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Gov. Jay Inslee vetoed a bill Monday that would have required the state to ask drivers to volunteer their odometer readings, a precursor to a long-discussed and still theoretical tax on miles …
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David Kroman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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5/16/23
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OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill into law Tuesday afternoon that will raise the penalty for drug possession to a gross misdemeanor and criminalize public drug use.
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Claire Withycombe / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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5/16/23
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A 30-year-old man shot and killed two people early Monday in a Lakewood apartment the day after his uncle died after overdosing in the same unit, according to charging documents.
Ontario Lavell …
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Peter Talbot / The News Tribune (TNS)
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5/16/23
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A husband and wife got the scare of their lives when a man approached them and threatened to take their car and the woman for the night, according to Olympia police.
About 11 p.m. Friday, May …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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5/16/23
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No one has been arrested for killing a dog the afternoon of May 7 in Olympia, although detectives continue to investigate the incident, a spokesman for police said Tuesday.
Olympia police also …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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5/16/23
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In a typical week, the bulk of the Centralia Police Department’s call volume pertains to security issues at local businesses, with reports ranging from theft to a person acting unusual or …
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By Emily Fitzgerald /emily@chronline.com
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5/16/23
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Bail has been set at $100,000 for a Pacific Beach man accused of fleeing from Centralia police officers at high speeds in a stolen vehicle on Monday before crashing the vehicle in Thurston …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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5/16/23
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A call reporting a man was slumped behind the wheel of a pickup truck in Centralia on Monday resulted in officers recovering a vehicle that was stolen from a local construction company in …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/16/23
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A massive landslide on Sunday night took out a section of the upper portion of state Route 504, also known as Spirit Lake Highway.
As of Tuesday morning, only one thing was certain: It’s …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/16/23
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As of 1 p.m. on Tuesday, 74 candidates had filed for 65 different spots in small governments across Lewis County and beyond, including several city council, school board and fire commissioner …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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5/16/23
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May 15, 2023: On the 143rd episode of The Chronicle News Dump hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz and assistant editor Isabel Vander Stoep discuss our newest tire pile and speedrun …
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5/16/23
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A family dog was struck and killed by a vehicle while it was still inside its home on Sunday in southeast Lacey. The driver of the vehicle, an 18-year-old male from Granite Falls, was taken to an …
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Ty Vinson The Olympian (TNS)
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5/15/23
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At times, the rivalry between Tigers and Bearcats seems insurmountable.
Could anything change if a community spanned across the lines of both Chehalis and Centralia city limits?
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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5/15/23
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Police Provide More Details After Two People Were Shot in Centralia Saturday; No Suspects in Custody
Two people were shot in Centralia on Saturday night and were then further injured in a car crash, according to the Centralia Police Department.
Both victims, a 23-year-old man and a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/15/23
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The Centralia High School esports team captured a state championship on Friday.
The team, which includes players Charlie Standfield, Uriel Acosta, Brian Norris, Elijah Towne, Zaden …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/15/23
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Judith Greeley Hendrickson has been named Centralia College’s 2023 Distinguished Alumna, according to a news release from the college.
Hendrickson “is arguably the most …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/15/23
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While a heat advisory was in effect this weekend, it didn’t deter 119 kids and their families from turning up for the Jim & Penny Lancaster Annual Fishing Derby hosted by the Toledo Lions …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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5/15/23
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Theft
• A cart full of merchandise was reported stolen from a grocery store in the 500 block of South Tower Avenue just before 6:55 a.m. on …
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5/15/23
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Ticket sales for the Dave Sherwood Memorial Scholarship Elk Hunt Raffle are now on sale until Aug. 1 at selected outlets across Lewis and Thurston counties.
Raffle tickets are $25.
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/15/23
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National Forest Supervisor Johanna Kovarik announced last week that Daniel Scaife was selected as the new deputy forest supervisor of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in the Pacific Northwest …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/15/23
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