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An Indigenous student has sued Tacoma Public Schools for prohibiting her from wearing tribal regalia during her June high school graduation ceremony.
Gracie Belle Ray, who is a member of the …
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Shea Johnson / The News Tribune (TNS)
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12/24/24
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The Oregon Department of Transportation will receive $33 million in federal funding to construct a wildlife crossing over Interstate 5 in southwest Oregon, state officials said.
The crossing, …
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Gosia Wozniacka / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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12/24/24
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Winter whale watching returns to the Oregon coast this week.
Oregon’s two official whale watch events – winter and spring – follow the migration of gray whales . In the winter, …
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Julie Evensen / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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12/24/24
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Two men from southwest Washington were arrested earlier this month on suspicion of burglarizing a storage unit in West Linn and a liquor store in Wilsonville, according to law enforcement.
Kyle …
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Hillary Borrud / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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12/24/24
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Jennifer Shatzer found her 23-year-old son unconscious in a bedroom of their Lake Oswego home just days after Thanksgiving in 2022.
His half-eaten lunch from McDonald’s was nearby. Also …
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Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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12/24/24
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Southwest Washington high school teacher arrested on allegations of sexual misconduct with a student
A high school teacher from Vancouver Public Schools was arrested Friday on allegations that he had sexual contact with a 16-year-old student in 2013, police said.
Shadbreon Gatson, 43, is a …
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Fedor Zarkhin / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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12/24/24
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A Redmond man has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for stealing another person’s Social Security number and using it to open more than 30 bank and credit card accounts while also …
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Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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12/24/24
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Deputies arrested two men in Washington County, Oregon, on Thursday for allegedly using a counterfeit key to steal mail from community mailboxes in Cedar Mill and Bethany.
Deputies arrested …
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Tatum Todd / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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12/24/24
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National retailer Big Lots looks to be on track to shuttering its remaining stores , including its Longview location and a handful of other Washington state stores.
In a news release Thursday, …
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Debbie Cockrell / The News Tribune
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12/24/24
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Senate Democrats are asking their peers to help “spread that tax policy love around” as they hope to close a $16 billion shortfall with new taxes in a leaked email on Friday.
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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12/24/24
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State Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Centralia, is sponsoring a pair of bills in the upcoming legislative session to reopen a limited opt-out period for WA Cares , Washington’s long-term care insurance …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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12/24/24
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During the upcoming legislative session, the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs will be pushing for legislation to deal with the state’s shortage of law enforcement officers
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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12/24/24
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A Democratic state senator’s errant email is shedding light on new taxes that she and her colleagues may pursue in 2025 as well as a strategy to sell them to the public.
Sen. Noel Frame , …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington Standard
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12/24/24
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12/24/24
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The Mossyrock girls basketball team dropped its second straight game on Saturday, falling to Montesano 43-30.
The Mossyrock offense never got into a groove, as the Vikings scored fewer than 10 …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/23/24
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The Onalaska girls basketball team rebounded from its first loss, defeating Raymond-South Bend 51-37 on Monday.
Onalaska led by six after one and extended the lead to 20 by scoring 21 points in …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/23/24
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The Black Hills boys basketball team got back in the win column on Monday, topping Tenino 59-48.
The game was tight through the first three quarters were as close as they could be, as the Wolves …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/23/24
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Bail is set at a combined total of $330,000 for a Mossyrock man accused of repeatedly fleeing from police between Aug. 19 and Dec. 10, including a Nov. 30 incident when he allegedly struck an …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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12/23/24
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Despite the brisk temperatures on a recent December morning, Nisqually Tribe fishers and families were nothing but smiles on the Nisqually River as they fished for winter chum for the first time in …
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By The Nisqually Valley News Staff
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12/23/24
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For Thurston County residents seeking to dispose of natural Christmas trees, free tree collection and drop-off opportunities are available county-wide.
According to a county news release, people …
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By The Nisqually Valley News Staff
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12/23/24
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