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The four lower Snake River dams are essential to meeting the Northwest's climate goals to decarbonize the electric grid by 2045, says a new analysis commissioned by Northwest RiverPartners.
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Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald
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7/5/22
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A 36-year-old man who drowned in a Lewis County lake last week was identified on Tuesday, according to the Lewis County Coroner's Office.
Michael P. Miller of Randle drowned in Riffe Lake on …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian
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7/5/22
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Bail has been set at $150,000 for a Toledo man accused of pulling his disabled stepfather out of a wheelchair and hitting him in the back of the head with the handle of a machete on …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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7/5/22
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The Summerfest Fourth of July parade rolled through the streets of downtown Centralia on Monday. Here are some photographs from Chronicle photographer Jared Wenzelburger. Look for additional …
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7/5/22
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A Lewis County Superior Court judge has sentenced William Thompson, the man convicted last month for the November 2020 murder of Washington State Patrol Trooper Justin R. Schaffer, to 45 years in …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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7/5/22
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One man was burned and another man’s hand was injured in a fireworks explosion in Tenino Sunday night, according to South Thurston Fire.
Both men were thought to be in their late …
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By Rolf Boone / The Olympian
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7/5/22
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Less than one year after opening, the Shiplap Quilt Shop and Coffee House in Tenino will be featured in the fall edition of the Quilt Sampler Magazine.
The fall magazine featuring Shiplap will be …
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By Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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7/5/22
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Thurston County reported an increase in COVID-19 cases as the health department tallied 779 new cases and two deaths during the period of June 27 through July 2.
The deaths included a woman in …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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7/5/22
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Gretchen Kay Stuart remembers the first time she saw a Cascade red fox.
It was June 2020, and Mount Rainier National Park had just reopened. Stuart was driving up the road to Paradise when she …
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Amanda Zhou / The Seattle Times
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7/5/22
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A regional nonprofit has refused to renew its housing contracts with Thurston County, extending a conflict that started with allegations of awarding rental assistance to fraudulent applications.
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian
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7/5/22
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Canadian border officers seized more than $6 million worth of cocaine and heroin hidden in a truck that attempted to cross from Whatcom County in June.
The Canadian Border Services Agency …
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David Rasbach / The Bellingham Herald
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7/5/22
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A 60-year-old Rochester man has died after initially being transported to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle Saturday after a crash on U.S. Highway 12 in Grand Mound.
Kenneth M. Pekola was …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/4/22
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One man was killed late Sunday in Lacey, following an apparent argument near Rainier Vista Park, according to a statement from Lacey police.
Initial dispatch calls came at 11 p.m., as multiple …
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Sean Robinson / The News Tribune
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7/4/22
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The bodies of two workers remain trapped Monday afternoon after a tunnel collapsed in Shoreline earlier in the day, killing two men — one in his 30s and another in his 60s.
Michelle …
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Esmy Jimenez / The Seattle Times
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7/4/22
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The crowd of more than 3,500 at the Centralia Summerfest demolition derby on Sunday was energized for the entirety of the hourslong event, from starting races until the final derby.
But there was …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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7/4/22
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The founders of the new Pacific Northwest Early Learning Center came together under less than ideal circumstances in September 2021, but with a dream to provide community-focused child care and a …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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7/4/22
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WASHINGTON — When Patty Murray got to the Senate in 1993, one of a then-unprecedented seven women in the 100-member body, she made access to abortion a top legislative priority.
By then, …
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Orion Donovan-Smith / The Spokesman-Review
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7/4/22
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Matt Miethe keeps a disciplinary letter hanging in his office, after school officials eight years ago requested he stop attending church with student-athletes from Rogers High School.
Above that …
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Kip Hill / The Spokesman-Review
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7/4/22
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Hospitals in Thurston and Lewis counties have taken steps to avoid diverting patients from their emergency departments due to overcrowding.
The hospitals worked with their emergency medical …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian
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7/4/22
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Celebrations were held for Independence Day across Lewis County and nearby areas over the weekend, with each community adding its own flavor to the holiday with festivals, flea markets, fishing …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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7/4/22
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