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“Failing to reauthorize SRS (Secure Rural Schools) funding would devastate our schools, our jobs,” U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, said during a news conference in front of …
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By Cade Barker / For The Chronicle
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2/21/25
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Editor’s note: The Chronicle is happy to publish announcements and community news items from readers. To be considered, email news@chronline.com.
Monday started the week countdown to state …
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By Jessica Hanson
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2/21/25
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Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) shellfish managers on Thursday confirmed six days of razor clam digs on coastal beaches beginning Monday, Feb. 24.
“We had some …
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2/21/25
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Many who join the U.S. Navy often cite their desire to sail around the world as motivation.
For James “Jim” Gardner, who enlisted during World War II in 1942, that was only part of …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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2/21/25
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A Thurston County couple is facing 14 animal cruelty charges each in connection to the mistreatment and death of many puppies.
Timothy and Taren Johnston, both 34, were booked and released from …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian (TNS)
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2/21/25
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The Trump administration needs to take a more nuanced approach to terminations and furloughs of federal government workers, said Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash.
He said he has shared that message …
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Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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2/21/25
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Washington's K-12 schools chief is advising the state's school districts not to change their diversity, equity and inclusion programs and policies in response to the Trump administration's recent …
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Claire Withycombe / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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2/21/25
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OLYMPIA — Gov. Bob Ferguson canceled his trip to a meeting of the nation's governors in Washington, D.C. this week as work continues to identify cuts to the state's budget.
According to a …
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Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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2/21/25
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Washington state needs to build more than one million housing units over the next two decades, but one proposal intends to clear the way by repealing the state’s minimum parking requirements.
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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2/21/25
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Friday marks a critical cutoff date for bills in the Washington State Legislature. This means bills must pass through a policy committee in their house of origin, or they are likely dead for the …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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2/21/25
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A popular hiking trail along the Snoqualmie River has been closed indefinitely amid cuts to the U.S. Forest Service Agency.
A recent social media post showed a sign at the entrance of the …
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By Spencer Pauley / The Center Square
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2/21/25
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A Senate committee advanced a proposal on party lines Thursday to put responsibilities and restrictions on online companies and platforms that serve kids and teens. Supporters say the standards …
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By Albert James / Murrow News
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2/21/25
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About half a dozen employees at each of Washington’s three national parks are believed to have been laid off as part of the Trump administration’s government-wide push to slash …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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2/20/25
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Two Tumwater High School girls basketball players sat out of their last game of the year Feb. 6 against Shelton High School because one of Shelton's team members identifies as a trans woman.
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Ty Vinson / The Olympian (TNS)
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2/20/25
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WASHINGTON — A day after President Donald Trump called Ukraine's leader "grossly incompetent" and blamed him for the Russian invasion that has left tens of thousands of his countrymen dead, an …
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Orion Donovan Smith / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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2/20/25
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The Washington state Department of Health (DOH) has suspended the massage therapy license of a Thurston County masseur accused of sexually assaulting two patients between March 2023 and March …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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2/20/25
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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 …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/20/25
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A Level 3 sex offender with convictions for sexual assault of children has registered to live as a transient in Lewis County, according to a notification from the Lewis County Sheriff’s …
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By The Chronicle staff
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2/20/25
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Columbia River anglers will get to continue fishing for hatchery spring chinook salmon below Bonneville Dam from March 1 through April 6.
Sport fishing is currently open through March 31 for …
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Bill Monroe / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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2/20/25
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The Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the CARES Act’s 30-day eviction notice requirement for subsidized housing only applies to instances of nonpayment of rent.
The decision …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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2/20/25
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