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The Thurston County Board of County Commissioners has approved a six-year transportation improvement project plan.
The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for the calendar years 2026-2031 …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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12/17/25
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The Thurston County Auditor’s Office’s “Your Neighborhood, Your Election” video series has received a 2025 Project of Impact Award from the Washington State Association of Counties (WSAC).
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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12/17/25
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A requested emergency order to change operations at Columbia and Snake river hydroelectric dams would raise electricity costs 17% for many Northwest customers, according to the Bonneville Power …
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Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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12/17/25
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Investigators are searching for anyone who may have seen a Richland man jump to his death from an Interstate 182 on Monday.
The Washington State Patrol said his death is being investigated as a …
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By Tri-City Herald staff (TNS)
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12/17/25
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Former Pasco Mayor and candidate for state attorney general Pete Serrano will continue to serve as the top federal prosecutor in Eastern Washington through a workaround that the Department of Justice …
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Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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12/17/25
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A 29-year-old Puyallup man died Tuesday night when he lost control of his vehicle on state Route 512 at Pacific Avenue and rolled, according to the Washington State Patrol.
The State Patrol …
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Peter Talbot / The News Tribune (TNS)
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12/17/25
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A female employee claims she was attacked at a state-run facility for high-risk sex offenders in Pierce County after officials failed to prevent the assailant’s longstanding sexual harassment …
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Shea Johnson / The News Tribune (TNS)
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12/17/25
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A storm brought high winds and heavy rain to Western Washington overnight into Wednesday, leaving more than 200,000 customers in the dark after days of flooding.
Wind speeds reached the 50s and …
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Lauren Girgis / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/17/25
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The woman accused of forcing a teenage boy to touch her genitalia in 2024 was found guilty of two of the five charges she faced following a four-day trial.
Jenny Laurel Kearney, 51, was found …
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By Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
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12/17/25
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Republican lawmakers proposed a plan Tuesday that could restore access to the Fairfax Bridge “as soon as possible” after the state shut down the gateway to Mount Rainier last April.
The …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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12/17/25
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. House could vote to approve a Democratic bill that would extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for three more years, after a handful of moderate Republicans …
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By Jennifer Shutt and Shauneen Miranda / States Newsroom
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12/17/25
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Nearly 1,800 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employees have left the agency in the last year, records obtained by conservation advocates find, as pressure mounted from President Donald Trump and his …
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By Mia Maldonado / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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12/17/25
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Parts of U.S. 2, an important road cutting across Washington’s Cascade mountains, will likely remain closed for months due to flood and slide damage, Gov. Bob Ferguson said Tuesday.
A 49-mile …
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By Bill Lucia / The Washington State Standard
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12/17/25
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U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse, one of two Republicans representing Washington state in Congress, will not run for reelection next year.
“Serving the Fourth District of Washington has been the honor …
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By Bill Lucia and Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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12/17/25
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The U.S. Department of Energy announced early Wednesday morning an emergency order to keep TransAlta’s Centralia-based coal-fired power plant operational through March of next year.
U.S. …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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12/17/25
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Wilcox Family Farms is continuing its holiday tradition of donating nearly one million eggs to food banks across the region, according to a news release from the company.
Starting with a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/16/25
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Bail was set at $50,000 on Tuesday for a Chehalis woman accused of leading Centralia police and Thurston County deputies on a chase after stealing a truck on Monday, Dec. 15.
Samantha Jo …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/16/25
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Four residents were displaced after firefighters responded to a residential structure fire in the 100 block of Yetter Lane in a rural area east of Napavine on Monday, according to Lewis County Fire …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/16/25
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Arrests in the United States have fallen to levels not seen in decades, according to a new report that reconstructs national arrest trends in the absence of federal data.
The Council on Criminal …
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By Amanda Watford / States Newsroom
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12/16/25
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A group of Washington and Oregon lawmakers gathered Monday, expecting to hear a new estimate of the cost to replace the Interstate 5 bridge across the Columbia River.
When it didn’t come, …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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12/16/25
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