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A magnitude 3.7 earthquake north of Forks hit Monday night, according to the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network.
The quake took place around 7:17 p.m. and was about 26 miles deep, with an …
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Mara Mellits / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/19/25
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Washington is joining 19 other states and the District of Columbia in suing President Donald Trump's administration for forcing them to cooperate with immigration enforcement efforts in order to …
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Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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8/19/25
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President Donald Trump launched an attack Monday on vote-by-mail, which Washington has used to conduct all its elections every year since 2012.
All-mail elections in Washington have proved both …
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David Gutman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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A 19-year-old Rochester man is accused of driving under the influence after striking another vehicle and crashing into a building in Oakville on Monday night, according to the Washington State …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/19/25
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8/19/25
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Police in Washington are sometimes waiting over a year for the state to test firearms evidence, as the Washington State Patrol deals with a growing backlog.
For the past four years, the state …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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8/18/25
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BILOXI, Miss. — The Trump administration is developing a powerful data tool it claims will let states identify noncitizens registered to vote. But Democratic critics and data experts warn it …
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By Jonathan Shorman / Stateline
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8/18/25
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Washington state lawmaker says Gov. Ferguson is blaming Trump for Medicaid cuts he actually approved
House Republican budget lead Rep. Travis Couture, R-Allyn, is firing back at Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson and Democratic budget writers blaming the Trump administration for deep cuts in Medicaid …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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The man accused of shooting at police officers after pointing his firearm at BNSF Railway employees in Chehalis last week has been identified and charged.
Jonathan R. Woodruff, 32, of …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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8/18/25
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A 16-year-old swimmer drowned on Wednesday, Aug. 13, in the Columbia River at Frenchman’s bar in Vancouver despite Clark County Fire District 6 (CCFD 6) calling the rescue efforts, “a …
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The Reflector
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8/18/25
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The theme of 2025’s Washington State Garlic Fest is “Back to our Roots.”
The annual festival, held the weekend following the Southwest Washington Fair, will celebrate …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/18/25
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After a four-and-a-half-hour marathon of steers mooing, lambs bleating and swines sprinting through the sawdust, the Southwest Washington Junior Livestock Sale came to a close with approximately …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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8/18/25
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• STANLEY LEE HALL, 63, Randle, died Aug. 8 in Randle. Arrangements are under the care of Funeral Alternatives of Washington.
• KEITH A. ELBERT, 72, Rochester, died Aug 13 at home. …
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The Riverside Fire Authority (RFA) responded to a local commercial structure fire involving an industrial hopper shortly before noon Friday, Aug. 15.
The fire was stopped before it could spread.
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/18/25
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Thurston Regional Planning Council (TRPC) was awarded funding last month to continue ruralTRANSIT service for another four years, including expanded services that were piloted in 2023.
For more …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/18/25
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Following the first free Dandelion Creative Space children’s theater program last December, culminating in a performance of “The Bigfoot Who Stole Christmas” at McFiler’s …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/18/25
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Seventeen newly certified doulas are ready to serve families across the South Sound thanks to the Blissful Birth Initiations (BBI) Doula Training, a Washington state-approved program designed to …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/18/25
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Arrests
• Teresa L. Leys, 56, of Centralia, was arrested and booked into the Chehalis Tribal Jail at about 11:44 a.m. Aug. 15 for second-degree criminal …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/18/25
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While the high may have been a balmy 64 degrees on Sunday, Aug. 17, at the White Pass Ski Area in East Lewis County, the weather was perfect for helicopter flights needed to transport the towers and …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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8/18/25
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