A former employee with the state Employment Security Department was arrested Friday and charged with defrauding the government of at least $360,000 in jobless benefits, the U.S. Attorney's Office in …
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9/24/21
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Costco is once again setting limits on the purchase of popular brands of toilet paper and cleaning products, as the pandemic continues to put strains on shipping products from suppliers.
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9/24/21
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A 23-year-old man was arrested Thursday after deputies said he trespassed multiple times at Graham-Kapowsin High School in Graham. The man is accused of stalking a teacher.
The man was arrested …
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9/24/21
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A federal jury has awarded two residents of Roy a total of $3.26 million for injuries suffered when, during a drunken joy ride, they were shot by one of the Pierce County town's two police officers.
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Pfizer's COVID-19 booster shots are available "immediately" to older Washingtonians and those at higher risk for severe illness from the coronavirus, state officials said Friday.
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9/24/21
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Gov. Jay Inslee appointed a new ninth judge to Thurston County Superior Court on Friday.
Court Commissioner Indu Thomas will fill the new role on Nov. 1, according to a news release.
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9/24/21
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Two people facing murder charges in connection with the fatal shooting of Clark County sheriff's Detective Jeremy Brown were arraigned Friday in Superior Court.
Abran Raya Leon, 28, the alleged …
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9/24/21
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Yakima Valley Emergency Management removed evacuation notices for homes near the Schneider Springs Fire, effective 5 p.m. Friday.
"Due to the recent weather conditions, fire mitigation and …
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9/24/21
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As Lewis County Commissioner Gary Stamper begins his fourth week intubated, still hospitalized with severe COVID-19, family members say the next few days will be critical in his recovery. The hope is …
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Lewis County Commissioner Sean Swope confirmed Thursday that he tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this month, and that in fighting off the virus he “took everything that the CDC said not to …
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With Washington state schools still racing to get staff members either vaccinated against COVID-19 or exempted by next month, many of Lewis County’s smallest school districts are reporting …
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BNSF Railway is planning a road closure at the East Washington Street railroad crossing in Napavine from 6:30 a.m. on Oct. 4 to 8 p.m. on Oct. 8 for crossing renewal.
Signage will be …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/24/21
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Twelve years ago, members of the Onalaska Alliance envisioned creating a festival that would highlight the best their community had to offer …
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The National Park Service (NPS) has awarded a 10-year concession contract to sell pre-cut firewood and kindling within the Ohanapecosh and White River campgrounds in Mount Rainier National Park to …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/24/21
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The Washington State Department of Health has suspended the nursing license of a Lewis County man convicted of second-degree assault, domestic violence, in April.
The defendant, Brian L. …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/24/21
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Lewis County Superior Court has extended its suspension of all jury trials until at least the week of Nov. 1.
Bench trials — trials where a judge hears a case and makes a decision without …
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A man is being held in lieu of $500,000 on charges stemming from a July 1 incident during which he allegedly strangled and threatened to kill a woman in her car before forcibly taking her into a …
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A Centralia man is facing six first-degree rape of a child and first-degree child molestation charges for allegedly abusing a child in his household multiple times between 2011 and 2016.
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The YMCA is one step closer to turning Mineral Lake property into an overnight youth camp.
This week, the nonprofit announced its official acquisition of 500 acres.
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/24/21
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If anyone driving southbound on Interstate 5 in Chehalis this week was worried when they saw the Veterans Memorial Museum’s jet painted gray, they can take a sigh of relief.
The jet is …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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9/24/21
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