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A Lacey Police Department officer shot and killed an armed man during a standoff at an apartment complex on Wednesday, Jan. 21.
The Washington State Office of Independent Investigations …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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1/22/26
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A 32-year-old Chehalis man faces felony and other charges after he allegedly sped from an attempted traffic stop on Interstate 5 in Lewis County on Jan. 20.
The man denied driving the …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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1/22/26
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The family of a commercial truck driver who was killed during a police pursuit has filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit alleging the involved officers failed to follow department policy and state …
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By Mike Carter / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/22/26
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A local group of Democrats in Kitsap County has filed an ethics complaint against Washington state Rep. Tarra Simmons regarding a large donation she made to an out-of-state nonprofit to which she has …
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By Moe K. Clark / InvestigateWest
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1/22/26
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Two suspects were arrested on robbery charges in Lacey on Tuesday after they allegedly smashed a car window with a hammer, pointed a gun at the driver, took his wallet and fled in a …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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1/22/26
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An organization representing owners of manufactured home communities is suing to block Washington’s landmark law capping rent increases.
Much of the conversation around House Bill 1217 in the …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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1/22/26
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Two hikers, 70 and 76, died last week when a tree fell on them while hiking to Lena Lake in Olympic National Forest.
Jefferson County sheriff’s detective Sgt. Derek Allen identified the two …
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By Lauren Girgis / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/22/26
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A Lacey police officer killed a man wielding a gun in a standoff at an apartment complex on Wednesday, the Washington State Office of Independent Investigations said.
Lacey police responded to a …
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By Kai Uyehara / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/22/26
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Two people died while climbing at Mount Rainier National Park, according to the National Park Service.
Search-and-rescue crews recovered the bodies of the two climbers from the Wilson Glacier …
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By The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/22/26
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Grays Harbor Scanner first reported that a driver led law enforcement on a high-speed pursuit through multiple counties last Friday morning. The chase ended in Grays Harbor County with the arrest of …
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By The Daily World
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1/22/26
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Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) shellfish managers confirmed today, razor clam digging opportunities at Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis, and Mocrocks beaches from Jan. 29.
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By The Daily World
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1/22/26
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Academy Award nominations were announced Thursday morning and there isn’t much that’s local about this year’s Oscar slate, with one luminous exception. Train Dreams, Clint Bentley’s …
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Moira Macdonald / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/22/26
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Authorities have identified the pedestrian fatally struck by an Amtrak train Saturday evening in Kelso as Joshua P. Lewis, 38, of Hoquiam.
Hoquiam is about two hours northwest of Kelso.
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Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
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1/22/26
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A 17-year-old boy is accused of causing a wreck that left a girl dead while he attempted to flee from a state trooper on Sunday in Tacoma.
Prosecutors charged Malik Javan Jagana with …
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Puneet Bsanti / The Peninsula Gateway (TNS)
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1/22/26
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Authorities have identified the Mossyrock man who died Sunday after his motorcycle hit a cable barrier along Interstate 5 south near Woodland.
The Cowlitz County coroner reports the man is …
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By The Daily News
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1/22/26
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As the Washington legislative session continues discussions around bills to boost the housing supply, building industry advocates are warning that continued raids on an account meant to fund local …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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1/22/26
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What impact President Trump’s most recent threat to suspend federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions will have on Seattle remains to be seen, but city officials seem cautiously optimistic that …
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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1/22/26
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A hotly debated gun control bill that fell just short of reaching the governor’s desk in the 2025 session has been resurrected, and proponents are determined to see it over the finish line this …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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1/22/26
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Starting this fall, the Washington College Grant, hailed as one of the most generous financial aid programs in the country, will decrease by nearly a third for students attending private …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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1/22/26
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Democratic state Sen. Steve Conway, a liberal lion and unapologetic voice for labor throughout a 34-year career in the Washington state Legislature, announced Wednesday he will not seek reelection …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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