26, Centralia, pleaded not guilty to one count each of second-degree possessing stolen property, making a false or misleading …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/3/26
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Over 70 years after it became the official home of The Thurston County Fair, Heritage Hall was honored Saturday with a new monument denoting its historic significance.
Longtime Thurston …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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8/3/26
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Investigators on Sunday shared clothing worn and items carried by Jeffrey A. Damasiewicz the day he went missing from the Chehalis River in Grays Harbor County last month.
The Grays Harbor …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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8/3/26
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I appreciated Robert McInnis of Centralia thinking of me when disposing of a history book about his late wife’s family called “Our People: A Story of the Fry Family,” written by Edwin Van …
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Commentary by Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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8/3/26
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Correction: In an article about the Winlock City Council meeting in Saturday’s edition of The Chronicle, it was incorrectly stated commenters at a public hearing opposed the proposed traffic …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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8/3/26
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