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Jennie Guggenheim poses for a photo with her daughter, Abby, at Real Hope Community Church in Lacey on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025.

‘Life-changing’: Thurston County educator receives cochlear implant

For many people, sounds such as birds chirping, cars driving by or children’s laughter are taken for granted. Not for Jennie Guggenheim. Guggenheim, who was born in the Philippines … more

By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com | 9/1/25

Santa moves through a “Polar Express” train car in this photo provided by the Chehalis-Centralia Railroad and Museum.

Chehalis-Centralia Railroad announces launch of ‘The Polar Express’

The Chehalis-Centralia Railroad will begin service to the North Pole onboard “The Polar Express” Train Ride starting Saturday, Nov. 15. Tickets are on sale now. Weekend rides … more

By The Chronicle staff | 9/1/25

A Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad train travels over a bridge in this photo provided by the railroad.

Tickets on sale for Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad’s ‘Christmas with the Clauses’

Tickets are live for one of the Pacific Northwest’s premier holiday adventures: “Christmas with the Clauses.” “Christmas with the Clauses” is a cozy, homegrown … more

By The Chronicle staff | 9/1/25

The Carpenter family, owners of the Pacific Northwest Cookie Co. which is now sponsoring BRK Racing and SS Greenlight Racing No. 14 Chevrolet driven by Garrett Smithley, and friends pose with Smithley in front of the car prior to the start of the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pacific Office Automation 147 at the Portland International Raceway on Saturday, Aug. 30.

Pacific Northwest Cookie Co. in NASCAR: Adna-based company backing Xfinity Series car

Ever since siblings Callie and Alex Carpenter founded Adna-based Pacific Northwest Cookie Co. in 2018, the company has done nothing but grow. The business arose from humble beginnings with the … more

By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com | 9/1/25

Ospreys are pictured flying around their nests over Mossyrock High School’s football field on Thursday, Aug. 28.

In focus: Ospreys take flight over Mossyrock football field

9/1/25

Trophies and photos sit on display at a high school building in the Oakville School District on Tuesday, July 25, 2023.

Oakville School Board votes to censure one of its members

The Oakville School District Board of Directors voted 3-0 to censure one of its members for “conduct inconsistent with the expectations and responsibilities of their elected office” … more

By The Chronicle staff | 9/1/25

Dry Box Operations Manager Ed McCammon uses controls to remove a Dry Box storage container from outside The Chronicle’s old office building in Centralia on Thursday, Aug. 28.

Rare hydraulic truck lift helps The Chronicle relocate its archives

Moving day has now come and gone, and The Chronicle has settled into its new home at 215 N. Pearl St. in Centralia, just across the street from its old building at 321 N. Pearl St. As part of … more

By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com | 9/1/25

People hold signs along SW 13th Street during a “workers over billionaires” event at Recreation Park in Chehalis on Monday, Sept. 1. Rural Lewis County Indivisible, the Tri-County Labor Union Council and the Lewis County Democrats collaborated to organize the Labor Day event.

In focus: ‘Workers over billionaires’ protest held in Chehalis on Labor Day

9/1/25

One dead, three injured when driver crashes into Kirkland Grocery Outlet

Kirkland police and fire units were called to the Bridle Trails Grocery Outlet Sunday afternoon after a woman crashed her car into the front of the building. The driver and three shoppers … more

Sara Jean Green / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 9/1/25

A Democrat and a Republican will team up to try to ban masked law enforcement in Oregon

An Oregon Republican and Democrat are teaming up to push a law enforcement accountability bill, they announced Sunday. Cyrus Javadi, a Tillamook Republican, and Tom Andersen, a Salem Democrat, … more

Sami Edge / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 9/1/25

Bones found during Travis Decker search

The FBI found bones this week while searching for Travis Decker, a former soldier accused of killing his three daughters. Search personnel found the bones around the Rock Island Campground, said … more

By Kai Uyehara / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 9/1/25

The site of a Feb. 25 drug raid, taken on Thursday, Aug. 28., in South Kelso. Illicit drugs were found in the unit on the left during the raid, but the home on the right, where different people live, was also searched.

Conflicting addresses amid drug investigation: How a Cowlitz County couple was mistakenly targeted in police raid

A South Kelso woman has hired an attorney after she says her home was mistakenly raided by members of the Lower Columbia SWAT team when officers targeted a neighboring property linked to suspected … more

Matt Esnayra / The Daily News | 9/1/25

$1.5B Columbia River underwater power project turns down Trump admin expedited permitting

A $1.5 billion project to bury a 1-foot-thick and 100-mile-long high voltage power transmission line under the Columbia River turned down fast-tracked federal permitting approval offered by a Trump … more

By Henry Brannan / Murrow News | 9/1/25

A firefighter moves hazard fuel while working on the Bear Gulch fire this summer. Many in the wildland fire community believe the leadership team managing the fire sent crews into an ambush by federal immigration agents. (Facebook/Bear Gulch Fire 2025)

Firefighters question leaders’ role in Washington immigration raid

Wildland firefighters were stunned when federal immigration authorities last week raided an active wildfire response in Washington state, arresting two firefighters and sidelining crews for hours. … more

By Alex Brown / Stateline.org | 9/1/25

Man drowns after entering water to evade Renton police

A 43-year-old man drowned Saturday while evading Renton police, the department said in a post on social media. The post said officers were investigating the presence of a suspicious vehicle at … more

Caitlyn Freeman / The Seattle Times (TNS) | 8/31/25

Department of Ecology takes the lead on Capitol Lake estuary restoration. Here’s what to know

Responsibility for the enormous project to return Capitol Lake to an estuary has been transferred to the Department of Ecology. The Washington State Legislature included the decision in the budget … more

Ty Vinson / The Olympian (TNS) | 8/31/25

Hundreds exit hospitals into homelessness. What is Pierce County doing about it?

This year hundreds of people have been discharged from Pierce County hospitals directly into homelessness. While the county has identified the need for 50 medical respite beds to provide … more

Cameron Sheppard / The Peninsula Gateway (TNS) | 8/31/25

Oregon poured millions into a new approach to drug arrests. Is it working?

Curtis Prescott cycled through Oregon’s court system for three decades, a bleak ritual underscored by his chronic homelessness and fueled by his methamphetamine addiction. When Clackamas … more

Noelle Crombie / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 8/31/25

Oregon coast military museum in turmoil after sexual abuse allegations, shocking board meeting

A small military museum in Florence is facing community backlash following allegations that the museum’s director sexually abused a minor and that one of the organization’s leaders called … more

Tatum Todd / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 8/31/25

City of Portland recovers $6.7M from phishing scheme

The city of Portland announced Friday that it has recovered the $6.7 million dollars it sent to a person posing as a vendor on the $2 billion Bull Run water filtration project. Portland rolled … more

The Oregonian / oregonlive.com (TNS) | 8/31/25