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The state of Oregon has agreed to pay $49 million to the families of inmates who died while in state custody during the COVID-19 pandemic and to the more than 5,000 people who contracted the virus …
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By Lauren Dake and Conrad Wilson / Oregon Public Broadcasting
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6/25/26
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An environmental group has sued the Trump administration over its failure to grant Endangered Species Act protections to sunflower sea stars, a keystone Pacific Ocean species that lost 90% of its …
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By Yereth Rosen / The Alaska Beacon
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6/25/26
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An Oregon law that addresses hospitals’ corporate involvement in clinicians’ decisions regarding treatment has the attention of Washington state lawmakers.
As U.S. healthcare has …
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By Owen Racer / Cascadia Daily News
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6/25/26
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A federal judge on Thursday blocked major portions of President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting voting by mail, finding he had exceeded his constitutional authority.
The decision …
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By Jonathan Shorman / States Newsroom
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6/25/26
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The state Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously upheld Washington’s hotly contested regulations for how farmers and haulers of agricultural goods receive the exemption on fuel purchases promised …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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6/25/26
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Washingtonians are being asked whether two recently appointed justices should remain on the Supreme Court as a lawsuit challenging a new state income tax looms over the election.
Critics of the …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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6/25/26
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Electric utilities across the Pacific Northwest are fuming that their customers might be saddled with the costs of a coal-burning power plant that isn’t producing any power.
The messy dispute …
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By Tom Banse / The Washington State Standard
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6/25/26
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Former White Pass School District Superintendent Greggery Ray Teel was sentenced to nine years in prison June 17 for possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material.
Teel pleaded …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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6/25/26
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Deaths and critical injuries among children in Washington’s child welfare system fell steeply in the first quarter of 2026, state officials reported Wednesday.
Still, four children died and …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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6/24/26
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The U.S. Postal Service won’t deliver mail ballots in states that refuse to turn over lists of voters under a proposed rule, the agency’s chief executive said Wednesday, angering Democrats who …
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By Jonathan Shorman / States Newsroom
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6/24/26
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A Centralia man was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly “woke up angry” in the back seat of a car, kicked his girlfriend in the front seat, and threatened to kill her, according to court …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/24/26
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The law firm representing Aron Christensen’ s estate and family has submitted a complaint to the Washington state Criminal Justice Training Commission (CJTC), requesting an investigation into the …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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6/24/26
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As a Lewis County Public Utility District (PUD) staff member pulled a lever, electrical pylons shifted into place and the utility's latest creation came to life.
“It’s alive!” Dr. …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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6/24/26
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The Centralia City Council balked when it came to making a final decision on a proposal to end its warehouse moratorium on Tuesday night.
The council narrowly shot down a motion to move forward …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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6/24/26
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How would one define a self-actualized person with a heightened curiosity who purposefully engages in self-paced activities to connect with nature, memories and a creative spirit?
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By Lyn Craig / For The Chronicle
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6/24/26
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LEWIS COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT
Preliminary appearances
• Steele E. Gove Jr., 41, Pe Ell, made a preliminary appearance June 22 for one count of first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm. …
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6/24/26
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An Olympia resident is facing possible DUI charges after she was involved in a rollover crash in Mason County on Tuesday.
Jasmine R. Devreax, 32, of Olympia, was reportedly travelling northbound …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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6/24/26
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The state Commercial Aviation Work Group, which evaluates Washington’s future needs for commercial aviation and transportation, will host a hybrid public meeting from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/24/26
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The Lewis County Board of Commissioners is inviting the public to join in a celebration of America’s 250th Anniversary at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 7, at the Lewis County Courthouse in Chehalis.
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/24/26
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