A police pursuit that began in Thurston County Sunday night, July 6, and continued to Pierce County ended in a fatality after the driver was ejected from his fleeing vehicle upon collision with …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/9/25
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From 2023 to 2025, nearly $1.5 million in state funds have been sent to Lewis County for recreation projects, with even more money dedicated to conservation and maintenance in trails and habitat in …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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7/9/25
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The Mossyrock School District and the Morton Fire District will appear on the Aug. 5 ballot after proposals for funding failed by slim margins in the May special election. The White Pass School …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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7/9/25
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Olympia resident T-Jay Duane Delo, 47, was charged with one count of theft in the first degree and one count of trafficking in stolen property in the first degree in Lewis County Superior Court on …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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7/9/25
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Quick Quack Car Wash held its grand opening with the Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday morning, with officials from the company cutting a ribbon and officially celebrating its …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/9/25
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A rural central Washington hospital is warning of devastating consequences from the Medicaid cuts the Republican-led Congress passed last week.
For years, Astria Health has worked to find …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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7/9/25
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Two Washington state agencies are looking to improve corridors for wildlife while cutting down on traffic risks for motorists and animals.
The Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Department …
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Emily Fitzgerald / Washington State Standard
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7/9/25
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A man’s hand was blown off in Washington after he lit a cannon during the Fourth of July, fire officials said.
The man in his 40s was rushed to Station 33 after 11 p.m. in Snohomish, Peter …
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Helena Wegner / The Peninsula Gateway (TNS)
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7/9/25
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Boeing continued on its path to recovery in June, recording its highest number of 737 Max deliveries since the end of 2023 and its best delivery rate for the first half of the year since 2018.
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Lauren Rosenblatt / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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7/9/25
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First things first — everything is normal. Mount Rainier is not about to erupt. Today, at least. (The future is another story.)
Got it? OK, good. Now that that's out of the way, the …
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Amanda Zhou and Isabella Breda / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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7/9/25
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There’s more to these pleasant, sunny days in Seattle than meets the eye.
Yes, this is summer and it’s supposed to be hot and dry. But this year we’re much drier than normal …
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Conrad Swanson / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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7/9/25
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A 2,161-acre fire burning near the Columbia River between Kettle Falls and Northport, Washington, forced evacuations Tuesday, according to officials.
The Hope fire is primarily burning in timber …
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Garrett Cabeza / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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7/9/25
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A British man who sexually exploited two young Oregon girls through the social media app Snapchat and traveled to the United States with the intent of having sex with one was sentenced Tuesday to 20 …
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Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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7/9/25
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A federal judge Tuesday ordered a transgender woman’s pretrial release to a halfway house after her defense lawyer informed the court that Columbia County jail was holding her in solitary …
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Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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7/9/25
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President Donald Trump’s border czar reiterated an explosive warning in a televised interview Tuesday that name-checked Portland, repeatedly pledging that immigration agents would be …
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Yesenia Amaro / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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7/9/25
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Investigators suspect arson in two fires in Gresham that damaged the East Portland Moose Lodge and a nearby local church on Tuesday morning, the Gresham Fire Department said.
The fire department …
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Kimberly Cortez / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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7/9/25
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A wreck on southbound Interstate 5 near the Tacoma Dome left one person dead Wednesday morning.
A driver struck a barrier and was unresponsive. They were taken to a local hospital where they …
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Puneet Bsanti / The News Tribune (TNS)
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7/9/25
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Prosecutors did not file criminal charges Tuesday as they continue to review evidence against King County Assessor John Wilson, who was arrested last week on allegations that he repeatedly drove to …
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David Gutman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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7/9/25
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Washington aspires for its largest-in-the-nation fleet of passenger ferries to operate reliably and emission-free by 2050.
To get there, the plan is to convert six existing vessels to …
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Jerry Cornfield / Washington State Standard
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7/9/25
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On the 241st episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Eric Schwartz discuss the latest nonsense from the county commissioners, the poplar tree harvest, a ton of local weekend …
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7/8/25
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