Mount St. Helens blew up on May 18, 1980.
“The initial explosion was heard more than 150 miles away,” The Oregonian wrote the next day, with the volcanic eruption flattening forests …
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Douglas Perry / Oregonlive.com (TNS)
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5/19/22
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Columbia River spring chinook salmon sportfishing below Bonneville Dam will continue through June 15 with just one break for a limited commercial fishery Monday.
Oregon and Washington biologists …
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Bill Monroe Oregonlive.com (TNS)
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5/19/22
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Spring showers have helped alleviate drought and wildfire risks in Western Washington but large swaths of the Pacific Northwest remain dry, if not drier than usual.
Last month was the state's …
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Nicholas Turner / The Seattle Times
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5/19/22
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Deputies arrested a 39-year-old Thurston County man on Tuesday who is accused of dealing fentanyl and other illicit drugs.
The Thurston County Narcotics Task Force arrested the man after …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian
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5/19/22
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Gov. Jay Inslee has appointed a former federal prosecutor and King County Superior Court judge to lead the new Office of Independent Investigations, which was formed by the Legislature to probe …
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Mike Carter / The Seattle Times
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5/18/22
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Nine people detained at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma have joined in a hunger strike to protest what they say are unclean conditions in the detention center amid worries about COVID …
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Paige Cornwell / The Seattle Times
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5/18/22
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LVIV, Ukraine — As the first Russian soldier to be tried for war crimes pleaded guilty to killing a Ukrainian civilian, fears grew Wednesday over the fate of hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers who …
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Patrick J. McDonnell and David Pierson / Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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5/18/22
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U.S. Soccer has agreed to separative collective bargaining agreements with its men's and women's national teams that will guarantee equal pay for players on both sides, likely ending the six-year …
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Kevin Baxter / Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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5/18/22
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A vast swath of North America from the Great Lakes to the West Coast is at risk of blackouts this summer as heat, drought, shuttered power plants and supply chain woes strain the electric grid. Power …
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Naureen Malik and David R. Baker / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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5/18/22
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CHICAGO — The mother of a Chicago elementary school student who took a gun to school in a backpack — which “accidentally discharged in the backpack while inside a classroom” …
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Chicago Tribune staff / Chicago Tribune (TNS)
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5/18/22
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TAIPEI, Taiwan — The man accused of opening fire inside a Taiwanese church in Laguna Woods, California, on Sunday is believed to have been driven by hatred for Taiwanese people and the …
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Stephanie Yang / Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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5/18/22
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On Monday, State Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia, released a statement calling for a suspension of the 49.4 cent state gas tax, calling it the “one sure way to lower the cost of …
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By Matthew Zylstra / matthew@chronline.com
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5/18/22
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Beginning in June, the Lewis County Department of Emergency Management (DEM) will lead a discussion-based activity to address the recovery phase 96 hours after a hypothetical 9.0 earthquake hits the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/18/22
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Since its arrival in Washington state two weeks ago, highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), also known as bird flu, has now hit nine backyard flocks in seven counties, with Thurston County …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/18/22
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The City of Winlock has withdrawn its application to expand the city’s Urban Growth Area (UGA).
The city had been considering expanding its UGA — a designation under the Growth …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/18/22
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Runners and walkers took to Stan Hedwall Park in Chehalis on Monday for an out-and-back 5K on Rice Road to recognize National Drug Court Month and celebrate the participants of Lewis County’s …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/18/22
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A 2-year-old Battle Ground girl drowned Saturday evening at Lewisville Regional Park after she wandered away from her family.
Emily Moffatt described her niece, Georgia Paige Jones, who went by …
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Becca Robbins / The Columbian
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5/18/22
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Washington’s supply and demand imbalance of housing of all kinds is playing out today in the affordable housing and homelessness crises in communities across the state. One study suggests the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/18/22
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Five grants from the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) totaling $1.39 million will help fund renovations for airports in Grays Harbor, Lewis and Clark counties, U.S. …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/18/22
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After over 24 years on the bench in Lewis County Superior Court, Commissioner Tracy Mitchell will be retiring at the end of 2022, she announced last week.
“On Dec. 31, 2022, I will be …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/18/22
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