Tribal leaders and state lawmakers on Monday urged a joint approach to tackle the fentanyl crisis and sought more funding to help tribes provide a spectrum of treatment for substance use disorder.
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1/24/24
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Billy Bartlett, the Amanda Park man accused of killing a 46-year-old man and injuring a 12-year-old in Chehalis in December 2021, pleaded guilty to murder, assault and burglary charges in Lewis …
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1/23/24
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The Green Hill School staff member arrested last week for allegedly bringing marijuana into the facility was charged Monday in Lewis County Superior Court …
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1/23/24
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The state Criminal Justice Training Commission (CJTC) has formally revoked former Centralia Police officer Phil Reynold’s peace officer certification, The Chronicle confirmed Monday.
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1/23/24
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Criminal trespass
• Just after 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 19, officers were asked to check on two homeless men camped out behind a mission in the 400 block of North …
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1/22/24
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About one in eight Washingtonians have reported being the victim of spousal violence, with injuries most common among females between the ages of 25 and 64 years, households with a below-average yearly income and those without a college degree.
During a visit to a domestic violence advocacy organization in Centralia Friday afternoon, Gov. Jay Inslee Inslee recalled one such incident.
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Concerned about drug overdoses among teenagers, Lake Washington High School seniors Theodore Meek, Joanna Lymberis, Olivia Milstein, Sofia Lymberis and Reilly Jones transformed a school assignment …
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The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) on Wednesday issued a plea for help in locating a female Mount Vernon teen who has been missing for nearly two weeks.
Ella Jones, …
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1/19/24
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An inmate at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla died Sunday, Jan. 7, a state Department of Corrections spokesperson has confirmed.
Jarrod J. Torres, 46, was found unresponsive in …
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inistration agents in 2023 seized more than 77 million fentanyl pills and nearly 12,000 pounds of fentanyl powder — the most the DEA has ever seized in a single year.
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1/19/24
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CHEHALIS POLICE DEPARTMENT Criminal trespass • Two male subjects reportedly trespassed on property in the 1500 block of North National Avenue just after 9:05 a.m. on Jan. 16. • A …
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1/19/24
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The Toledo Police Department has a new officer on its roster: Tarryn Carter, a U.S. Army veteran with experience in military police and reserve police officer work.
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1/19/24
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The Chehalis Police Department has asked the public for help identifying a suspect or suspects accused of using a forklift to remove an ATM from the front of the Washington State Employees Credit …
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1/18/24
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After over two years of delays, the trial for the Amanda Park man accused of killing a 46-year-old man and injuring a 12-year-old in Chehalis in December 2021 is scheduled to commence in Lewis County …
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1/18/24
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Detectives are investigating a fatal structure fire that occurred in the Toledo area early Thursday morning, the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office announced. Firefighters and deputies were …
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1/18/24
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Bail is set at $100,000 for a Centralia man accused of assaulting a three-year-old boy on Tuesday, causing significant bruising to his face and head. The victim’s mother reported the assault …
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1/17/24
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Five current and former Green Hill School inmates had preliminary hearings in Lewis County Superior Court on Tuesday, Jan. 16 for allegedly participating in a fight at the facility in October of …
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1/17/24
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More details have been released about a man who apparently was shot to death in self-defense on Thursday, Jan. 11 Tenino, according to the Thurston County Coroner’s Office.
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The Olympian
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Suspicious circumstances
• Just before 11:15 a.m. on Jan. 12, a caller reported a case of “erratic driving” in the 1900 block of Northwest …
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1/17/24
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Bail is set at $100,000 for the Olympia man arrested Sunday morning after an alleged “four-day crime spree” in Lewis County. ...
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1/16/24
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