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SEATTLE — Washington’s hospitals anticipate losing nearly $6 billion in revenue through 2033 due to steep Medicaid cuts in the coming months.
That’s according to a new report from the …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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10/20/26
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Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders announced Monday, Oct. 19, that the suspect wanted in connection to the death of a 5-year-old child last year has been arrested in Yelm after a traffic stop for …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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10/20/26
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A Lewis County Superior Court judge on Monday set bail at $100,000 for an Oregon man arrested for DUI and a slew of additional charges after blowing a .234 on a portable breath test when he was …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/20/26
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A man being held in the Lewis County Jail for failing to register as a sex offender is now accused of assaulting a fellow inmate, knocking out one tooth and loosening another, in what the Lewis …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/20/26
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Seattle ratepayers may spend an estimated $34 million on three Aurora Avenue parcels for a new utilities complex if approved by the city council this week, with the total cost unclear.
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Tim Clouser | The Center Square
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10/20/26
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Seattle could spend the next 14 years recovering initial costs from a $3 million electric vehicle charging program, before operating expenses, as officials eye a $21 million expansion.
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Tim Clouser | The Center Square
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10/20/26
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Former President Barack Obama is asking Oregonians to give Gov. Tina Kotek a second term, four years after he endorsed his fellow Democrat in her first gubernatorial bid.
“Hey Oregon, Barack …
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Carlos Fuentes / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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10/20/26
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A 69-year-old man who initially denied setting fire to his Spokane Valley home earlier this month admitted last week to starting the blaze because he got paranoid from using methamphetamine, …
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Garrett Cabeza / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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10/20/26
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In Redmond, police drones can get anywhere in the city in 90 seconds or less.
They can be used to track suspects, trace fast-spreading fires and check traffic. Experts say drones make high-risk …
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Ann Duan / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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10/20/26
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The shared insurance pool that covers nearly two-thirds of Washington counties ended 2025 without being sure it had enough money to pay the counties' estimated cost of lawsuits, forcing them to tap …
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Patrick Malone / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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10/20/26
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A 67-year-old Onalaska woman is being held in the Lewis County Jail on $500,000 bail after deputies responding to a protection order violation found her holding an “AR-15 style rifle” that she …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/20/26
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Bears are having a very bad year.
Across much of the United States, a warm winter and persistent drought have decimated the natural foods that black and brown bears rely on. With nearly …
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Alex Brown / Stateline
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10/20/26
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Under pressure from Gov. Bob Ferguson, the Washington state Building Code Council is wrestling with how far it can bend residential energy codes to speed up rebuilding homes destroyed by wildfires …
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Jerry Cornfield / Washington State Standard
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10/20/26
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and comedian Mike Myers made the phrase “elbows up” a national rallying cry in the midst of a trade war incited by the Trump administration.
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Tom Banse / Washington State Standard
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10/20/26
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Protesters lined Pearl Street near George Washington Park in downtown on Centralia on Saturday for “No Kings 4: Vote Early Lewis County — National Day of Action.”
Rural Lewis County …
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10/19/26
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Candidate for Lewis County commissioner and current Lewis County Public Utility District Commissioner Michael Hadaller suffered a heart attack last week and appears to be on the mend, according to a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/19/26
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At the Washington State Main Street Program’s recent annual Excellence on Main awards ceremony, the Centralia Downtown Association was honored with the Outstanding Special Project Award for its Hub …
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10/19/26
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Whether it’s hunting, fishing, hiking, clamming, foraging or something else, The Chronicle is happy to share photos and details from local folks in the great outdoors. To be considered, just email …
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10/19/26
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The City of Centralia will not provide roughly $1.4 million requested by the Fox Theatre Board earlier this year and the makeup of the board directing the project appears to be in flux.
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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10/19/26
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Hit-and-run
• A hit-and-run collision was reported at about 12:43 p.m. Oct. 18 in the 1000 block of South Yew Street. No arrests were made.
Vicious Dog
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By The Chronicle staff
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10/19/26
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