Star gazing is nothing unusual in Montana, where skies go on forever. But as Chase Doak left work on a Wednesday and looked up on a cold winter day he saw a mysterious round white object that was …
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2/5/23
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A Wapato man is in jail after a woman said he tried to take her infant son at a Yakima Walmart parking lot Thursday.
Police were called to the Walmart at 1600 E. Chestnut Ave. around 12:40 p.m. …
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2/5/23
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The Centralia man involved in a standoff with law enforcement Thursday morning will be held at the Lewis County Jail without bail through the weekend pending a preliminary hearing in Lewis County …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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2/4/23
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Police have arrested a 26-year-old man they say attacked a Rainier, Oregon, woman he met online and stole her car.
Jonathan Solomon Friend of Longview is charged with second-degree assault, as …
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2/4/23
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Five members of the Thurston Youth Climate Coalition fell dramatically to the ground at Lacey City Council on Thursday, all of them wanting to protest what they see as a lack of local action to fight …
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2/4/23
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Between 2017 and 2021, nearly one-third of all deadly traffic crashes in Washington involved a driver who had been drinking. More than a third involved a driver who tested positive for drug …
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2/4/23
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It was a wild 48 hours for Jericho Labonte.
Astoria police say Labonte stole a $160,000 yacht from the Astoria Port early Friday morning, piloted it in rough seas to the mouth of the Columbia …
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2/4/23
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A deputy at the Thurston County Corrections facility was fired Feb. 1 after being arrested in 2022 for drunk driving.
According to a news release from the Thurston County Sheriff's Office, the …
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2/4/23
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The person who died in a traffic collision on Wednesday, Feb. 1 in Roy has been identified by the Pierce County Medical Examiner and Washington State Patrol.
Ariel Meyer, 30, of Yelm, died after …
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2/4/23
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Two Centralia teens, ages 13 and 16, were injured after their vehicle left the roadway and rolled multiple times north of Centralia at about 8:30 p.m. Friday, according to the Washington State …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/4/23
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The Centralia man accused of abusing two horses in his care last year and failing to answer his court summons on Tuesday turned himself in at the Lewis County Jail on Thursday.
The …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/3/23
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Some Tenino-area residents gathered outside the Less Restrictive Alternative (LRA) sex offender housing facility on 140th Avenue Southwest near Tenino Wednesday morning to protest the arrival of the …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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2/3/23
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Centralia Point Assisted Living and Memory Care would like to thank all those who attended its open house Jan. 22. “Your presence was greatly appreciated and added to the success of the …
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2/3/23
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The City of Toledo has cut ties with former reserve officer Brandon Svenson — who also serves as mayor of Winlock — due to the possibility that his background check was not properly …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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2/3/23
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The Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce is expanding the hours of operation for its visitor center and has a job opening for part-time work on Saturdays and during other chamber …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/3/23
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The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is inviting Chehalis River Basin residents to the Chehalis Basin Film Festival. The festival will be broken up into two parts, with the first …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/3/23
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If you see a Centralia police officer packing a large, intimidating-looking gun, it’s not a grenade launcher. It’s a 40 mm less-lethal round launcher, which the Centralia Police …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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2/3/23
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Burglary
• Two Centralia subjects were arrested and released for allegedly breaking into an unoccupied building in the 2800 block of Russell Road at …
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2/3/23
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Editor’s Note: This is the latest installment in an ongoing series focused on the Chehalis School District and the success of its Student Achievement Initiative, which was launched in 2013. The …
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By Matthew Zylstra / matthew@chronline.com
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2/3/23
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Helga Mahoney, of Centralia, is celebrating her 100th birthday. Friends are invited to join her family for a reception from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Fords Prairie Grange, which is …
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2/3/23
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