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From towering Douglas firs that thrive throughout the lower elevations to mixed conifer forests stretching across the Cascade foothills, mature forests are among Southwest Washington’s most …
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By Cade Barker / For The Chronicle
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7/24/26
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Forty-six years after the catastrophic eruption that forever changed the landscape of Mount St. Helens, the mountain and its surroundings remains one of the world’s most important natural …
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By Cade Barker / For The Chronicle
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7/24/26
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Towering 12,276 feet above Southwest Washington, Mount Adams anchors one of the most ecologically diverse and historically significant landscapes in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.
While …
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By Cade Barker / For The Chronicle
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7/24/26
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Across Southwest Washington, various ecosystems help shape the natural landscapes that surround urban areas.
From snowy mountain peaks to mature and working forests, down in elevation to dry …
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By Cade Barker / For The Chronicle
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7/24/26
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In loving memory of James (Jim) Phillip Gardner. Jim passed away peacefully July 1, 2026, holding his granddaughter's hand at Woodland Village in Chehalis, Washington. He was 101 years old and still …
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7/24/26
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Chris Allen Barr, 66, cast his last line on July 5, 2026. Born on Nov. 1, 1959, to Glen and Pauline Barr, Chris spent his entire life in the Boistfort Valley, a place he loved and never found a good …
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7/24/26
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Washington State Patrol is investigating the cause of a four-car pileup that blocked the left two lanes of northbound Interstate 5 in Thurston County for an hour on Thursday.
One driver, a …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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7/24/26
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A 25-year-old Seattle woman has been charged with manslaughter after her 2-year-old son with Down syndrome died after he was found unconscious in a bathtub.
Nakeeya Arbogast laid her child face …
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Kai Uyehara / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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7/24/26
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You’ve probably seen it in your mailbox.
A camouflage-clad Lt. Col. Matt Boehnke appears beside the words “Service. Strength. Conservative Leadership” on an 11-by-6 inch campaign leaflet.
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Eric Rosane / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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7/24/26
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A Kennewick teen left a father disabled when his high speed chase ended in a crash on a Tri-City on-ramp.
Juan Bejar Cardenas, 19, had been running from the Washington State Patrol in a Hyundai …
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Cameron Probert / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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7/24/26
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Red flag warnings have been issued for Eastern Washington as wildfires burn, temperatures climb to triple digits and forecasts call for windy conditions.
The potential for thunderstorms near …
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Elena Perry and Julia Pentasuglio / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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7/24/26
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As the Kaiser Canyon fire continued to rage on the Colville Reservation on Thursday, burning nearly 86,000 acres by midday, a short video of a candidate running to represent the area in Congress drew …
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Alexandra Duggan and Orion Donovan Smith / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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7/24/26
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The family of a man stabbed to death in May 2025 by a Clark County sheriff's deputy has raised questions about the deputy allegedly turning off or muting his body camera during the confrontation, …
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Mike Carter / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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7/24/26
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WASHINGTON — Federal lawmakers are considering whether to expand the government’s authority to kill more sea lions and seals to bolster salmon recovery efforts in the Pacific Northwest.
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Anumita Kaur / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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7/24/26
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Franklin County deputies continued Thursday to search for a fisherman who was swept into the Columbia River and disappeared on Wednesday.
A Franklin County Sheriff’s Department search boat …
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Cameron Probert / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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7/24/26
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — As wildfires have scorched hundreds of square miles in Eastern and Central Washington in recent weeks, U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz told federal lawmakers that fires are …
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Anumita Kaur / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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7/24/26
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A Clackamas County sheriff’s sergeant accused of strangling a girlfriend unconscious during sexual roleplay had his police certification revoked Thursday after Oregon law enforcement officials and …
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Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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7/24/26
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A clarinetist in a Portland political-protest band who was accused of kicking and biting a federal officer across from the city’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building last fall pleaded …
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Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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7/24/26
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A 38-year-old man was sentenced to 10 years in prison Thursday for breaking into a Beaverton apartment and climbing into bed with a woman while her children slept nearby.
Christopher Rydman of …
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Tarek Anthony / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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7/24/26
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The Douglas County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution Wednesday backing the Trump administration’s immigration agenda and declaring the county will not be a sanctuary …
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Yesenia Amaro / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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7/24/26
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