WENATCHEE — The state Attorney General's Office has filed a lawsuit against a Wenatchee-based veterans nonprofit and its owner accusing him of sexual harassment and discrimination.
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Pete O'Cain / The Wenatchee World
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2/8/22
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Hospitals are starting to see an easing of the Omicron surge that has overrun their emergency rooms for weeks, but deaths from the COVID-19 virus remain high.
That was the assessment Tuesday …
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Debbie Cockrell / The News Tribune
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2/8/22
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Plans to perform exploratory drilling for minerals north of Mount St. Helens again were blocked after a judge last week vacated decisions allowing permits for the work.
“This is a …
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By Katie Fairbanks / The Daily News
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2/8/22
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The Riverside Fire Authority is investigating the cause of a fire that damaged two houses and ultimately destroyed a detached garage in the 1300 block of Central Boulevard early Tuesday …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/8/22
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A bill to crack down on catalytic converter theft passed out of the Senate Ways and Means Committee Monday.
Nineteenth Legislative District Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview, who sponsored Senate Bill …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/8/22
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Property tax notices for 2022 will be mailed to Thurston County taxpayers on Wednesday, Feb. 9.
Payments must be postmarked by the due date, stated a news release.
Taxpayers are encouraged …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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2/8/22
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Thurston County saw a decrease in weekly COVID-19 cases during the period of Jan 31 through Feb. 6 as the health department tallied 1,548 new cases and 12 deaths.
The prior week there were 2,807 …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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2/8/22
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An avalanche dog, or “avy dog,” is a service animal trained to search for and rescue people trapped in snow.
But an avy cat? Their greatest service to ski patrol is …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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2/7/22
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Between public and individual damages, Lewis County Emergency Management is reporting upwards of $4.5 million in damages resulting from January’s flooding in the Chehalis River Basin.
Ross …
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By Daniel Warn / dan@chronline.com
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2/7/22
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The parents of missing 5-year-old Oakley Carlson have pleaded not guilty to two new charges alleging they exposed their 6-year-old daughter and 2-year-old son to methamphetamine.
The charges, …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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2/7/22
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The Saturday opening of the new Sweet Dough Cookie Co. bakery on Main Street in Centralia was truly grand, drawing in over 400 transactions.
Business founder and owner Ashlee Shirer spent 64 …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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2/7/22
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Grant Applications are being accepted by Twin Cities Sports Commission for its 2022 Youth Sports Community Recreational Grant.
The organization donates 5% of its annual third party administrator …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/7/22
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The Roof Doctor business in Chehalis donated about 2,800 square feet of composition roofing on Monday and a full day's worth of labor to help reroof the concession stand building at Back Memorial …
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By The Chronicle Staff
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2/7/22
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By Emily Fitzgerald
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A Lewis County Jail inmate is now facing additional assault charges for allegedly breaking a fellow inmate’s nose a couple weeks ago.
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2/7/22
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Two Centralia men are facing harassment charges for allegedly threatening to shoot a couple in a motel parking lot on Thursday.
Malakhi Verley, 18, and Keaton Taylor, 26, are accused of driving …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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2/7/22
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Memories of the 2007 Chehalis Basin flood remain painfully fresh for Adna farmer Brad Gregory.
In a matter of hours, flood waters inundated his farm and property, located along Bunker Creek Road …
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By Eric Rosane / ericr@chronline.com
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2/7/22
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Two people were injured in a three-vehicle collision on U.S. Highway 12 near Morton on Friday.
The Washington State Patrol is currently investigating whether drugs or alcohol were involved and …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/7/22
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Interfering with a Health Care Facility
• A subject was referred to the prosecutor’s office for possible charges at approximately 11:50 a.m. on Feb. 4 …
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2/7/22
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Thursday was the cutoff date for proposed bills to clear the House and Senate committees with the chance of getting passed. For some legislation, that cutoff is literal.
The House Education …
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By Brennen Kauffman / The Daily News
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2/7/22
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Two years is a long time to wait to put on a show, but that’s exactly what the cast of “Next to Normal” has done.
After having the musical shut down in the spring of 2020 by the …
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By Carrina Stanton / For The Chronicle
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2/7/22
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