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Joe Kent, the two-time Republican candidate to represent Washington’s Third Congressional District, was reportedly part of a recent high-level U.S. government group chat in which a journalist …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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3/27/25
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A man charged for unlawful possession of guns and narcotics in December 2023 is back in custody at the Lewis County Jail after he posted bail, failed to return to court and evaded arrest for over a …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/27/25
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The Washington State Senate in a voice call vote approved a resolution on Wednesday that restricts the ability of the news media to enter the legislative wings unless specifically requested by a …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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3/27/25
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The years-long process to restore regional intercity rail service and build up train ridership in western Washington and Oregon was dealt a major setback this week when Amtrak suddenly withdrew …
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By Tom Banse / The Washington State Standard
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3/27/25
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Republicans in the Senate Law & Justice Committee raised constitutional concerns Thursday about a permit-to-purchase firearms bill before majority Democrats on the committee pushed the measure …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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3/27/25
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The Lewis County Public Utility District (PUD) has seemingly vacated the seat held by an elected commissioner who was charged with felony bribery last year.
Commissioner Michael Jay Kelly, …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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3/27/25
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A man fell 50 feet from a cliff near a waterfall in Washington, leading to a “treacherous” nighttime rescue, officials said.
Rescuers got the call at about 11:30 p.m. on March 23 at …
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Helena Wegner / The News Tribune (TNS)
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3/27/25
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After more than a decade of holding steady, Senate Democrats voted Wednesday to advance a 38% “inflationary adjustment” that would raise the price of hunting and fishing licenses in …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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3/27/25
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A new cap on rent hikes in Washington got one step closer to becoming law Wednesday.
On a party-line vote, the Senate Housing Committee passed House Bill 1217 , which would set a 7% limit …
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Jake Goldstein-Street / Washington State Standard
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3/27/25
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A 60-year-old man was found dead in the Chehalis River under the Galvin Road bridge in Centralia on Wednesday, the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office confirmed.
The man, a Rochester …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/27/25
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Washington state is losing about $160 million in public health funding as part of the Trump administration’s latest purge of federal grants.
The money is part of $12 billion in cuts …
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Jake Goldstein-Street / Washington State Standard
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3/27/25
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Contributions started rolling in within days of Mark Mullet launching his campaign for Issaquah mayor last December. By the end of the month, his haul was nearly $5,000.
But Mullet may have to …
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Jerry Cornfield / Washington State Standard
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3/27/25
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For nearly two decades, Gene Evans was the top spokesperson for two Oregon agencies charged with doing right by children.
But, as OPB reported this week, two former students say he sexually …
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Betsy Hammond, Beth Slovic / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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3/27/25
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A baby born in a tent on a rural homestead last July received no medical attention and died before reaching three months old, the Oregon Department of Human Services said in a report designed to …
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Sami Edge / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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3/27/25
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An unusual listing from Beaverton cropped up on Facebook Marketplace last week with the title “Murder memorabilia.”
For $50,000, you can buy “a hand carved leather photo album …
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By Samantha Swindler / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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3/27/25
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The top local leader for the Hanford nuclear site in Eastern Washington has resigned, which follows the resignation of his second in command.
Brian Vance has been the Department of Energy …
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By Annette Cary Tri-City Herald (TNS)
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3/27/25
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Round-trip train service via Amtrak Cascades is down to just one train set in the Pacific Northwest, affecting nearly all daily service to its 18 stops between Eugene, Ore., and Vancouver, B.C.
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By Mike Lindblom / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/27/25
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Washington state's two Democratic senators accused the Trump administration on Wednesday of endangering the Social Security Administration's ability to provide benefits to retired Americans.
In …
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By Orion Donovan Smith / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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3/27/25
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Mario Amezcua called his best friend at 9:11 p.m. Friday saying he and four family members were outside his Moses Lake home ready to pick him up to go to a birthday party, according to the friend's …
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By Garrett Cabeza / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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3/27/25
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Multiple Washington Democratic Congress members are calling on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to resign following the leak of a Signal chat about plans for airstrikes in Yemen.
Jeffrey …
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By Simone Carter / The News Tribune (TNS)
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3/27/25
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