Battle Ground Police Sgt. Richard Kelly confiscated illegal drugs during a call prior to suffering a fatal overdose in August 2023, the Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office found in an external …
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Cade Barker / cade@thereflector.com
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4/21/24
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A Battle Ground High School teacher was arrested on Saturday, April 20, in Albany, Oregon, after being caught up in a citizen-led sting on social media.
Kevin Weeks, 57, remains in Linn …
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Cade Barker / cade@thereflector.com
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4/21/24
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After getting off to a raucous start, delegates returned Saturday for the final day of the state Republican Party convention and endorsed gubernatorial hopeful Semi Bird, a day after party …
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Ellen Dennis / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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4/21/24
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SEATTLE — In December 2020, 15-year-old Tyler Schmidt took a deadly chemical to a wooded area near his home in Camas, Clark County, Washington.
His body was found two days later. The …
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Lauren Rosenblatt / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/21/24
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The Cowlitz County Coroner's Office issued a warning Wednesday about the dangers of street drugs after recently seeing four drug-related deaths within a three-day period.
All of the …
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By Minka Atkinson / The Daily News
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4/20/24
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Backers of three new initiatives to the people of Washington state have around eleven weeks to gather signatures if they hope to qualify for the November ballot.
“It’s a heavy …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/20/24
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According to the American Automobile Association , as of Friday, Washington state drivers are paying an average of $4.67 a gallon for regular unleaded gas — 34 cents higher than a month ago, …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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4/20/24
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The Clark County Sheriff’s Office on Friday publicly released the names of the four officers involved in the fatal shooting last week of a suspected carjacker in Vancouver. The office also …
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Tanner Todd / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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4/20/24
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Requesting college financial aid has not been easy this year because of technical glitches and processing backlogs with the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
But Washington state …
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Jenn Smith / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/20/24
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SPOKANE — An aggravated crowd of delegates at the statewide Republican Party convention chanted an expletive and yelled in opposition Friday afternoon after GOP officials initially announced …
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Ellen Dennis / The Spokesman-Review (TNS)
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4/20/24
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Providence Health & Services must pay more than 33,000 hourly employees a total of more than $200 million after a King County judge found evidence the hospital system had willfully been …
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Elise Takahama / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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4/20/24
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After pulling off the biggest upset of the 2022 election cycle, data from the first quarter of 2024 shows that Third District Congressional Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Washougal, currently leads …
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By Mitchell Roland / mitchell@chronline.com
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4/19/24
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The Thurston County Public Works Department this week announced the temporary closure of book donation bins at the Waste and Recovery Center in Lacey and the drop-box facilities in Rainier and …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/19/24
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• CARISSA L. BREMGARTNER-GARDIPEE, 36, Adna, died on April 8 at her residence. A graveside service was held on Friday, April 19, at St. Urban Cemetery in Winlock followed by a celebration of …
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4/19/24
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Bipartisan legislation to help small businesses access federal contracts received a boost this week, unanimously passing out of the House Small Business Committee on Wednesday.
If passed, the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/19/24
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Editor’s note: The Chronicle did not receive reports from the Chehalis Police Department on Thursday or Friday. Those reports will be included in the next edition.
CENTRALIA POLICE …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/19/24
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The Washington state Department of Health has suspended the license of a Lewis County certified nursing assistant pending further legal action.
David Floyd Potter cannot practice in Washington …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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4/19/24
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In recognition of the 115,000 linemen tasked with maintaining the country’s electrical infrastructure, Third Congressional District Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Washougal, introduced a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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4/19/24
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A 62-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of multiple crimes tied to domestic violence over the weekend after he emerged from his home with a shotgun, according to Lacey police and Thurston County …
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By Rolf Boone / The Olympian
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4/19/24
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