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Gov. Jay Inslee said Tuesday that if sports fans want to root on the Cougars and Huskies this fall in-person, the best way to make that happen is to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
"It's a distinct …
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Kip Hill / The Spokesman-Review
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5/26/21
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Former Fire District 5 Fire Chief Dan Prater pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of first degree theft after allegedly misappropriating funds from the fire district starting in 2016. He made the …
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Dave Haviland / The Daily World
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5/26/21
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The Thurston County Fair has been canceled for the second year in a row, but a small event that will be closed to the public will still be held for youth development programs, the county announced …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian
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5/26/21
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Unsecured loads add to litter along Washington's highways, and can cause preventable crashes.
State officials hope to raise awareness about the issue with a new campaign. The "We Keep Washington …
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Yakima Herald-Republic
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5/25/21
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Thurston County reported 316 new confirmed COVID-19 cases over the past week as disease activity remains high and the county adjusts to new masking guidance.
The case count is slightly higher than …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian
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5/25/21
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House Republican leader J.T. Wilcox, R-Yelm, is speaking out against a Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) policy requiring employers to confirm and record the vaccination …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/25/21
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Photos from the 1952 Southwest Washington Fair.
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5/25/21
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Following passage of a bill designating Juneteenth a state holiday, recreationalists now won’t need to display a Discovery Pass for day-use parking at many Washington state public lands during …
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By The Chronicle Staff
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5/25/21
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A Tacoma man who was injured in a rollover crash May 17 after he suffered a medical emergency while driving on southbound Interstate 5 just north of Castle Rock has died, the Washington State Patrol …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/25/21
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A Kalama man has been charged with first-degree theft for allegedly misrepresenting the severity of injuries in order to collect nearly $300,000 in workers’ compensation benefits between 2016 …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/25/21
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A Centralia woman accused of abusing a 3-year-old between July and September 2019 has entered an Alford guilty plea to two counts of third-degree assault of a child, domestic violence.
The …
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The State Fire Marshal’s Office is urging residents to use extra caution when doing yard work as part of Wildfire Awareness Month.
More than 1,500 wildfires were reported in 2020, and …
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By Nisqually Valley News Staff
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5/25/21
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Editor’s Note: The following story is republished as it was first written Sept. 2, 1953.
Burned wreckage of a chartered airliner that crashed about 16 miles northeast of Centralia …
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From The Chronicle archives
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5/25/21
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One piece of advice heard among successful advertisers, artists and authors alike is “know your audience.” Tony and Shanna Hawes, the married co-founders of Chehalis Valley Slabhaus in …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / The Chronicle
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5/24/21
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Ernest “Ernie” Valdez was a keeper of memories. If you ask his son, Jeremy, he’ll tell you his dad kept every karate belt, hockey puck and Father’s Day present, plus every …
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By Claudia Yaw / cyaw@chronline.com
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5/24/21
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For much of the last 20 years, Alan Carr has led the small Thurston County town of Bucoda, or “Boo-Coda,” depending on the time of year, as its mayor. That includes through two …
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By Eric Rosane / ericr@chronline.com
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5/24/21
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This Saturday, the Veterans Memorial Museum in Chehalis will host its first “Movies By The Dashboard Light” event. The first of many movies shown by the museum on the last Saturday of the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/24/21
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The cause of a trailer fire in the 1100 block of Long Road that completely destroyed the trailer and damaged an adjacent vehicle is still under investigation.
The Riverside Fire Authority and the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/24/21
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The Big Hanaford power plant in Centralia suffered a fire last week that was contained and suppressed by the building’s fire extinguishing system.
The fire reportedly began in the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/24/21
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