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A bill that gained bipartisan support in the Washington state Senate to strengthen online safety for children has failed to move forward in the House.
Senate Bill 5708 came at the request …
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero / The Washington State Standard
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4/2/25
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The two teenage boys arrested alongside a third subject after a seven-hour standoff in Chehalis on Tuesday have been identified as suspects in the violent beating of a man in Chehalis on March …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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4/2/25
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A Woodland woman who has two children with a teenager was sentenced to over a year for felony child rape.
Magali Victoria Ramirez, 22, of Woodland, pleaded guilty to a third-degree rape of a …
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Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
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4/2/25
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Lawmakers in the Washington House and Senate will have plenty of negotiating to do as they try to reconcile competing transportation budget proposals, which both depend on gas tax hikes.
The …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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4/2/25
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In January, unemployment throughout Washington state dropped slightly to 4.3%, according to the Washington State Employment Security Department (ESD).
The agency reported Lewis County had a 6.4% …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/2/25
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The Lewis County Public Utilities District (PUD) Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, April 1, officially announced the board position representing District 1— formerly held by a man who has been …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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4/2/25
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The Lewis County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, April 1, passed a resolution aimed at protecting the installation of gas furnaces for heating and cooking in new home and commercial construction.
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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4/2/25
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The public is invited to downtown Chehalis to celebrate Earth Day with two community activities on Saturday, April 26.
Experience Chehalis will host its community clean-up event at the Lewis …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/2/25
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Theft
• A theft at a store in the 1100 block of Harrison Avenue reported just after 10:35 a.m. on March 31 is under investigation.
• An EBT card …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/2/25
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• DONALD RAY FLETCHER, 60, Centralia, died March 26. Arrangements are under the care of Fir Lawn Funeral Chapel.
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4/2/25
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City of Centralia Public Works Water Department employees will begin flushing fire hydrants on Monday, April 7.
The hydrant flushing process is preventative maintenance that takes place twice a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/2/25
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The Thurston County Auditor’s Office is seeking artists to participate in a contest to design a new “I Voted” sticker for Thurston County. The winning design will be picked by the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/2/25
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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, along with Reps. Dan Newhouse, R-Sunnyside, and Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, this week introduced the bipartisan Community Wood Facilities Assistance Act …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/2/25
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W.F. West’s Julia Dalan and Adna’s Karsyn Freeman sharing co-MVP on The Chronicle’s 2025 All-Area Team was earned and well deserved.
Really appreciate The Chronicle and the …
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4/2/25
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Aiden Riley Smith should be tried and convicted as an adult. He chose to nearly kill another citizen with his adult size, strength and body.
The excuse that his brain is not fully developed …
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4/2/25
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Gov. Ron DeSantis recently implemented DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) for the State of Florida. A billion dollars in savings has been found so far.
If Washington state implemented a …
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4/2/25
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When I drive by the building under construction that is to be the United Learning Center, I am filled with hope and excitement. Hope that it might soon be finished, and excitement because of all the …
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4/2/25
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It has been said that you can tell what a person truly values by what they choose to invest in.
This notion is true as individuals, and it also bears true for communities. It is this principle …
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4/2/25
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Now is a good time to let our professional sports teams help us out by collecting Washington state sales taxes from foreign corporations.
T-Mobile is actually a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom.
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4/2/25
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I was unable to attend the Mayberry Road neighborhood Nitrates contamination meeting at Centralia High School Monday night, March 24, due to attending the Shalom Housing Project fundraiser, but my …
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4/2/25
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