Vancouver police say a man "loosely" grabbed a 13-year-old girl and tried to pull her into some bushes with him while she walked to school Tuesday morning in the North Image neighborhood.
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Becca Robbins / The Columbian
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5/18/22
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On the 99th episode of News Dump, area man Aaron VanTuyl, Chronicle editor Eric Schwartz, reporter Isabel Vander Stoep and Nightcrawler discuss filing week posturing, the Aussies bringing sweet clean …
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5/17/22
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A 49-year-old Centralia man is facing felony charges for allegedly slapping a 9-year-old boy in the face in February then breaking into the child’s mother’s residence in April.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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5/17/22
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The stench emanating from 275 Lone Yew Road in Toledo quickly overwhelmed the three Lewis County Animal Control officers who toured the property alongside a veterinarian on March 31.
They …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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5/17/22
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OLYMPIA — The Washington State Department of Agriculture is asking owners of chickens, ducks and other domestic birds to be vigilant following an outbreak of avian influenza in six …
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Staff Report / Columbia Basin Herald
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5/17/22
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New cases of COVID-19 in Thurston County increased in the health department’s latest report as 631 cases were tallied during the period of May 9 through May 15.
The prior week there were …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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5/17/22
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Gas prices started to decrease after the shock of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but prices are now on the rise again in the Evergreen State.
In Washington, the average of gas recently rose …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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5/17/22
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A family of five from Camas, Washington, was on the way home from Cannon Beach last month when a driver fired into the car several times, narrowly missing three children in the backseat, newly …
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Noelle Crombie / Oregonlive.com (TNS)
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5/17/22
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A defense attorney argued Monday that an Ariel man didn't intend to kill his former partner and the couple's 4-year-old daughter when he loosened the lug nuts on her car's tires in the middle of the …
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Becca Robbins / The Columbian
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5/17/22
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Wednesday marks the 42nd anniversary of the cataclysmic eruption of Mount St. Helens.
At 8:32 a.m. May 18, 1980, the mountain's top collapsed in the largest landslide in recorded history. It …
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Erin Middlewood / The Columbian
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5/17/22
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OLYMPIA — Early this year, as he watched legislation to grant collective bargaining rights to staffers at the Washington Legislature stall yet again, state Rep. Mike Sells decided to send a …
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Joseph O'Sullivan / The Seattle Times
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5/17/22
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LVIV, Ukraine — Russia on Monday warned Finland and Sweden that plans to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization were a "grave mistake," as Moscow's forces stepped up attacks in eastern and …
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Patrick J. McDonnell / Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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5/16/22
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. will reestablish a permanent troop presence in Somalia to counter the al-Shabab terrorist group, reversing a decision by former President Donald Trump to withdraw the …
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Mark Satter / CQ-Roll Call (TNS)
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5/16/22
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A powerful winter-like storm will bring rain and wind to western Washington on Wednesday. A foot of snow could fall in the Cascades.
"It's something we would be used to seeing in November or …
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Craig Sailor / The News Tribune
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5/16/22
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The road to the August primary election and the November general election officially began Monday with the start of filing week.
Would-be candidates have through Friday afternoon to file the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/16/22
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Delivering mail to 80 houses in the Pe Ell area started as a part-time gig for Lisa-Marie Wilson to earn some extra money as a stay-at-home mom.
But in the nine and a half years Wilson has been …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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5/16/22
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The Trinity Rebekah Lodge in Napavine held a spaghetti and bingo fundraising event on May 7 in support of the L.C. Renal Alliance. The lodge was packed with families of all ages enjoying an evening …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/16/22
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Lewis County Young Republicans Chair Rachel Anderson recently issued a statement following the removal of herself and Lewis County Republicans Chair Brandon Svenson from the Washington State Young …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/16/22
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Late last week, a Centralia City Councilor expressed criticism of her fellow councilors’ actions during the council meeting on May 10.
Councilor Leah Daarud put forth a resolution aimed at …
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By Daniel Warn / dan@chronline.com
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5/16/22
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