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Women in Washington going through menopause could get workplace assistance, following an executive order signed by Gov. Bob Ferguson.
Ferguson on Monday directed the Washington State Women's …
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Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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6/2/26
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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez sent a letter Monday seeking a commitment from a Longview mill to pay its workers through the investigation into a catastrophic industrial accident.
Last week, …
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Joseph O’Sullivan / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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6/2/26
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When residents discovered plans for a 45-acre battery facility near their homes, hundreds marched in protest through the usually sleepy downtown. County officials said they received death threats …
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Greg Kim / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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6/2/26
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Skagit County’s board of commissioners voted to enact a six-month data center moratorium on Monday.
Officials cited data centers’ consumption of electricity, water and land, concerns that …
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Greg Kim / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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6/2/26
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President Donald Trump is still optimistic the U.S. can reach an interim peace deal with Iran soon, after the Islamic Republic threatened to suspend talks because of Israel’s escalating attacks in …
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Dana Khraiche and Abeer Abu Omar / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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6/2/26
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a case challenging Washington state's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers.
The case, Curtis v. Inslee, sought to challenge former …
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Andrew Rice | The Center Square
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6/2/26
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Vaccine hesitancy fed by misinformation is causing new surges of measles and whooping cough, while COVID-19 hotspots persist in some states and a new threat looms from an Ebola outbreak in central …
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By Tim Henderson / Stateline
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6/2/26
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There were fewer homeless people in the United States on a single night in January 2025 than in January 2024, but homelessness increased in 28 states, according to the latest federal count.
The …
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By Robbie Sequeira / Stateline
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6/2/26
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For years, Washington state enjoyed a level of economic prosperity that former governor and Challenge Seattle CEO Christine Gregoire says stakeholders can no longer take for granted.
“Our luck …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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6/1/26
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Gov. Bob Ferguson is rejecting a lead Republican’s proposal to temporarily suspend Washington’s cap-and-trade program to decrease prices at the pump.
In the last three months, retail …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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6/1/26
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A Raymond man died following a May 22 crash on state Route 6, the Washington State Patrol (WSP) announced Saturday.
Paul E. Conder, 76, died at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver. …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/1/26
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A Lacey woman is facing possible hit-and-run and vehicular assault charges after she allegedly caused a crash that injured another driver on Interstate 5 near Tumwater on Sunday.
Sara M. …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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6/1/26
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Snoopy (Willis) and Alta (Dyer) Smith married on June 3, 1961.
Snoopy was a young officer stationed at McChord Air Force Base and Alta was finishing her education degree at Puget Sound College …
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Submitted by Kelly Smith Johnston
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6/1/26
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Lacey City Council member and Thurston County commissioner candidate Nic Dunning is eligible to vote and to run for office, Thurston County Auditor Mary Hall ruled Thursday.
Hall held a hearing …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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6/1/26
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Fiddlers Coffee was first established in 2013 after originally opening as Cuppa Joe in 2004. It is run by Centralia’s Voetberg family.
Founder Joe Voetberg is preparing to pass off the coffee …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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6/1/26
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Arrests
• Lejab Are, 39, Tumwater, was arrested and booked into the Chehalis Tribal Jail for alleged third-degree malicious mischief (domestic violence) in the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/1/26
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Centralia police last week arrested two suspects after they allegedly tried to cash fraudulent checks at a local Peak Credit Union branch.
According to police, the two men claimed they received …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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6/1/26
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I’ve been heartsick all week and praying for all the people who lost loved ones after a chemical rupture at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. in Longview last Tuesday.
A 900,000-gallon vat of …
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By Julie McDonald / For The Chronicle
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6/1/26
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When a child breaks an arm, your friend gets in a car crash or you have a scary-high fever over the weekend, you turn to emergency medical services.
You don’t want to pay for an ambulance or …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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6/1/26
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After the May 18, 1980, eruption of Mount St. Helens, which killed 57 people, the state of Washington declared May Volcano Awareness Month in recognition of its impact.
The volcano did have a …
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Photos by Cade Barker
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6/1/26
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