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Thurston County Assessor Steven Drew says his office is in a “dire situation” based on last week’s warning from the Board of County Commissioners asking departments to find ways to …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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9/25/25
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WASHINGTON — The White House has sent guidance to departments and agencies, telling them that if a shutdown begins Wednesday, they’re expected to institute mass firings and layoffs.
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By Jennifer Shutt / States Newsroom
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9/25/25
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Medicare enrollees in Washington may soon need to get additional approval before undergoing some medical procedures, under a controversial new program the federal government will test in a half-dozen …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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9/25/25
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A 42-year-old man accused of mail theft tried to escape arrest by swinging off the 13th floor of his Pearl District apartment onto a stranger’s balcony a floor below, then escaping through that …
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Maxine Bernstein / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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9/25/25
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A 9-year-old boy riding an electric scooter suffered critical injuries Wednesday after crashing with a car, Portland police said.
Police released few details about the crash at Southeast …
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Beth Slovic / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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9/25/25
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An urgent care clinic with medical offices in Richland and Pasco has reached an agreement with the federal government to pay $2.8 million to resolve claims of fraud in its billing of Medicare and …
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Tri-City Herald staff / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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9/25/25
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A Washington State Patrol trooper accused of killing a motorcyclist while driving drunk pleaded innocent Wednesday and was ordered to stay away from alcohol pending her trial.
But in an unusual …
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Cameron Probert / Tri-City Herald (Kennewick, Wash.) (TNS)
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9/25/25
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Ferry Capt. William “Guy” Mitchell and his crew were taking their lunch break on the upper level of the Anacortes ferry terminal Monday just as a small, yellow-and-white plane landed in …
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Nicholas Johnson / Skagit Valley Herald (TNS)
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9/25/25
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U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, a top Democrat on the Senate committee overseeing the Federal Communications Commission, called for Sinclair Broadcast Group to reinstate “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on …
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Caitlyn Freeman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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9/25/25
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Jimmy Kimmel took a playful shot at a Seattle radio station at the top of his monologue on Tuesday night, as he returned to late-night television after a nearly weeklong suspension.
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Kai Uyehara / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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9/25/25
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A large shipment of a critically acclaimed whiskey from Seattle’s Westland Distillery — including their Garryana 10th anniversary release — is believed to have been stolen from the …
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Tan Vinh / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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9/25/25
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Federal drug enforcement officials seized over 50,000 counterfeit pills in Western Washington, laced with carfentanil, an opioid that officials warn is 100 times more potent than fentanyl.
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Caitlyn Freeman / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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9/25/25
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Washington’s governor and attorney general are both criticizing a federal proposal to lift restrictions on construction, logging, and mining on millions of acres of federal forestland.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / The Washington State Standard
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9/24/25
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Francisco Prater, 23, the Edmonds man who rapped under the stage name “Cisco Go Crazy,” pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of third-degree rape last week in Lewis County Superior …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/24/25
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Carfentanil is a synthetic opioid estimated to be 100 times stronger than fentanyl. On Tuesday, Sept. 16, over 50,000 pills containing the substance were seized at a Centralia gas station.
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/24/25
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Chehalis city manager provides ‘conservative’ financial, population figures for potential annexation
A week after Chehalis City Council members voiced their concern with voting on the potential annexation of the urban growth area (UGA) without having complete financial and population numbers, City …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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9/24/25
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Family Resource Home Care, the largest independently owned home care company in the western states, on Wednesday announced the opening of its newest location in Centralia.
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/24/25
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Isabella Hench, Addison McDougal, Georgia Mills, Kylee Smith and Isabel Thompson of the Lewis County 4-H Equestrian Senior Gaming Team all qualified in the senior age group division and represented …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/24/25
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The Lewis County Democrats are renting out the Centralia Rollerdrome next month to offer two hours of skating fun to show support for local schools.
The event, titled “Let’s Roll for …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/24/25
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Unemployment throughout Washington state remained at 4.5% in August, according to the Washington state Employment Security Department (ESD).
The agency reported Lewis County had a 5.5% …
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By The Chronicle staff
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9/24/25
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