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A former Expedia employee was sentenced Friday in King County Superior Court to four years in prison after pleading guilty last month to voyeurism charges for placing spy cameras in Expedia office …
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Alex Halverson / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/10/26
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The number of students in Washington’s public schools fell by 9,000 this school year, the biggest single-year drop since enrollment began emerging from pandemic-era lows, according to new state …
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Denisa R. Superville / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/10/26
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A 50-year-old state corrections officer allegedly forced himself on a woman he was supposed to be monitoring.
In exchange for sex, David Garcia gave the woman more freedom to leave her home, …
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Cameron Probert / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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1/10/26
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The notion of humans falling under the thrall of robots has long been the domain of science fiction. It’s now so real lawmakers in Olympia have drawn up a law to do something about it.
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Danny Westneat / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/10/26
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After Renee Good was shot and killed Wednesday morning in Minneapolis by a federal immigration enforcement agent, some Spokane residents joined the national outcry and took to the streets in protest.
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Mathew Callaghan / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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1/10/26
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Kaiser Permanente was fined $300,000 for not ensuring its behavioral and medical coverage remain at parity.
The health insurer allegedly failed to provide documentation showing they comparably …
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Amanda Sullender / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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1/10/26
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State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal wants the state to boost education funding and enact a fairer tax system to pay for it.
Reykdal on Thursday said he supports proposals …
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Denisa R. Superville / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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1/10/26
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson likely violated state laws by allowing his former top adviser, Mike Webb, to travel with him on a state plane to the Tri-Cities last summer, the state Executive Ethics …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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1/9/26
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Two people shot by federal agents in Portland on Thursday “have some nexus” to the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, Portland Police Chief Bob Day said Friday afternoon.
Both people, …
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By Julia Shumway, Alex Baumhardt, Mia Maldonado and Shaanth Nanguneri / States Newsroom
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1/9/26
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The next chapter of the Port of Centralia Commission kicked off Wednesday as Ally Pickard was sworn in as the District 2 commissioner during its first business meeting of the year.
Her first …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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1/9/26
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Lewis County residents can now reach out to the state for help with overcoming the costs of repairs and damages due to recent flooding in Western Washington.
Washington state Gov. Bob …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/9/26
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Flyers were posted at the Fuller’s Twin City Skate Park in Centralia this week calling on skateboarders and others who use the complex at Rotary Riverside Park to come to a Wednesday evening open …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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1/9/26
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Plans are in the works for a new housing development in the small South Lewis County community of Vader, after the Vader City Council approved a rezoning request from Vader residents Anthony and …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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1/9/26
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With federal investigations in Minnesota exposing large-scale fraud in child nutrition and Medicaid-related programs, Washington Congressman Michael Baumgartner, a Republican, on Thursday sent a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/9/26
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Centralia Police Department
Crashes
• A collision occurred during the early morning hours of Jan. 7 at the intersection of South Yew Street and West Cherry Street. The crash was reported …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/9/26
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The Lewis County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) is looking to fill vacancies on the Southwest Washington Fair Advisory Board, the group that helps shape decisions about the Southwest Washington …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/9/26
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OK, a week into the new year, how are your resolutions doing? The habit changes that I’m starting with in 2026 aren’t exactly strict new rules that started with the ball dropping on Jan. 1, but …
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Commentary by Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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1/9/26
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In this installment of A Look Back in Time, the Friday, Jan. 10, 1936, edition of The Chronicle featured a story about Grand opera singer Virginia LeRae, originally from Centralia with her parents …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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1/9/26
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Democratic leaders in the Washington state Legislature said Friday they have no plans to hold hearings on two conservative-backed initiatives focused on parental rights of students in public schools …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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1/9/26
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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, joined breakaway Republicans and all House Democrats on Thursday in voting to renew Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies that expired at the end of 2025.
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The Chronicle and States Newsroom staff
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1/9/26
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