With over 30 million copies of “The Diary of a Young Girl” sold to date, Anne Frank’s story is one of the most widely-known victim accounts of the Holocaust.
But the only …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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2/1/23
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A 30-year-old woman from Yelm was pronounced dead at the scene of a fatal traffic collision on state Route 507 in Roy on Wednesday, Feb. 1.
According to a Washington State Patrol memo, the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/1/23
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The Grays Harbor County Sheriff's Office is continuing an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a man found in Porter Creek near Elma last week.
Gerald Eugene Beglinger, …
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Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World
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2/1/23
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Olympia police on Monday arrested a 34-year-old man on suspicion of fourth degree assault with sexual motivation after he allegedly touched a 17-year-old girl inappropriately.
The potential …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian
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2/1/23
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The state has suspended a Yakima massage therapist's license after he was accused of sexual misconduct involving clients.
The state Department of Health alleged in a statement of charges that …
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Santiago Ochoa / Yakima Herald-Republic
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2/1/23
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Car insurance premiums are set to increase this year, though Washington drivers will be spared the brunt of it, according to the Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner.
After years of …
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Amanda Zhou / The Seattle Times
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1/31/23
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The Riverside Fire Authority (RFA) experienced a 17% increase in calls for service in 2022, with a total of 4,742 calls, surpassing the previous record of 4,404 calls in 2021, according to a news …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/31/23
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When a woman in line at a thrift store in Packwood on Saturday realized her phone was missing from her pocket, a family member called the number so they could try and find it.
They heard …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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1/31/23
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Northwest Trek Wildlife Park announced three orphaned moose calves made their public debut at Northwest Trek on Friday, Jan. 27.
The three moose calves — named Atlas, Luna and Castillo …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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1/31/23
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State Sen. Jim McCune introduced legislation on Wednesday, Jan. 25, which would recognize the “fundamental rights of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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1/31/23
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WATERVILLE — A former Eastmont High School girls soccer coach was sentenced Monday to five years in prison for raping a player in the mid-2000s.
Cristian Florencio Barboza, 40, was …
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Oscar Rodriguez / The Wenatchee World
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1/31/23
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OLYMPIA — As the Washington Legislature returns to an in-person session for the first time in two years, the usual flock of lobbyists is back, too, pressing lawmakers to pass, kill or amend …
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Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times
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1/31/23
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OLYMPIA — State Rep. Carolyn Eslick (R-Sultan) introduced a bill on Thursday that would allow parents to use their share of state education funds for private or home-based education, according …
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Staff Report / Columbia Basin Herald
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1/31/23
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A 40-year-old North Idaho man accused of killing a 70-year-old man in 2021 was sentenced to life in prison Monday in Bonner County District Court.
James D. Russell pleaded guilty to second-degree …
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James Hanlon / The Spokesman-Review
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1/31/23
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The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office has referred Aron Christensen’s case back to the prosecutor’s office, The Chronicle confirmed Tuesday.
The Lewis County …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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1/31/23
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After 14 years working for the county, four-and-a-half of those in the big job, Lewis County Manager Erik Martin announced Tuesday morning he will be resigning from his position for a new opportunity …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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1/31/23
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On the 129th episode of The Chronicle News Dump, Associate Editor Aaron VanTuyl, Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz and Assistant Editor Isabel Vander Stoep are joined by Tenino Mayor Wayne Fournier to …
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1/31/23
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A house fire near Capitol Forest that killed five members of the Cox family earlier this month spurred hundreds to attend a vigil at Tumwater High School Sunday evening.
One organizer said they …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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1/30/23
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State officials and a residential care services company have allegedly received death threats in response to a planned sex offender housing facility near Tenino, Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian
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1/30/23
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