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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.
• Just after 10:50 …
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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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Residents in the Paradise area east of Mineral can now apply to fill a vacancy on Fire District 17’s Board of Commissioners.
Individuals are eligible if they live within the district’s …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/5/21
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A bill enabling public utility districts (PUDs) and port districts to provide broadband internet directly to Washingtonians received broad support from many in Lewis County earlier this year. …
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By Claudia Yaw / cyaw@chronline.com
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3/5/21
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Amid low returns, fishery managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) this week announced a closure to sportfishing in the Queets, Quinault, Humptulips and Chehalis …
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3/5/21
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A Centralia man was found guilty of second-degree assault of a child in Lewis County’s first 12-person jury trial under COVID-19 conditions since October.
Cory M. Caldwell had been accused …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/5/21
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Chris Richardson, who worked in economic development for the Chehalis Tribe and who had recently been active with the Port of Olympia, suffered a heart attack and died Feb. 24, according to those …
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By Rolf Boone / The Olympian
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3/5/21
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