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A second female inmate at the Thurston County Jail has overdosed, according to Sheriff Derek Sanders and jail log information.
Sanders said it happened on Saturday.
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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3/24/25
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A 42-year-old Olympia woman, suspected of driving under the influence and of hit and run, crashed her car between two trees Friday night in Thurston County, the Washington State Patrol reports.
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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3/24/25
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A 39-year-old Pierce County woman was sentenced to 84 months in prison for drug and gun possession, acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller for the Western District of Washington announced on Friday.
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Rolf Boone / The Olympian (TNS)
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3/24/25
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A woman was still missing Sunday night hours after falling into the Carbon River under the Fairfax Bridge in Pierce County, according to the sheriff's department.
The woman in her late 20s fell …
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Lauren Rosenblatt / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/24/25
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Thurston County road workers have approved a vote of no confidence in their management, citing poor treatment, excessive turnover and more concerns.
The workers held the vote during a Feb. 26 …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian (TNS)
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3/24/25
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Washington state’s transportation budget — like its operating budget — has a bumpy road ahead as lawmakers face a multi-billion-dollar shortfall in the coming biennia.
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Simone Carter / The News Tribune (TNS)
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3/24/25
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Even lying in an oxygen cage at DoveLewis Animal Hospital, Tim Hanson said his cat Kira still rolled over for belly rubs. It was one of the last visits Hanson would have with her as she, like several …
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Austin De Dios / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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3/24/25
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Earlier this month, President Donald Trump signed two executive orders aimed at ramping up logging on federal lands. The directives prompted polar and predictable reactions from timber industry …
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Ted Sickinger / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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3/24/25
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A man suspected of burglarizing an Old West Side home was in custody as of Friday afternoon.
Cowlitz County Superior Court Judge Patricia Fassett appointed a public defender to represent Adin …
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Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
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3/24/25
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A labor union representing most employees at Washington’s Department of Fish and Wildlife says it’s troubled that a member of a commission that oversees the agency may not get reappointed …
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By Bill Lucia / The Washington State Standard
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3/24/25
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U.S. senators from California and Nevada joined their Democratic colleagues to call on Trump and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to reinstate a reported $1 billion for meals provided by schools …
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By Liam Hibbert / The Center Square
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3/23/25
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As the second half of the 2025 legislative session gets underway, state Sen. Drew MacEwen, R-Shelton, and Reps. Dan Griffey, R-Allyn, and Travis Couture, R-Allyn, invite constituents to join them for …
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3/23/25
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The parents and guardians of children entering preschool or kindergarten and residing in the White Pass, Pe Ell, Evaline, Willapa Valley or Raymond school districts are encouraged to sign them up to …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/23/25
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The Northwest Region of the American Red Cross is issuing a call for help to “ensure no one faces a disaster alone” by donating on Red Cross Giving Day, March 26, the American Red Cross …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/23/25
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The state agency responsible for protecting children has been accused of negligence after the death of a 1-year-old boy who in May 2023 was left in a hot car in Puyallup.
Steven Kopp of Graham …
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Shea Johnson / The News Tribune (TNS)
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3/23/25
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The Washington state secretary of health has suspended the registered nursing assistant license of the administrator of the Caregivers 4 Mom and Dad in-home services agency in Winlock, which has also …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/23/25
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Longtime Washington Democratic Rep. Frank Chopp, who became one of the state’s most powerful House speakers over the two decades he held the leadership role, died Saturday. He was 71.
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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3/23/25
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Just after noon Thursday, a handful of staff trickled out of the Attorney General’s Office in Olympia, holding signs in the light rain.
“No cuts. No furloughs,” their placards …
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Simone Carter / The News Tribune (TNS)
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3/22/25
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As nicotine pouches proliferate the market — and teen mouths — state lawmakers considered expanding the definition of tobacco products on Thursday to generate over $100 million in tax …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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3/21/25
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Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson’s office says it is weighing all the evidence ahead of the planned release of convicted triple murderer Timothy Pauley, who was granted clemency by former …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/21/25
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