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Levi Solomua, 44, of Lakewood, was charged with one count of second-degree assault constituting domestic violence on Tuesday, Jan. 13, following an alleged altercation with a fellow patient at the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/14/26
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Jesse Knight, 33, of Chehalis, made a preliminary appearance in Lewis County Superior Court on Tuesday, Jan. 13, to determine the conditions of release following his arrest for a total of 10 …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/14/26
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With several dozen Winlock residents once again in attendance, members of the Winlock City Council convened for their first regular meeting of 2026 on Monday, Jan. 12 — including newly elected …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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1/14/26
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The sheriffs of Thurston and Pierce counties got into a heated online argument in the wake of Renee Good’s death in Minneapolis, accusing each other of cowardice, laziness and racist policing.
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By Caitlyn Freeman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/14/26
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Elon Musk, the Tesla founder and prominent former federal agency gutter, blasted on social media Monday that Oregon has “a lot of fake voters,” citing another user’s post on his X platform.
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Betsy Hammond / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/14/26
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared likely Tuesday to keep in place laws in Idaho and West Virginia banning transgender athletes from participating on women’s …
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By Shauneen Miranda / States Newsroom
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1/14/26
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A ban on police face coverings has been one of the most talked about policy proposals in the first two days of Washington’s legislative session, with lead lawmakers and the governor lining up in …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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1/14/26
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A federal grand jury late Tuesday afternoon returned a two-count indictment against Luis David Nino-Moncada, the man wounded by a Border Patrol officer last week in the parking lot of a medical …
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Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/14/26
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Gov. Bob Ferguson on Tuesday celebrated the “heart and spirit” in Washington communities ravaged by flooding in December, then pumped up fellow Democrats with calls for taxing millionaires and …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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1/14/26
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Oregon’s new law authorizing unemployment assistance to striking workers could face a challenge from the federal government, which warned states last week about paying people on strike unless those …
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Mike Rogoway / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/14/26
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When Karanja Crews announced that Super Soaker inventor and NASA engineer Dr. Lonnie Johnson was coming to Portland, excited gasps rippled through a second-grade classroom at Dr. Martin Luther King …
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Chiara Profenna / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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1/14/26
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A Tri-Cities man pardoned for his role in the Jan. 6 riots has been given one more chance to avoid heading back to jail after convictions on gun and bomb threat charges.
Prosecutors with the …
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Cory McCoy / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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1/14/26
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Gov. Bob Ferguson drew unexpected praise from Republicans last year and an icy response among some Democrats for an inaugural address suggesting Washington was suffering from a litany of problems …
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Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/14/26
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People in Washington have famously said no to a state income tax the past 10 times they’ve voted on it.
The rejections were hardly mild. Since 1970, the closest the pro-tax side has come to a …
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Danny Westneat / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/14/26
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Seven days of razor clam digs begin Thursday at Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis and Mocrocks with additional dates planned through early March.
“Low swell and nice weather resulted in …
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Vince Richardson / Skagit Valley Herald (TNS)
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1/14/26
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A Centralia man with "extensive criminal history,” according to the Lewis County Prosecutor’s Office, was charged with second-degree assault after he allegedly pointed a BB gun at a passing …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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1/13/26
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A wanted Olympia man with recent felony convictions was charged Tuesday after he allegedly tried to escape officers from the Centralia Police Department and Thurston County Sheriff’s Office during …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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1/13/26
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The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) conducted two unrelated death investigations within the last few days, one of which resulted in an arrest.
The sheriff’s office published …
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1/13/26
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The superintendent of the White Pass School District in East Lewis County has been arrested in connection with possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material, according to the Longview …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/13/26
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A sushi chef and a cook at a local Centralia restaurant face felony charges after they allegedly beat a coworker with chairs before threatening him with a chef’s knife.
The sushi chef, …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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1/13/26
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