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State officials say eastern Washington forests are “overstocked” following years of fire exclusion policies and management practices that have left drier areas ripe for serious wildfires.
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Tim Clouser | The Center Square
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5/14/26
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It’s going to be another tough year for Washington farmers, who were already facing record-low worldwide commodity prices.
While consumers benefit from lower prices on things like wheat …
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By Donna Gordon Blankinship / Washington State Standard
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5/14/26
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A federal judge is weighing whether to toss redrawn political maps for Washington’s Legislature that he approved two years ago, a move that state officials warn would take “a wrecking ball” to …
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By Jerry Cornfield / Washington State Standard
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5/14/26
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Off the bat, it looked like Reece Marquez might’ve tied the game. His line drive to the right side looked like it might hit the turf in right field, which would have brought home Beckman Dvorak …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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5/13/26
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In mid-April, Tumwater lost a road matchup with Aberdeen and a home matchup against W.F. West on back-to-back days.
While the final results were disappointing, Tumwater coach Lyle Overbay said …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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5/13/26
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On the 277th episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz welcome back former host Kody Christen to talk about his year at WSU, his editorship of The …
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5/13/26
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The battle over parental rights and how Washington school districts are responding will be front and center for two days of meetings this week of the Professional Educator Standards Board .
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5/13/26
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The Washington Department of Commerce on Wednesday provided The Center Square with a complete list of taxpayer-funded daycare providers' names and locations, reversing an earlier decision not to …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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5/13/26
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Nearly five years after first breaking ground, the United Learning Center (ULC) will celebrate its official opening in Centralia with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday.
The event begins at …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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5/13/26
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A man was arrested Monday after he allegedly stalked his ex-wife, blocked her car in the roadway and hit her car window with a metal pipe in Onalaska.
Andrew A. Rivera, 32, of Auburn, faces …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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5/13/26
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Registration is open for cyclists wanting to take part in Lewis County’s longest-running bicycling event this Saturday.
The Lewis County Historical Ride takes place at 6:30 a.m. Saturday, May …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/13/26
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The Olympia Tumwater Foundation (OTF) has announced a request for qualifications (RFQ) for a new public art installation at Brewery Park at Tumwater Falls.
This opportunity invites local artists …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/13/26
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To help strengthen cardiac emergency preparedness, the American Heart Association awarded Napavine Elementary a CPR in Schools grant through its school-based programs, Kids Heart Challenge and …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/13/26
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The Washington state Department of Corrections (DOC), in partnership with the Washington state Department of Health (DOH), has made the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline available to incarcerated …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/13/26
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“Nice little lightning show tonight around sunset,” Ian Reed of the Mount St. Helens Science and Learning Center at Coldwater wrote on Tuesday night.
Reed captured these photos of lightning …
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5/13/26
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The recent termination of Centralia Police Department Sgt. Tracy Murphy spilled into the Centralia City Council meeting this week as two community members, one a former subordinate of Murphy, raised …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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5/13/26
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The Tenino City Council has officially dissolved the Tenino Police Department.
The council convened at Tenino City Hall for the council’s Tuesday, May 12, meeting, and, among other business, …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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5/13/26
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Graduates of the Lewis County Drug Court program, active participants and their many supporters, from family to community members, ran and walked together this week to show their support and …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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5/13/26
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LEWIS COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT
Preliminary appearances
• Theodore J. Fulton, 50, Pe Ell, made a preliminary appearance May 11 for one count of first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm. …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/13/26
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