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Southwest Washington is once again in the spotlight. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the area has found a way to leave Spokane and Yakima with plenty of hardware. Over the last four state tournaments, …
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By Zach Martin / zach@chronline.com
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2/25/26
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A Washington state bill that would expand the investigative powers of the state Attorney General’s Office cleared the Senate Law & Justice Committee, but only after it was amended to narrow its …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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2/25/26
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump repeated his hardline stance on immigration during his record-long State of the Union on Tuesday, previewing a potential midterm campaign message as his party …
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By Ariana Figueroa / States Newsroom
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2/25/26
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Democrats’ main attempt to reduce skyrocketing lawsuit payouts by the state and local governments isn’t moving forward in the Washington Legislature this year.
Lawmakers were looking to …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/25/26
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Republican state Rep. Michelle Valdez of Gig Harbor said Tuesday that she will not seek reelection to the Washington Legislature, saying personal priorities and her legislative district’s evolving …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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2/25/26
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An impending tax in Washington state targeting private jets could be grounded just days before its scheduled takeoff.
The Democratically-controlled Washington Legislature approved the new luxury …
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By Tom Banse / The Washington State Standard
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2/25/26
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump used his State of the Union address Tuesday to lambaste Democrats and the Biden administration, while pitching the Republican Party to voters ahead of this …
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By Jennifer Shutt / States Newsroom
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2/25/26
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On the 267th episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz break down the lockdown at W.F. West from Monday afternoon with some inside info, the Centralia …
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2/24/26
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Members of the House Finance Committee on Tuesday held another contentious and lengthy public hearing on a proposed income tax for Washington state.
Senate Bill 6346 , also known as the …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/24/26
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U.S. Sen Maria Cantwell, a Washington state Democrat, will register a protest of President Donald Trump’s attempt to exert more control over election infrastructure by bringing her state’s …
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By Jacob Fischler / States Newsroom
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2/24/26
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An 18-year-old Centralia teen was sentenced to four years and nine months in prison last Friday for his role in the shooting of two people in Centralia in May 2023.
Vincent A. Rhoades, who …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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2/24/26
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Trial dates are tentatively set for the February 2025 murder of two Winlock residents, according to recent documents filed in Lewis County Superior Court.
Robert Eugene Chandler Jr., 36, …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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2/24/26
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A 21-year-old Chehalis man faces allegations he raped an 18-year-old female friend.
Kaidan R. Sipp is charged with one count of second-degree rape, a Class A felony punishable by up to life in …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/24/26
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For the fourth year in a row, the Thurston County Auditor’s Vehicle Licensing Office has passed its audit from the state Department of Licensing with no findings, showing zero errors or violations …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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2/24/26
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Charles Romaine Van Paepeghem passed away from natural causes in Centralia on Feb. 5, 2026, at 97 years young. Charles was born Nov. 3, 1928, in Monrovia, California, and spent his youth working on …
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2/24/26
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Dennis was born on April 15, 1946, to Floyd and Ruth Canfield at St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, Washington. Dennis passed away on Feb. 10, 2026. He was preceded in death by his wife of 59 years, …
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2/24/26
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Thurston County has received $593,299.08 in grant funding for local planning projects that support salmon recovery.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, through the Washington state …
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By Emily Fitzgerald /
emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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2/24/26
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Money from Washington’s new $100 million program to boost police hiring has yet to reach cities and counties.
Local officials have been frustrated with the rollout of the grants …
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Jake Goldstein-Street / Washington State Standard
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2/24/26
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(The Center Square) A pension advocacy group is threatening a lawsuit if the state Legislature passes a bill to take money from a pension plan, which is projected to be overfunded and closed to new …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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2/24/26
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(The Center Square) - The House Committee on Community Safety voted to advance a bill that would allow foreign nationals to become law enforcement officers and deputy prosecutors, as well as …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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2/24/26
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