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A Chehalis man identified as a possible low-level drug dealer was charged Thursday with seven felony firearm offenses after Joint Narcotics Enforcement Team (JNET) detectives raided his home the day …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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4/24/25
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A bill introduced in the Washington State House of Representatives earlier this month would increase taxes on breweries across the state, potentially pushing many beer production facilities to the …
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By Spencer Pauley / The Center Square
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4/24/25
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With only days to fill a $16 billion hole, Washington state House Democrats advanced three bills on Wednesday that could raise taxes by more than $18 billion if the Senate passes them before Monday.
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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4/24/25
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Lawmakers in the Washington House and Senate have struck an agreement to provide up to six weeks of unemployment insurance for striking workers.
Both chambers approved Senate Bill 5041 this year …
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Washington State Standard
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4/24/25
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After setting a new lifetime best in the pole vault at the Chehalis Activators Classic, W.F. West senior Amanda Bennett reset her best mark at Wednesday’s three-team league meet on senior night …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/24/25
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Layna Demers returned to the circle, but her biggest impact came at the plate in the bottom of the sixth inning, lifting a critical two-run home run that gave the Warriors a 5-4 victory over Elm at …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/24/25
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The last of six errors by the Bearcats ended up being the dagger and the Bobcats came away with a 3-2 triumph at home to stay tied with Tumwater atop the Evergreen Conference standings on Wednesday …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/24/25
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The Joint Narcotics Enforcement Team (JNET) seized seven firearms, ammunition, cocaine and more during the arrest of a Chehalis man on Wednesday, April 23.
JNET detectives served a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/24/25
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A 33-year-old former Tacoma resident was indicted by a federal grand jury earlier this month for conspiracy to destroy energy facilities and six counts of destruction or attempted destruction of an …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/24/25
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Millions of migrating birds are traveling mostly north through Oregon over the next few weeks, and they could use a little help to make their way safely to their breeding grounds.
As these birds …
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Joel Odom / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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4/24/25
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Umpqua Bank later this year will change its name to Columbia Bank.
Tacoma-based Columbia Bank acquired Umpqua Bank in 2023, but at the time elected to keep the Umpqua name.
On Wednesday, …
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Matthew Kish / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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4/24/25
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The average visit to an emergency department in Oregon last fall took about five hours and 12 minutes, continuing a downward trend underway since 2022.
That’s according to the Oregon …
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Kristine de Leon / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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4/24/25
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The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to share video of a truck driven by a man charged with murdering a Tenino woman.
The request was sent out via a new release …
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By Martín Bilbao / The Olympian
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4/24/25
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By July, Eastern Oregon and almost all of Washington will likely be at “above average risk for large, costly fires,” one of the Northwest’s leading fire forecasters said Wednesday.
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Sami Edge / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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4/24/25
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The Oregon Senate voted Wednesday to shield patients’ medical debt from credit reports.
Senate Bill 605, which passed the chamber 18-10, would prohibit medical providers — like …
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Kristine de Leon / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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4/24/25
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Gov. Bob Ferguson signed 35 bills into law Monday, including three pieces of legislation sponsored by Rep. Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake. Dent's bills include topics such as large animal veterinarian care, …
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Nance Beston / Columbia Basin Herald (TNS)
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4/24/25
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The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association completed a vote on several different amendments, including two regarding transgender athletes. Both proposed amendments for trans athletes …
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Nance Beston / Columbia Basin Herald (TNS)
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4/24/25
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With just days left to go in the 2025 legislative session, Washington lawmakers are still mulling over new tax proposals to balance a multibillion-dollar hole in the state's budget while details of …
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Shauna Sowersby / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/24/25
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Alaska Airlines lost $166 million in the first quarter of 2025 but is confident it will weather the impact of tariffs and economic uncertainty as it looks to launch new trans-Pacific nonstop routes …
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Paige Cornwell and Lauren Rosenblatt / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/24/25
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The FBI is seeking information on lasers tracking planes landing at Spokane and Seattle airports, the agency said in a news release Wednesday.
Both Seattle and Spokane have seen a "dramatic …
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Alexandra Duggan / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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4/24/25
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