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Spring is arriving in the Pacific Northwest, and with it comes Washington’s deadline to remove studded tires.
Studded tires must be removed by the end of the day Monday, March 31, to avoid …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/17/25
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The government of British Columbia filed legislation Thursday that would permit the province to levy tolls on vehicles between the Lower 48 and Alaska.
The bill, known formally as the Economic …
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By James Brooks / Alaska Beacon
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3/17/25
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Though spring is officially set to begin on Thursday, March 20, another late-winter storm hit East Lewis County last weekend, putting fresh powder down for skiers and snowboarders competing in White …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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3/17/25
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Former W.F. West standout Brandon Rinta just finished another successful season as the head coach at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, as his Wildcats reached the Division II Round of 32 …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/17/25
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The family of Don Piccolo, one of two victims of a double homicide in Winlock last month, has started a fundraiser to cover the costs of his celebration of life and burial arrangements.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/17/25
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Seattle-based Perkins Coie isn't typically the underdog in a court fight.
For more than a century, the Seattle law firm has zealously defended the biggest names in Seattle business, from Boeing …
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Paul Roberts / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/17/25
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With overcrowding at one of Washington's two youth prisons hitting a crisis point, state lawmakers this legislative session have homed in on juvenile crime and incarceration, hoping to provide relief …
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Lauren Girgis / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/17/25
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SEATTLE — Measles outbreaks in Texas and New Mexico have led to nearly 300 cases and two deaths, raising public health concerns. Isolated cases have also been reported in a number of states, …
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Gene Balk / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/17/25
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Savage Pet, a California-based company that markets raw and “prey-based cat food,” is recalling boxes of chicken that could contain bird flu, it announced Saturday through the U.S. Food …
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Sami Edge / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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3/17/25
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Terminated federal probationary workers in Oregon say they are in the dark about what will happen following rulings by two federal judges who ordered the Trump administration last week to reinstate …
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Yesenia Amaro / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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3/17/25
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Only one thing could delay, and possibly derail, pay raises for state elected officials this year: a referendum.
A citizen commission approved a new salary schedule for members of the …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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3/17/25
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Richard (Dick) Hunt Morton passed away Monday, Feb. 17, 2025, at the age of 87. He was surrounded by family at the home he shared with his wife, Dee Lynette Magnuson Morton, at Riverview Retirement …
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3/17/25
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A 52-year-old Elma woman wound up at a Tacoma hospital Saturday evening after she rolled her pick-up truck in south Mason County, according to the Washington State Patrol.
Troopers say she was …
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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3/16/25
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The most important issues I hear about daily from constituents in Southwest Washington and across our state are affordability and crime. Families are struggling with the rising cost of living — …
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Commentary by state Rep. Peter Abbarno, R-Centralia
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3/16/25
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Nearly 45 years after Mount St. Helens’ eruption sent almost 90 billion cubic feet of debris into the upper Toutle Valley, millions of tons of sediment still pour down into the Cowlitz River …
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Henry Brannan / Murrow News
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3/16/25
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Three people have died following a crash on Interstate 5 near the Scatter Creek Rest Area Sunday morning, according to the Washington State Patrol.
As of 6:30 a.m., the three-vehicle crash …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/16/25
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Mark Baltzell had seen the writing on the wall, but that didn’t make losing his dream job easy.
Baltzell knew that he might get swept up in the flurry of federal firings executed by the …
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Simone Carter / The News Tribune (TNS)
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3/15/25
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The Morton-White Pass softball team came alive in the final two innings against Winlock, scoring eight runs in the final two frames to overcome a three-run deficit and knock off the Cardinals 11-10 …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/15/25
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The Black Hills softball team headed north to take on River Ridge in Lacey on Friday, but the Wolves were the designated home team, and they walked off the Hawks for a 6-5 win.
Black Hills …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/15/25
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The pouring rain was no match for Centralia Tigers sophomore forward Johnny Ruiz, who earned his first two varsity goals in a 2-0 victory against Mark Morris Saturday afternoon.
Ruiz’s …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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3/15/25
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