An 18-year-old Onalaska resident was arrested and booked into the Lewis County Jail on Tuesday for allegedly breaking into his parents’ residence and stealing food.
He has since …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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2/17/23
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OLYMPIA — The House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources passed several bills Wednesday that now move on to the next step in the legislative process.
The committee met in the …
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By The Columbia Basin Herald
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2/17/23
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Firefighters saved several people who were trapped by a house fire in downtown Shelton early Wednesday morning.
Central Mason Fire and EMS responded at about 2:40 a.m. to the multi-family home at …
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By Martín Bilbao / The Olympian
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2/17/23
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The owner of a controversial octopus "farm" on Hawaii's Big Island was ordered to "cease and desist" nonpermitted operations in January after a clamor of attention was directed at the small outfit, …
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By Susanne Rust / Los Angeles Times
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2/17/23
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A Look Back in Time: Centralia Girl in Coma Receives ‘Chain of Prayers’ From People Around the World
In the Feb. 18, 1963, edition of The Chronicle, it was reported a “chain of prayer” was held for a 6-year-old Centralia girl who was a coma patient at Mary Bridge Children’s …
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Compiled by Matthew Zylstra / matthew@chronline.com
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2/17/23
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A 49-year-old man who owns a home in Lacey pleaded guilty on Wednesday to smuggling Indian nationals across the northern border for profit.
Rajinder Pal Singh, also known as Jaspal Gill, …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian
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2/17/23
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It was a year ago this month when Haven Hepner, 10, was flown by medevac from her home in East Wenatchee to Seattle Children's hospital.
After a case of COVID-19, she had a headache and was very …
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David Gutman / The Seattle Times
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2/17/23
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When Washington made it legal to turn right on a red light in 1959, concerns about pedestrian safety quickly followed.
"This new rule can bring old results: More and more and more accidents," …
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David Kroman / The Seattle Times
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2/17/23
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For four Northwest scientists, a research excursion on a remote beach on the Olympic Peninsula unexpectedly turned into a lifesaving mission to rescue a fur seal pup.
On a wet and windy January …
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Vonnai Phair / The Seattle Times
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2/17/23
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State Rep. Chris Corry, R-Yakima, has introduced legislation to set hiring preferences for state employees who lost their jobs due to COVID-19 vaccine requirements.
According to Washington's …
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Santiago Ochoa / Yakima Herald-Republic
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2/17/23
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A former soldier at Joint Base Lewis-McChord was sentenced Thursday to 22 years in prison for child sex crimes deemed "vicious, heinous and cruel" by the federal judge overseeing his case.
Moeun …
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Shea Johnson / The News Tribune
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2/17/23
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Olympia police said they recovered a large amount of illicit drugs and three firearms from a "suspicious" parked vehicle last week.
An officer spotted the vehicle on Feb. 9 after 1 a.m. on the …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian
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2/17/23
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A Vancouver man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of kidnapping and domestic violence assault following a police bulletin about the disappearance of his 3-year-old son.
The Vancouver Police …
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Becca Robbins / The Columbian
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2/17/23
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A 36-year-old man was dead in a "dungeonlike" cell at the Garfield County Jail for more than 18 hours before dispatchers who monitor the jail noticed, a complaint filed Thursday alleges.
Kyle …
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Emma Epperly / The Spokesman-Review
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2/17/23
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WASHINGTON — In a hearing on Wednesday in the border town of McAllen, Texas, the Spokane Republican who chairs the House Energy and Commerce Committee blamed President Joe Biden for the public …
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Orion Donovan-Smith / The Spokesman-Review
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2/17/23
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In his 15 years prosecuting child sex abuse crimes, Assistant U.S. Attorney David Herzog has never requested a life sentence in prison for a defendant. Until Thursday.
Herzog requested that …
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Quinn Welsch / The Spokesman-Review
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2/17/23
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OLYMPIA — A bill making it easier for police to give chase to suspected criminals gained traction Thursday when it passed a key state House committee.
The measure would allow officers to …
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Laurel Demkovich / The Spokesman-Review
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2/17/23
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An Elma man was medevac'd to an advanced care center following an explosion that severely wounded him on Tuesday night.
East Grays Harbor Fire and Rescue got the call just after 9:30 p.m., said …
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Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World
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2/17/23
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