The Borst Park Drive-Thru Light Display, which feature both animated and fixed designs, will be lit up every night from 5 to 9 p.m. until Dec. 25. Entrance fees for vehicles are $5 per vehicle, $10 …
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State Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Centralia, prefiled four bills this week for the upcoming 2023 legislative session that begins on Jan. 9.
According to a news release from Abbarno’s office, the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/9/22
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State Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview, prefiled legislation on Tuesday that would allow tow truck operators to use rear facing blue lights while performing tow recovery operations along the side of a …
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By Matthew Zylstra / matthew@chronline.com
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12/9/22
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Republicans in the state Senate announced their committee assignments on Wednesday, including their selection for the top Republican on each committee.
Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia, of the 20th …
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12/9/22
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Providence Swedish announced on Monday it would be making improvements to its services in Southwest Washington, including expanding Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia.
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/9/22
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Despite power being restored at Yard Birds and the City of Chehalis rescinding its condemnation of the building on Dec. 6, the eviction notices posted for business owners are still being enforced.
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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12/9/22
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Last week, the U.S. Forest Service announced a plan to form a new federal advisory board to provide input on the Northwest Forest Plan, which covers Northern California, Oregon and Washington.
For …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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The Chehalis Basin Lead Entity is soliciting project proposals for salmon habitat restoration and protection actions around the streams and rivers that flow into the Chehalis River and Grays Harbor.
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12/9/22
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A group of nearly 30 leaders of agricultural organizations met with the four state legislators from Lewis County on the night of Tuesday, Dec. 9, 1952. The four legislators were State Sen. Dale …
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12/9/22
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Having opened initially over the last summer, the Mad Hatter Play Cafe in Centralia, owned by Lisa Sills, has seen initial success and growth.
Sills hopes to continue both.
The cafe is a blend …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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12/9/22
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Elk feeding is scheduled to begin at the Oak Creek site near Naches on Dec. 15, according to the wildlife area's manager, Greg Mackey.
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife feeds elk …
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By The Yakima Herald-Republic
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12/9/22
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Friday marks 10 years since Washington's first same-sex marriages took place.
In November 2012, Washington voters approved Referendum 74, legalizing same-sex marriage, three years before a U.S. …
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Gene Balk / The Seattle Times
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12/9/22
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A King County jury Thursday found a Burien man guilty of two counts of murder for killing a couple in 2020, then dismembering their bodies and disposing of their remains in Puget Sound and the …
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Sara Jean Green / The Seattle Times
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12/9/22
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The Archdiocese of Seattle has paid nearly $2.3 million since August to settle five claims brought by people who alleged they were sexually abused decades ago by clergy and parish school personnel.
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Lauren Girgis / The Seattle Times
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams unveiled a controversial policy last month to force people with severe mental illnesses off city streets and into hospitals. Already the Bazelon Center for Mental …
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Esmy Jimenez / The Seattle Times
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12/9/22
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Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer took the stand Thursday afternoon in his criminal trial, vehemently denying he lied about a Black newspaper carrier threatening him during a confrontation last year.
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Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times
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12/9/22
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The man convicted of murdering his ex-wife by strangling her and setting her on fire almost three years ago on Spokane's South Hill was given a 25-year prison sentence Thursday after being confronted …
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Garrett Cabeza / The Spokesman-Review
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12/9/22
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Almost 10 years to the day after same-sex marriage was legally recognized in Washington, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation Thursday that would protect same-sex unions.
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Tat Bellamy-Walker / The Seattle Times
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12/9/22
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Beds in Harbor Regional Health Community Hospital are filling fast as the flu and ongoing cases of COVID surge in Grays Harbor County and nationwide.
A Providence spokesperson told The Chronicle …
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Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World
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12/9/22
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A Yakima man charged with forcing teenage girls to give him sexually explicit videos will be allowed some internet access.
Craig Michael Berry, 36, who was initially ordered to stay off the …
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