An Olympia man has been sentenced to a total of 85 months in jail, with credit for time served, and 12 months of community custody after pleading guilty to charges related to two Chehalis burglaries …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/15/21
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Coronavirus testing got off to a disastrous start last year, putting the nation in a position of playing catch-up to the pandemic.
The delay in getting widespread testing in February, 2020, left …
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Ryan Blethen / The Seattle Times
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4/15/21
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Gov. Jay Inslee has denied Pierce County's request to receive a boost in COVID-19 vaccines.
Inslee sent a letter Tuesday responding to Pierce County Executive Bruce Dammeier's request for 55,000 …
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Josephine Peterson / The News Tribune
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4/15/21
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Standardized exams for public school kids in Washington state will be delayed until the fall, state schools Superintendent Chris Reykdal announced Wednesday.
Reykdal said his agency made the …
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Dahlia Bazzaz / The Seattle Times
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4/15/21
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The Canada Border Services Agency last month discovered and seized a shipment of suspected cocaine worth an estimated $3.5 million in a truck crossing the U.S. border from Whatcom County.
On March …
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David Rasbach / The Bellingham Herald
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4/15/21
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Data analyst Keegan Skeate agonized for more than a year about telling the state about some suspicious test results at a marijuana testing lab.
In a converted 107-year-old former bank building in …
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By John Stang / crosscut.com
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4/15/21
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Tenino will recoup all $270,000 lost to scammers last year through its insurance, the city announced Tuesday.
The agreement comes after a battle between the city and its insurer, which originally …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/14/21
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A no-bail warrant has been issued for the arrest of a Toledo man who allegedly violated a protection order issued for a domestic violence victim.
Levi Gary Hunt was convicted on three domestic …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/14/21
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A $50,000 arrest warrant has been issued for a Tacoma man accused of stealing items from the Home Depot in Chehalis and attempting to return them.
Ronald Johnson allegedly took an impact wrench, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/14/21
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Nearly 2,000 rainbow trout were planted in Deep Lake at Millersylvania State Park in south Thurston County Monday.
According to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, 1,815 fish weighing …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/14/21
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Hit-and-Run
• At 11:50 a.m. on April 12, a caller reported that their vehicle was struck by an unknown vehicle in the 1300 block of Harrison Avenue a …
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4/14/21
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The Port of Chehalis will lend city officials a hand in developing an updated comprehensive plan largely thanks to a major sale earlier this year that significantly bulked up the Port’s …
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By Claudia Yaw / cyaw@chronline.com
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4/14/21
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Some nonprofits in Lewis County are now eligible for low-interest federal disaster loans due to severe storms last winter. The events, spanning from Dec. 29 to Jan 16, included high winds, flooding, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/14/21
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Three people were injured in a two-vehicle head-on collision in Winlock on Monday.
A Mazda driven by Rayne Alexander Moore, 27, of Winlock, on Tennessee Road reportedly crossed the center line …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/14/21
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Two people have been arrested and charged after they allegedly threw a package of heroin, methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia from their vehicle during a police chase in January.
The Centralia …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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4/14/21
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While the Centralia City Council voted down a request to delay consideration of an ordinance that would amend Centralia’s building code to reduce the parking requirements for permanent …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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4/14/21
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Steps from the Nisqually River where Billy Frank Jr. fished and facing his mounted dugout canoe, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill into law Wednesday to honor Frank, champion of treaty rights …
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By Sara Gentzler / The Olympian
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4/14/21
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At least 60 different boats and flotation devices ranging from canoes and kayaks to rafts and inner tubes traveled roughly 8 miles down the Chehalis River on Saturday during a beloved annual river …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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4/14/21
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New routes announced this week by Twin Transit will allow local residents to connect with Intercity Transit in Tumwater, meaning travelers will be able to reach Olympia, Lacey, Aberdeen and beyond, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/14/21
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