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A 57-year-old Aberdeen man died Sunday from injuries sustained in a two-car collision on U.S. Highway 101, according to a press release from the Washington State Patrol.
Dondi L. Blackburn was …
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By The Chronicle staff
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11/17/25
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A 21-year-old Tenino man was hospitalized after he allegedly struck another vehicle before hitting the center guardrail on U.S. Highway 12 in Grays Harbor County Friday, Nov. 14, according to a news …
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By The Chronicle
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11/17/25
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Double homicide in Thurston County remains under investigation; support sought for victims’ families
The Lacey Police Department is asking the public for information that would aid their investigation into the double homicide of two teenage boys early Friday morning.
The teens have since …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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11/17/25
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As the Trump administration searches for more space to detain immigrants, it is approaching Washington tribes to see if they will participate.
The Nisqually Tribal Council said in a statement …
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By Nina Shapiro / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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11/17/25
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Since April 4, projects funded or promised funding through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program have either …
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By Jerry Knaak / The Daily World
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11/17/25
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A Centralia man pleaded guilty last week to damaging an energy facility around Portland, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon.
Nathaniel Cheney, 31, and …
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By The Daily News
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11/17/25
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A 19-year-old Centralia man is facing possible felony charges after a fatal crash on state Route 6 near Dryad on Sunday, according to the Washington State Patrol.
Bryan L. Mauricio-Correa …
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By The Chronicle staff
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11/17/25
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A 24-year-old Centralia man faces felony charges after he was arrested for allegedly exchanging nude photographs of children and communicating with children as young as 10 in a “sexual …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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11/15/25
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In an interview with TVW , Julia Smith, endangered species recovery manager at the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, said the once widespread owls have all but disappeared.
“They …
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TVW
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11/14/25
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The Centralia School District is looking to improve the way its schools function with help from the state.
Fords Prairie Elementary School Principal David Roberts met a group of state and local …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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11/14/25
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A 31-year-old Lewis County woman made a second preliminary appearance in Lewis County Superior Court Wednesday after she was arrested on suspicion of controlled substances homicide Nov. 6.
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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11/14/25
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One of Lewis County’s most important industries — timber — has faced wave after wave of challenges.
Among the most recent is what to do with wood scraps and waste as pulp and …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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11/14/25
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The trial of Michael Jay Kelly, the former Lewis County Public Utility District (PUD) commissioner accused of attempted bribery, has been postponed until at least January.
Kelly was scheduled to …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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11/14/25
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A 30-year-old Mossyrock man faces felony charges after he allegedly admitted to stealing gasoline from White Pass Junior Senior High School in Randle.
Steven Ray Largent was charged with eight …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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11/14/25
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“Hope roars” as an international organization with a location here in Centralia officially celebrates 135 years of service to the community.
When the group began serving the area, …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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11/14/25
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Accidents
• A large box truck reportedly went off the roadway, struck three cars and pushed one of the vehicles into the front porch area of a house in the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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11/14/25
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• MILTON D. ELLIOTT, 86, Centralia, died Nov. 10 at Three Rivers Care Nursing Home. Service details are pending at this time. Arrangements are under the care of Newell-Hoerling’s Mortuary.
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11/14/25
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The Washington Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC) has awarded funding to the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office for a full-time, dedicated DUI enforcement deputy.
Thurston County is matching …
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By The Chronicle staff
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11/14/25
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Officials cry foul as Forest Practices Board makes final call on protecting trees near water streams
The Washington State Forest Practices Board took the final steps to approve a new rule this week that will remove large swaths of timber in Western Washington from production.
The Forest …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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11/14/25
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If you’ve ever driven along U.S. Highway 12 between Rochester and Grand Mound early in the morning — windows cracked just enough to catch the sharp, familiar scent of a dairy farm nearby …
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Commentary by Victoria Stocking / Rochester
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11/14/25
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