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More than 60 days into his war with Iran, well past public deadlines he had set for its end, President Donald Trump sat through a briefing from U.S. Central Command outlining yet another set of …
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Michael Wilner / Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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5/3/26
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U.S. President Donald Trump said he will review Iran’s latest peace offer but wouldn’t rule out restarting strikes on Tehran’s military targets should the regime “misbehave.”
Trump, …
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Arsalan Shahla and Hadriana Lowenkron / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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5/3/26
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It’s unclear when a section of the North Cascades Highway will reopen following significant winter damage and a March rockslide on the road.
Around 26 miles of the highway between Diablo Lake …
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By Aspen Ford / Washington State Standard
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5/3/26
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A new effort to force states to affirm the Trump administration’s views on DEI, transgender athletes and immigration when signing contracts with the U.S. Forest Service is threatening millions of …
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By Alex Brown / Stateline
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5/3/26
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On the 275th episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl and Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz discuss this firing of arguably the lead candidate for the Lewis County sheriff position, the …
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5/1/26
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Bail is set at $25,000 for a Chehalis man accused of assaulting his daughter and strangling his girlfriend on Thursday.
Johnathon Ray Hamilton, 52, faces one count each of second- and …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/1/26
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A man accused of starting a dumpster fire at a Centralia apartment building last month is facing a felony arson charge.
The fire was reported outside Candlewood Apartments at 2:26 a.m. on …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/1/26
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Gov. Bob Ferguson conceded this week to violating state ethics law, agreeing to accept a $4,000 fine for letting his former chief strategy officer take a taxpayer-funded flight with him last year.
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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5/1/26
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On Friday, the second lawsuit against the new sheriff decertification bill that took effect in part on Thursday received a motion hearing before the same Thurston County Superior Court judge who …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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5/1/26
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Retired police officers and firefighters in Washington are suing the state, trying to block an attempt to access their pension fund that the legislature wants to use to offset ongoing budget …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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5/1/26
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A national parental rights and education watchdog group has filed a federal civil rights complaint against the University of Washington for “forcing” women to use bathrooms with men.
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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5/1/26
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Tracy Murphy, one of five candidates for Lewis County sheriff and a now former police sergeant, was fired from the Centralia Police Department Wednesday after 30 years with the agency.
He had …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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5/1/26
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Centralia officials will take another swing at filling a vacant city council position starting next week with another round of public interviews.
The Centralia City Council announced Thursday …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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5/1/26
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By The Chronicle staff
The Washington state Department of Ecology will fine a farm and business with a Chehalis address nearly $1 million for alleged illegal dumping near the Chehalis River.
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5/1/26
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Three years after a landslide cut off access to the upper stretch of state Route 504, also known as Spirit Lake Memorial Highway, work has begun to restore a key connection to one of Washington’s …
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5/1/26
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Roughly nine months after Twin Cities youth signed a petition to call attention to the crumbling Fuller’s Twin City Skate Park, Centralia city staff have followed through on a promise to seek state …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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5/1/26
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LEWIS COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT
Preliminary appearances
• Kevin R. Kemp, 45, Centralia, made a preliminary appearance April 29 for one count of possession with intent to manufacture or …
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5/1/26
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Law enforcement in the Olympia area stopped a suspect fleeing with a baby in a stolen truck on Thursday, April 30.
The baby was unharmed.
Olympia Police Department officers and Thurston …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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5/1/26
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The Committee to Elect Ross Nielson announced Friday morning that the current Lewis County assessor will run for reelection. Nielson is currently serving his first term as the county assessor after …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/1/26
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Thurston County Public Works is notifying residents of the initiation of the Littlerock Road Southwest and 113th Avenue Southwest Bridge Replacement and Intersection Improvements Project.
Work …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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5/1/26
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