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For the second time, Oregon courts have tossed out the murder conviction of Billy Lee Oatney Jr., who is accused of raping and killing a 34-year-old woman three decades ago.
The long and bumpy …
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Noelle Crombie / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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9/17/26
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The lower Columbia River is home to a long and ongoing Chinookan history, shaped by thousands of years of life along the river and its surrounding lands.
Today, that history can be …
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Chiara Profenna / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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9/17/26
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Federal immigration authorities arrested a 41-year-old man inside Portland International Airport last week while he was attempting to travel back to his home in New Jersey with his boyfriend.
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Yesenia Amaro / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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9/17/26
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The family of a 54-year-old Portland-area man who died after a Clark County Sheriff’s deputy stabbed him 17 times in the back filed a $27 million tort claim against the county on Thursday.
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Aimee Green / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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9/17/26
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An all-you-can-eat sushi chain is scooping up old Shari’s across Oregon and Washington.
Across the Pacific Northwest sit smatterings of hexagonal buildings — once home to the reluctantly …
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Veronica Nocera / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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9/17/26
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A Clark County jury on Wednesday found a Vancouver man guilty of shooting and killing another man with a bow and arrow, rejecting his lawyer’s argument of self-defense.
Richard “Cole” …
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Sophia Cossette / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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9/17/26
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A federal appellate court Thursday threw out a lower court order that had directed the Oregon Department of Corrections to stop housing transgender women in men’s prisons.
The 9th U.S. Circuit …
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Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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9/17/26
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An Idaho judge on Thursday ordered a Boise minister who was found guilty of misdemeanor trespass during a political protest to pay $357 in fines — but not serve more jail time.
The Rev. …
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By Kyle Pfannenstiel / Idaho Capital Sun
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9/17/26
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The Constitution Party candidate in Idaho’s 1st Congressional District election has pleaded guilty to possessing “child sexually exploitative material.” He is still eligible for office under …
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By Laura Guido / Idaho Capital Sun
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9/17/26
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In its latest effort to overhaul federal homelessness funding, the Trump administration is proposing to provide more money to localities that prioritize treatment-first policies such as sober living, …
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By Robbie Sequeira / Stateline.org
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9/17/26
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Kay Odegaard of Centralia, Washington, passed away early in the morning of Sept. 8, 2026, peacefully and painlessly with her husband, Gary, by her side. She was 85 years old, just three weeks away …
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James Douglas (Jim) Ruth was born July 21, 1930, in Kansas City, Missouri. He was the son of George W. Ruth and Elizabeth Sidle Ruth. He passed peacefully on Aug. 29, 2026, at the age of 96.
Jim …
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Jeffery Scott Runyon passed away on Sept. 13, 2026, at the age of 57.
Jeff was born on Jan. 3, 1969, to Eva L. Runyon and Clarence Runyon. He grew up in the Chehalis area and graduated from W.F. …
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Daniel Lee Treat was born Sept. 16, 1942, in Centralia, Washington, to Vern and Dorothy Treat. He was welcomed into Heaven on Aug. 7, 2026, at the age of 83. He graduated from Centralia High School …
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Four salmon habitat restoration projects in Thurston County were recently awarded a combined total of $1.08 million in state grants.
The grants are among the 75 announced this week …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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9/17/26
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, of Washougal, again voted alongside Republicans to advance their legislative priorities, marking the second time this month that the centrist …
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Anumita Kaur / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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9/17/26
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A Chehalis man faces possible prison time after he allegedly vandalized a 2026 Subaru Forester with a baseball bat.
According to Deputy Prosecutor Brandi Archer, Centralia police suspect the …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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9/17/26
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St. Timothy Episcopal Church in Chehalis has provided more background and context for an art installation that was installed by members of its congregation and others on Sunday, Sept. 13.
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/17/26
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A six-month, multi-agency operation targeting violent fugitives, gang activity, repeat offenders, firearms and narcotics has wrapped up across Eastern Washington, with law enforcement agencies …
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By Austin Reed / The Center Square
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9/17/26
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Despite dropping an Evergreen League match to Elma 165-181 on Wednesday afternoon at Oaksridge, the Rochester High School boys golf team did experience a first this fall.
All of their varsity …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/17/26
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