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Olympia City Council member Jim Cooper is questioning why there isn't a plan in front of the city's Finance Committee to move forward with raising the minimum wage and adopting a Workers' Bill of …
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Ty Vinson / The Olympian (TNS)
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2/22/25
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The Washington Legislature is again considering a proposal that would allow jurisdictions to shift local elections to even years, an idea that proponents say will boost low voter turnout.
The …
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Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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2/22/25
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Cowlitz County Coroner Dana Tucker reports 10 overdose deaths occurred between Jan. 1 and Feb. 4, five of which happened within a day and a half.
They included a 15-year-old Longview resident …
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Minka Atkinson / The Daily News
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2/22/25
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Bills dealing with cow burps, the state flag, and changes to police traffic stop standards are among the first to land in the legislative graveyard this year in Olympia.
This session, …
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By Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero and Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/22/25
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The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for much of Western Washington , including areas of Lewis, Thurston and Grays Harbor counties.
The Flood Watch is in effect from …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/22/25
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Legislation to rein in the governor’s emergency powers passed out of a Washington State Senate committee Friday, but not before majority party Democrats adopted a striking amendment that some …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/21/25
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Voters typically expect higher standards from law enforcement, but one proposal to align expectations across different levels would also allow Washington state to decertify an elected sheriff and …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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2/21/25
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Amazon faces a potential class-action lawsuit on accusations the company violated a groundbreaking Washington law meant to protect the privacy of consumer health data.
It’s the first …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/21/25
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Increasing taxes on cigarettes, cigars and vapor products could be on the buffet of revenue-raising options Washington lawmakers consider to erase a looming budget shortfall.
Legislation …
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By Jerry Cornfield / Washington State Standard
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2/21/25
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Chehalis School District Superintendent Rick Goble’s contract has been extended to three years, the Chehalis School District announced Wednesday.
At its Tuesday night meeting, the Chehalis …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/21/25
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On Feb. 22, 2000, Washington state Department of Transportation (WSDOT) flagger Sam Williams Jr., of Morton, was struck and killed by a vehicle while assisting with roadwork on U.S. Highway 12 near …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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2/21/25
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The Center for Biological Diversity and its allies have sued the National Marine Fisheries Service over what they say is a delayed Endangered Species Act protection decision for spring-run Chinook …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/21/25
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One Voice Lewis County has announced that Bob Guenther, a longtime advocate for labor and responsible environmental practices in Southwest Washington, as the newest member of its board of directors.
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/21/25
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The Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Bark N' Bath in Winlock on Thursday afternoon.
The business located is at 301 NE First St.
Bark …
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2/21/25
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CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Theft
• Wire was reported stolen from city property in the 800 block of Johnson Road just before 11:05 a.m. on Feb. 19.
• A 31-year-old Centralia …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/21/25
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• LARRY SPRAGUE, 78, Morton, died Feb. 9 at Family Choice Family Home. A funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21, at Gardner’s Funeral Home, 156 NE Church Ave., White Salmon. …
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2/21/25
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A sketch has been released of a man who is suspected of stalking and exposing himself to a Pierce County teenager earlier this month.
The 16-year-old girl was walking home from school in the …
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By Puneet Bsanti / The News Tribune (TNS)
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2/21/25
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Klahowya !
I can still hear the booming voice and broad smile of Roy I. Rochon Wilson as he’d stride toward me, offering that traditional statement of greeting or farewell, followed by a …
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Commentary by Brian Mittge / For The Chronicle
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2/21/25
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In honor of a W.F. West High School student who is battling a rare bone marrow disorder and a Chehalis woman who fought leukemia several years ago, three W.F. West High School students are hosting …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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2/21/25
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Four people are facing animal-fighting related charges after local authorities discovered more than 500 chickens and other animals on a property near Yelm.
The Thurston County Sheriff's Office …
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By Martín Bilbao / The Olympian (TNS)
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2/21/25
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