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They’re not ready quite yet, but Twin Transit announced Monday that it has installed a number of electric vehicle chargers at its Mellen Street e-Transit Station, which is set to open the first …
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By The Chronicle Staff
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5/5/21
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For McKenna Bryan, 13, preparing to dance in front of a live audience for the first time in more than a year is both scary and exciting.
And it is also a long overdue rite of passage. A …
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By Carrina Stanton / For The Chronicle
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5/5/21
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Thurston County reported one new death due to COVID-19 and 42 new confirmed cases on Tuesday as the health department warned of increased transmission.
The death of a woman in her 80s brought the …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian
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5/5/21
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Washington drivers who cannot afford to pay fines imposed for speeding and other moving violations can no longer have their licenses suspended following a Thurston County Superior Court …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian
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5/5/21
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On this episode, Chronicle Associate Editor Aaron VanTuyl, Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz and reporter Eric Rosane hold a mock draft of local festivals, talk about the 19th and 20th districts’ …
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5/4/21
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An Olympia man was arrested after high-speed police pursuit ended with the suspect’s vehicle striking the NAPA Auto Parts building in downtown Chehalis shortly after midnight on …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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5/4/21
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A 51-year-old Yelm man has been sentenced to 57 months in prison for trafficking methamphetamine and illegally possessing guns, according to a press release from the U.S. Department of …
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By Nisqually Valley News Staff
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5/4/21
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An Olympia man was arrested after high-speed police pursuit ended with the suspect’s vehicle striking the NAPA Auto Parts building in downtown Chehalis shortly after midnight on …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/4/21
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Lewis County and much of Washington state skirted tighter COVID-19 restrictions Tuesday as Gov. Jay Inslee announced a two-week pause on Washington’s Roadmap to Recovery reopening …
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By Claudia Yaw / cyaw@chronline.com
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5/4/21
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OLYMPIA — When lawmakers began thinking about the 2021 Legislature, they had no idea if a virtual session was even possible.
In practice last winter, many said they weren't ready for floor …
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Laurel Demkovich / The Spokesman-Review
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5/4/21
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The Battle Ground couple killed in a crash on Interstate 5 in Cowlitz County late last month were always willing to go above and beyond to help others, their daughter says.
“Anything that …
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Rick Bannan / For The Chronicle
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5/3/21
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Protections for the northern spotted owl may hang in the balance until this December, as the federal government has once again delayed the decision to remove 3.5 million acres of protected habitat …
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By Claudia Yaw / cyaw@chronline.com
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5/3/21
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Growing up in Shelbyville, Indiana, Emily Jordan holds cherished memories of her father taking her on trips in his personal airplane.
The sky was expansive flying high above the Indianapolis …
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By Eric Rosane / ericr@chronline.com
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5/3/21
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Crashes
• A non-injury, three-vehicle collision in the 200 block of South Pearl Street was reported at approximately 10:50 a.m. on April 30.
• A …
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5/3/21
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A Thurston County Superior Court jury has found Shane Brewer, 35, guilty of first-degree murder and first-degree robbery just over a year after another jury could not.
Prosecutors accused Brewer …
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By Martin Bilbao /The Olympian
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5/3/21
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Editor’s Note: Education Briefly is a new weekly feature of The Chronicle. Each Tuesday, Reporter Eric Rosane will round up news from the local education scene. He can be reached at …
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By Eric Rosane / ericr@chronline.com
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5/3/21
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After proms throughout the state were canceled due to COVID-19 last year, Cameron Bluhm of DJ Sound Dragon heard complaints from local parents that, with nowhere to go, their kids were throwing their …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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5/3/21
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As Lewis County looks to implement its five-year strategic plan — and allocate funds expected to roll in from the federal government’s most recent COVID-19 package — county …
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An anonymous tip submitted Monday morning has led the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office to arrest two more suspects in the murder of 37-year-old Jose Luis Alejo Tamayo of Chehalis.
His body …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/3/21
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The town of Vader on Saturday played host to the first festival in Lewis County in well over a year.
Like other events and gatherings, Vader May Day had been on pause in order to stay in line with …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/3/21
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