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The Port of Olympia is giving its Harbor Patrol Program and two vessels to the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO).
On Tuesday, March 31, the Thurston County Board of Commissioners …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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4/2/26
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Sheriffs and police chiefs across Washington state are turning off their agencies’ automatic license plate readers in response to a new law, leaving costly public investments sitting idle.
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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4/2/26
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Grays Harbor County Commissioner Vickie Raines received a standing-room-only community send-off upon her retirement from elected public service during an event at the county administration building …
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By Jerry Knaak / The Daily World
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4/2/26
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When the Oakville Little League has its first home game on April 21, visiting teams will see ballfields that have had a significant makeover since they played last year.
New …
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By Andrea Watts / The Daily World
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4/2/26
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Four Thurston County residents were injured in a two-vehicle collision on state Route 8 Wednesday morning, according to a news release from the Washington State Patrol.
Troopers indicated the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/2/26
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An appeals court has upheld the decision to drop a criminal charge filed against Boeing after two fatal 737 Max crashes.
A group of families who lost loved ones in the deadly crashes had asked …
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Lauren Rosenblatt / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/2/26
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King County health officials are warning the public of a string of possible measles exposure locations in Seattle and on the Eastside after confirming two residents tested positive for the virus this …
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Elise Takahama / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/2/26
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Julia Lowe has been on a lifelong mission to see a rocket launch.
Lowe, 41, from Tacoma, traveled with her family to Cape Canaveral, Fla., in November to fulfill that dream, hoping to watch the …
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Lauren Rosenblatt / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/2/26
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Washington state leaders swiftly rebuffed an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Tuesday, which directs the creation of a nationwide list of verified eligible voters and restricts …
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Anumita Kaur / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/2/26
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Since Donald Trump took office for the second time and began an aggressive effort to deport immigrants, federal courts in Western Washington have seen a massive surge in the number of people …
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Mike Carter / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/2/26
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The number of people killed on Washington's roads went down by nearly 12% in 2025, continuing a reversal of the fatalities that had erupted during the first years of the pandemic.
Last year's …
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Nicholas Deshais / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/2/26
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After Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a high-earners income tax into law Monday, Edmonds-based travel writer Rick Steves had a lot to say about it online. The millionaires tax," he said in a …
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Angela Lim / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/2/26
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State auditors say the state should do more to find improper payments to child care providers and work to prevent them from happening in the first place.
Auditors are questioning about $37 …
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Claire Withycombe / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/2/26
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Seattle City Councilmember Maritza Rivera is calling for an audit of the city’s human services contracts, an effort to get ahead of any possible echoes of the fraud allegations unfolding across the …
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David Kroman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/2/26
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President Donald Trump’s repeated threat to destroy Iranian civilian infrastructure is the latest sign of the U.S. leader’s increasing detachment from international norms and the bounds of modern …
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Peter Martin / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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4/2/26
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Three W.F. West golfers tallied 20 or more points on Wednesday, when the Bearcats ran away with a 90-31 win over Aberdeen at Newaukum Valley.
Anabel Moeckel scored a match-high 23 points, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/1/26
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On the 272nd episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz discuss the appointment and subsequent disappointment of a Centralia city councilor, the piles …
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4/1/26
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Gov. Bob Ferguson saved one of the most controversial bills from the 2026 legislative session until Wednesday, the last day for bill signings.
SB 5974 , the sheriff decertification bill will …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/1/26
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