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Standing near a pair of ailing bridges, Gov. Jay Inslee took a hiatus from COVID-19 speeches Friday afternoon to call for big spending on highway preservation.
"We are getting our vaccines. Now we …
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Mike Lindblom / The Seattle Times
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3/6/21
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A bill that passed the Washington State House of Representatives on Wednesday would keep cities from prohibiting homeless shelters and housing.
Rep. Strom Peterson, D-Edmonds, who is the primary …
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Scott Greenstone / The Seattle Times
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3/6/21
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When Curt Guaglianone last considered year-round schooling, it was the 1990s, he was a principal at a school in Central California, and his district didn't have a choice.
Schools were "bursting at …
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Hannah Furfaro / The Seattle Times
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3/6/21
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A jury has acquitted a Vader man of a third-degree rape of a child charge that was filed after he was accused of assaulting a teenage girl in July 2019.
According to the probable cause …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/6/21
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A 22-year-old Centralia man was involved in a crash on Interstate 5 near Maytown Friday night that resulted in the death of a 68-year-old Lynwood man, according to the Washington State …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/6/21
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Some 55,000 Washingtonians may have to pay back thousands of dollars in jobless benefits.
That dismal prospect was shared Thursday by Cami Feek, the state Employment Security Department's (ESD) …
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Paul Roberts / The Seattle Times
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3/5/21
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Just how competitive is Western Washington's housing market?
A recent listing for a four-bedroom home in Puyallup drew 45 offers.
Some relief could be on the way for would-be homebuyers …
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Heidi Groover / The Seattle Times
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3/5/21
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State lawmakers grilled aides to state Auditor Pat McCarthy at a hearing Thursday, questioning the auditor's actions related to a massive data breach affecting 1.3 million Washingtonians.
The …
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Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times
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3/5/21
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OLYMPIA — With federal COVID-19 vaccine shipments on the rise, Gov. Jay Inslee Thursday expanded the list of Washingtonians eligible for doses in the coming weeks to law enforcement, public …
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Joseph O'Sullivan / The Seattle Times
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3/5/21
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State lawmakers on Thursday advanced a proposal requiring payment plans and other protections for tenants who have fallen behind on rent during the pandemic. The legislation, which must still clear …
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Heidi Groover / The Seattle Times
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3/5/21
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The next group of Washington residents eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccines starting March 22 includes "high-risk essential workers groups" such as grocery-store personnel, child-care workers and …
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Bethany Jean Clement / The Seattle Times
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3/5/21
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The U.S. House of Representatives passed a sweeping voting rights bill this week, and while much of it won't affect Washington, Secretary of State Kim Wyman still has some concerns.
HR 1 would …
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Laurel Demkovich / The Spokesman-Review
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3/5/21
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A former guard at the Green Hill School, a juvenile rehabilitation facility in Chehalis, was indicted late Wednesday by a federal grand jury for allegedly taking bribes in exchange for delivering …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/5/21
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One might think that having your felony charges dismissed would be a cause for celebration, but for members of Lewis County’s Drug Court program, the atmosphere the day they learned of a recent …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/5/21
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Lewis County will not consolidate its 911 dispatch services with Thurston County 911 Communications (TCOMM), after a contracted study revealed no major cost benefits, no staffing efficiencies and …
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By Claudia Yaw / cyaw@chronline.com
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3/5/21
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The United States Department of Justice has received reports that fraudsters are creating websites mimicking unemployment benefit websites, including state workforce agency (SWA) websites, for the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/5/21
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The Greenwood Memorial Park has been a sore spot for the community as it was for years choked by overgrown vegetation and trash while not being maintained, but after action from the city of Centralia …
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By Celene Fitzgerald / cfitzgerald@chronline.com
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3/5/21
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Lewis County Public Health and Social Services reported nine new COVID-19 cases Wednesday through Thursday, as well as 21 “probable” cases from antigen tests.
Of those nine new cases, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/5/21
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Vehicle Prowls
• Tools were reported stolen from a vehicle in the 1600 block of Cooks Hill Road just before 11:10 a.m. on March 3.
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/5/21
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After state Rep. Peter Abbarno’s bill to redirect RV waste discharge away from local waterways died in the House, his attempt to pass the initiative via an amendment to a housing bill was also …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/5/21
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