New federal laws could “lock up” timber land for decades at a time, raising concerns big companies could elbow out smaller competitors and that timber revenue for counties could be …
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Tristin Hoffman / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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7/16/25
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A federal judge Monday ordered the immediate release of a 24-year-old transgender woman from Mexico — the first person known to be arrested by ICE officers in the hallway of Portland …
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Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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7/16/25
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Police have arrested two men who allegedly used a stolen excavator to smash open drive-through ATMs in an audacious Clackamas County heist in June.
Matthew Evan Armour, 32, faces charges of …
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Tatum Todd / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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7/16/25
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A 41-year-old West Linn, Oregon, man is accused of possessing three dozen guns, including three converted into fully automatic machine guns with switch devices.
Also in the cache seized by FBI …
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Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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7/16/25
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Lawyers for a 22-year-old Mexican citizen arrested two weeks ago at the ICE field office in Eugene didn’t file a challenge fast enough before officers drove the man across the Oregon border to …
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Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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7/16/25
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As Washington state grapples with a potential fiscal crisis by 2027, the Legislature this session allocated $150 million to fund a Medicaid-style program offering healthcare to illegal aliens.
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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7/16/25
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Julie Gunter was trying to get appropriate services from the Seattle School District for her daughter, a student with disabilities, but hit a major snag: past records of how other school districts …
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Shauna Sowers / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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7/16/25
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After months of procrastination and dread, Seattle's main traffic event of 2025 is finally upon us — a full 30 days of northbound lane closures at the Interstate 5 Ship Canal Bridge for a …
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Mike Lindblom / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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7/16/25
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Lawsuit payouts by the state of Washington spiked to a new high of more than $506 million in the latest fiscal year, driven largely by claims of alleged abuse suffered by children in the foster care …
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Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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7/16/25
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California, Arizona, Colorado and Nevada joined a coalition that asked Congress to prohibit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from wearing masks.
The states also want …
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By Jamie Parsons / The Center Square
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7/15/25
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Six months after Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson took office with a moderate-sounding tone that encouraged many Republicans, state Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia, says Ferguson has instead proven to …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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7/15/25
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It’s now illegal in Washington to buy or sell English ivy, the fast-growing, climbing vine that can weaken and kill trees and overtake native plants.
The Washington State Department of …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / The Washington State Standard
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7/15/25
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More migrants were flown out of King County’s Boeing Field during the first six months of this year than all of last year as the Trump administration has moved to drastically ramp up …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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7/15/25
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On the 242nd episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Eric Schwartz welcome a special guest (Zac Eckstein of the Lewis County Democrats) to discuss the party’s work and the …
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7/15/25
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As of Tuesday, one of the oldest standing buildings in the state of Washington — a historic church constructed just a few years after the founding of Lewis County itself — is up for …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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7/15/25
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A Randle man was charged with one count of second-degree assault, domestic violence, during a preliminary hearing in Lewis County Superior Court on Monday, July 14.
The charge is a Class B …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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7/15/25
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A Chehalis man was charged with three counts of first-degree child rape and two counts of first-degree child molestation during a preliminary hearing in Lewis County Superior Court on Monday, July …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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7/15/25
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Bail was set at $250,000 in Lewis County Superior Court Tuesday for an Ethel man charged for felony driving under the influence.
Michael Wayne Osborn, 30, was arrested in the early morning …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/15/25
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A 37-year-old Level 3 sex offender with a history of indecent exposure charges has registered to live as a transient with no fixed address in Lewis County, according to a notification from the Lewis …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/15/25
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A federal judge in Seattle has issued an emergency temporary restraining order to prevent the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) from removing a Portland mother and her four children detained …
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Hannah Edelman / The Bellingham Herald (TNS)
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7/15/25
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