The highly contentious “Uncle Sam billboard” off Interstate 5 in Lewis County has a new owner: The Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation.
And yes, the tribe intends to take …
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By Kai Uyehara / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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6/6/25
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MOUNT ST. HELENS — Col. Terry Connell was at his downtown Portland church one Sunday in 1980 when Mount St. Helens erupted.
“You could see all the smoke and the ash coming out of the …
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5/23/25
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Gov. Bob Ferguson signs budget boosting Washington state spending and taxes
The governor used his veto pen sparingly, to the delight of Democrats and the disappointment of Republicans
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By Jerry Cornfield and Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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5/20/25
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Problems with overcrowding have enveloped the Green Hill School juvenile detention center in Chehalis for nearly two years, leading to unsafe conditions for the minors incarcerated there and the …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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5/12/25
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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, was met with boos, heckling and calls to resign Thursday night during a contentious town hall in Vancouver, where hundreds of constituents aired …
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By Norman Helgason / For The Chronicle
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4/28/25
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This year’s 105-day Washington state legislative session was in many ways a trudge.
There was a multibillion-dollar budget deficit to solve. Sharp debate on parental rights and …
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By Jerry Cornfield and Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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4/28/25
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Democrats in the Washington Legislature unveiled a budget deal Saturday that cuts spending and hikes taxes on thousands of businesses to maintain core public services and erase a projected …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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4/26/25
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Members of the Centralia City Council received a grand tour of the TransAlta plant north of Centralia Thursday to get a behind-the-scenes look at the plant’s operations and pending transition …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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4/25/25
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Third Congressional District U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, held a town hall in Centralia Tuesday, April 22.
The event, which was held in the TransAlta Commons at Centralia …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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4/23/25
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A creative plan in the Washington Legislature to raise billions of dollars to pay for the court-ordered removal of fish passage barriers appears to be a pipe dream, for this year at least.
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / Washington State Standard
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4/21/25
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The federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has canceled $3.9 million in grants to the Washington State Library, putting key programs and at least 30 jobs in jeopardy.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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4/13/25
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COSMOPOLIS, Grays Harbor County — For a long time, this small and struggling community along the Chehalis River bled money, but newly elected Mayor Linda Springer set a new direction when she …
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Conrad Swanson / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/13/25
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On the morning of Feb. 22, 2000, Sam Williams, of Morton, was working as a flagger in a construction work zone on U.S. Highway 12 just west of Mossyrock when he was hit by a speeding and distracted …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/2/25
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The highly polarizing “Uncle Sam billboard” on Interstate 5 in Napavine has been stuck on the same two messages for four years. “How many Americans will we leave behind in …
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By Kai Uyehara / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/31/25
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The U.S. Forest Service is reviewing ways to prevent Spirit Lake from overflowing by updating or replacing an aging tunnel built to drain the lake after the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption .
The …
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3/29/25
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The Washington state House of Representatives passed House Resolution 4631 on Tuesday, March 25, honoring the 50th anniversary of Special Olympics Washington.
State Rep. Peter Abbarno, …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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3/28/25
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With overcrowding at one of Washington's two youth prisons hitting a crisis point, state lawmakers this legislative session have homed in on juvenile crime and incarceration, hoping to provide relief …
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Lauren Girgis / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/17/25
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Only one thing could delay, and possibly derail, pay raises for state elected officials this year: a referendum.
A citizen commission approved a new salary schedule for members of the …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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3/17/25
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Protesters held up signs and chanted as cars passed by during a “Protect Our Parks” protest along state Route 706 outside of the Nisqually entrance to Mount Rainier National Park near …
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3/3/25
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On Feb. 22, 2000, Washington state Department of Transportation (WSDOT) flagger Sam Williams Jr., of Morton, was struck and killed by a vehicle while assisting with roadwork on U.S. Highway 12 near …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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2/21/25
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