Two adults and three children were killed in an early morning house fire in rural Thurston County, according to the sheriff’s office.
The West Thurston Fire Authority and the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/21/23
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In Focus: ToledoTel Named Business of The Year, Dianne Dorey Gets Evergreen Award at Chamber Banquet
The Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce held its annual banquet in the TransAlta Commons at Centralia College on Friday night.
With hundreds in attendance, Chamber Executive Director …
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1/21/23
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OLYMPIA — Two proposals emerged this week to update how Washington law deals with possession of illicit drugs, a quandary the state has faced since the Washington Supreme Court struck down the …
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Claire Withycombe / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/21/23
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Proposed legislation, inspired by the missing 6-year-old Oakville girl Oakley Carlson, has been filed this week in the 68th legislative session.
H.B. 1397, aka the “Oakley Carlson …
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By Allen Leister / The Daily World
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1/20/23
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Michelle Mackey’s family is now desperately trying to fly her back to the U.S. as the private hospital she is currently in, Hospital CIMA in San Jose, Costa Rica, is now refusing to give her …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/20/23
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Transportation Security Administration officers found a record 164 firearms in carry-on luggage at Washington airports last year, according to the TSA.
Officers found the majority of firearms at …
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Vonnai Phair / The Seattle Times
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1/20/23
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Michelle Mackey, a Chehalis resident and the owner of the Rise & Grind coffee stand in Ashford, is slowly recovering, according to an update posted to the crowdfunding page set up to help pay for …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/20/23
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The boyfriend of a woman who died of an overdose in Chehalis early Thursday morning was formally charged with controlled substance homicide in Lewis County Superior Court on Friday.
The …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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1/20/23
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Fat with rain, the Chehalis River howls over Rainbow Falls — “Slōsid,” or “fish trap,” these ancient fishing grounds …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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1/20/23
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Nineteenth Legislative District state Sen. Jeff Wilson and state Reps. Jim Walsh and Joel McEntire have announced they will be holding a one-hour virtual town hall meeting on Thursday, Jan. 26, from …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/20/23
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After opening the first Spruce Skin & Wax Shoppe in Olympia 14 years ago, owner and master esthetician Annie Evans opened Spruce’s second location in downtown Chehalis this month.
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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1/20/23
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Malicious Mischief
• The window of a vehicle parked in a lot in the 700 block of Pioneer Way was reportedly broken out just after 8:50 a.m. on Jan. …
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1/20/23
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The state House Transportation Committee is scheduled to hold a public hearing on state Rep. Peter Abbarno’s bill, House Bill 1004, on Wednesday, Jan. 25 at 4 p.m.
Called …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/20/23
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It only took a year or two after the Napavine School District completed its last round of major renovations to the school in the early 2000s for the student population to outgrow the …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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1/20/23
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With the Economic Alliance of Lewis County having recently acquired the Discover Lewis County program, the alliance held a summit at the Mayfield Lake Resort and Marina Wednesday evening for …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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1/20/23
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Nine proposals by Native American tribes to rename features across Washington state were approved by the Board of Natural Resources during a meeting on Tuesday morning. The proposals came in the U.S. …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/20/23
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Authorities collected a disposable black glove, hair strands and a pillow with a reddish-brown stain among other items during a search of a Washington State University apartment unit rented by the …
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By The Spokesman-Review
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1/20/23
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Thurston County is ending its free mulch program at the Waste and Recovery Center (WARC) in Lacey on Jan. 31 because of concerns about customer safety and materials contained in the mulch.
Mulch …
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By The Olympian
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1/20/23
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WASHINGTON — The United States is locked in a delicate dance with Turkey, one of its most problematic allies, that involves fighter jets, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Congress and, …
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By Tribune News Service
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1/20/23
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Illinois lawmakers wasted no time in the new legislative session, taking just five days to pass major gun safety measures that include a ban on semi-automatic rifles, high-capacity magazines and gun …
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By Matt Vasilogambros / Stateline.org
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1/20/23
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