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Developer Walter Bowen, whose company developed the tower with Portland’s Ritz-Carlton, claims a former top lieutenant took advantage of Bowen’s advanced years, affixing his signature to …
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Jonathan Bach / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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8/21/25
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Nike and plaintiffs in a sweeping sex discrimination lawsuit have been unable to finalize a class settlement and have asked a judge to step back in.
The lawsuit, filed in August 2018, described …
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Matthew Kish / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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8/21/25
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Rancher Jack Field, who raises more than 100 head of mostly black Angus cattle near Yakima, said he remembers the first time he got more than $1 a pound when he sold his calves. That was in the early …
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Thomas Clouse / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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8/21/25
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Hundreds of law enforcement agencies and fire departments spanning Montana, Idaho and Washington gathered at the Dwight Merkel Sports Complex on Wednesday to honor fallen Spokane County Sheriff's …
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Nick Gibson and Alexandra Duggan / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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8/21/25
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Al Merkel is not the only Spokane Valley City Council member who will undergo an investigation while on the council.
Councilwoman Jessica Yaeger, who was elected in November 2023, is being …
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Emily White / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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8/21/25
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Fall and winter in Bellingham, and the rest of Western Washington, could be closer to seasonal norms, as last winter’s La Niña weather pattern — now in a neutral phase — is …
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Robert Mittendorf / The Bellingham Herald (TNS)
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8/21/25
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As the Trump administration lines up ever more countries to accept deported immigrants, a report to be released Thursday documents Washington has more extensive ties than previously known to migrants …
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Nina Shapiro and Lulu Ramadan / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/21/25
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8/21/25
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The 2025-26 Athletic Year is underway, and football teams across the state took to the field for the first time on Wednesday.
W.F. West was one of those teams, as the Bearcats ran through a …
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By Dylan Wilhelm / dylan@chronline.com
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8/20/25
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Washington Army National Guard soldiers descended on Southwest Washington rivers and lakes for back-to-back weekends earlier this month in a recently announced large-scale training exercise.
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By Henry Brannan / Murrow News
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8/20/25
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White Hawk Carriers, an interstate freight carrier in Ceres, Calif., is under investigation along with one of its drivers facing three charges of vehicular homicide in Florida.
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By Alan Wooten / The Center Square
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8/20/25
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This week, the Trump administration’s Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced an effort to check the immigration status of people who get their health insurance through …
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By Anna Claire Vollers / States Newsroom
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8/20/25
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Washington’s Department of Ecology fined the U.S. Postal Service $33,000 this week for improperly storing and disposing of packages containing dangerous wastes at its Seattle Bulk Mail …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / The Washington State Standard
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8/20/25
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Washington state should be allowed to enforce health and safety standards at the embattled immigrant detention center in Tacoma, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.
The decision overturns a …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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8/20/25
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Since the High Rock Lookout Trail’s closure in early July, volunteers with the Sand Mountain Society have been working to restore the lookout — now with less than a month until its …
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By Ridley Hudson / ridley@chronline.com
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8/20/25
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Arrests
• Baylee S. Palmer, 25, of Centralia, was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail for fourth-degree assault, domestic violence, after she …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/20/25
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• DAVID R. WILLIAMSEN, 64, Centralia, died Aug. 15 at Providence Centralia Hospital. Arrangements are under the care of Cattermole Funeral Home.
• CHARLES “BILL” BIRNEY, …
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8/20/25
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Recently, one of my sons, who is a writer, asked me if I could write one of my articles about the upcoming Southwest Washington Writers Conference. He is active in the club and wanted me to help …
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Commentary by Maureen Harkcom / For The Chronicle
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8/20/25
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The Twin Cities Rotary Club of Lewis County has always been a club of action.
We have a constant array of projects going at all times, both local and international.
Throughout the years, we …
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By Catherine Cleveland and Anil Puri / Twin Cities Rotary Club
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8/20/25
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For disabled residents in adult family homes across Washington, weekly trips to the movies, visits to local restaurants, and community outings provide more than entertainment. These excursions give …
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Commentary by Zac Eckstein
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8/20/25
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