The number of homes at risk for wildfire damage in Washington is expected to grow by almost 30% by the year 2053, according to a report released this week by First Street Foundation, a nonprofit that …
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9/25/23
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The surge in homicides that began with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has yet to crest in King County, where the number of killings has now exceeded 2020 figures and is on pace to surpass totals …
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Sara Jean Green / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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9/25/23
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Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders has been using his position to criticize certain bail decisions by Superior Court judges over the past few months.
Sanders, who came into office this year, …
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9/25/23
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Evexia NW, a health spa in Centralia, announced it is hosting an open house on Thursday, Oct. 12, in a news release.
At the business located at 1624 S. Gold St. in Centralia, attendees …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/25/23
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The Olympia School District is reestablishing its relationship with the Olympia Police Department, in hopes of reinstating School Resource Officers (SROs) on campuses.
But, although the decision …
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9/24/23
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The Washington State Patrol is searching for a truck that may have been involved in a Thursday morning collision that killed two people.
Two men from Shelton died after a tire crashed through …
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Taylor Blatchford / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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9/24/23
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Thurston County Public Health & Social Services (PHSS) is reporting the year’s first positive case of rabies in a bat in Thurston County, the 13th overall in Washington state this …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/24/23
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OLYMPIA — A Bellevue-based gun-rights organization claims it has been unlawfully targeted by the state attorney general through a yearslong investigation by its Consumer Protection Division.
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Claire Withycombe / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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9/23/23
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A Tri-Cities woman died this week after she was reportedly mauled by two pitbulls that entered her home on West Victoria Avenue in an unincorporated Kennewick neighborhood.
Billene "Billi" …
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Wendy Culverwell and Cameron Probert / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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9/23/23
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In her 300-page thesis on the history of the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, Mary DuPuis, a Chehalis Tribal Member with a doctorate in Indigenous development, writes some form of the …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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9/22/23
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The Washington state Supreme Court has ruled that the Lewis County sheriff does not need to seek county commissioner authorization before deploying tear gas during a riot.
The decision upholds a …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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9/22/23
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The Twin Transit Authority Board will hold its next regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday at 3:30 p.m.
As of 9 a.m. Friday, an agenda for the meeting had not been posted at …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/22/23
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A man is facing felony charges in Lewis County Superior Court after members of the Joint Narcotics Enforcement Team (JNET), Thurston County Narcotics Task Force (TNT) and the federal Drug Enforcement …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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9/22/23
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When the California Interagency Incident Management Team 13 arrived in Randle early this month, taking over for another team, there were 43 active fires scattered across the Gifford Pinchot National …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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9/22/23
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Vehicle accidents
• A non-injury, two-vehicle collision was reported in the 200 block of South Pearl Street at 8:05 a.m. on Sept. 20.
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/22/23
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Lewis County has no shortage of festivals and celebrations.
From Winlock Egg Day and Toledo Cheese Days festivals to the Napavine Funtime Festival, the Morton Loggers’ Jubilee and …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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9/22/23
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Ellensburg's cross country runners can rest assured their coach understands the mental challenges involved with pushing the human body to its limits.
Jeff Hashimoto has found success in …
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By Luke Thompson / Yakima Herald-Republic
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9/22/23
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Four Democrats in Congress this week introduced the Agricultural Right to Repair Act to increase the ability of farmers to fix their own belongings.
Currently, some manufacturers of agricultural …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/22/23
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The Lewis County Bar Association hosted a swearing-in ceremony for a new attorney, Daniel J. Murray, in Lewis County Superior Court on Friday.
Murray will practice business law, real …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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9/22/23
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