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North Side of Mount St. Helens Opens to Campers For Three Weekends This Summer

Outdoor enthusiasts who have long awaited the opportunity to camp on the north side of Mount St. Helens will have the opportunity to do so with the Mount St. Helens Institute’s (MSHI) … more

By The Chronicle staff | 5/27/22

Grays Harbor County Drug Task Force Seizes $70,000 in Fentanyl

More than $70,000 of fentanyl pills are off the streets after a two-month Grays Harbor Drug Task Force investigation, according to the Grays Harbor Drug Task Force. On Thursday, May 19, Hoquiam … more

By Matthew N. Wells / The Daily World | 5/27/22

In June of 1959 the last bus left the old Centralia Hotel between Silver and Iron on Main Street in downtown Centralia. Now demolished, the once-grand hotel was located where the Campbell Chrysler Jeep Dodge car lot was located before it closed. Louis Stoffer was 35 in June of 1959 and knew that at about 4 p.m. the last bus would be leaving the hotel. The Centralia Hotel was one of the finest hotels in Centralia, Stoffer recalls. The bus station was on the ground floor on the west end of the hotel. During World War II, many soldiers left that station to begin their stints at Fort Lewis — Stoffer himself had taken that trip on July 21, 1943. (Originally submitted by Louis Stoffer for “Our Hometowns: Volume 2”)

A Look Back in Time: Graduation Week Comes for Chehalis High School’s 50th Batch of Seniors in 1942

The formerly named Chehalis High School — now W.F. West High School — embarked on its graduate programs for the week of May 27, 1942. The week-long graduation proceedings were set to … more

Compiled by Daniel Warn / dan@chronline.com | 5/27/22

Four Bighorn Sheep That Wandered Onto the Hanford Nuclear Site Were Killed This Week

Four bighorn sheep spotted in the center of the Hanford site on Tuesday were killed by the Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife. The 580-square-mile nuclear reservation just north of … more

Annette Cary / Tri-City Herald | 5/27/22

A motion-triggered camera captures members of the Profanity Peak Pack in northeastern Washington in June 2017.

Four Wolves Found Dead in Northeast Washington, Environmental Groups Allege Poisoning

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has launched a poaching investigation after two Stevens County deputies stumbled upon four dead wolves in northeast Washington while on snowmobile … more

Eli Francovich / The Spokesman-Review | 5/27/22

A barred rock chicken stares at the camera west of Chehalis.

Avian Flu Detected in Grant County

MOSES LAKE — Avian influenza has arrived in Grant County, according to the Grant County Health District. According to Monica Mecham, a spokesperson for the Grant County Health District, … more

Charles H. Featherstone / Columbia Basin Herald | 5/27/22

Washington Congressman Pens Bill to Keep China From Buying U.S. Farmland

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Dan Newhouse announced Thursday that he is introducing a bill that would prevent individuals or organizations associated with the government of the People's Republic of … more

By The Columbia Basin Herald | 5/27/22

Entrance to Mount Rainier National Park in Ashford.

Mount Rainier National Park Partially Open This Weekend

ASHFORD — Many areas within Mount Rainier National Park will be accessible to visitors beginning Memorial Day weekend, despite 13 feet of snow on the ground at Paradise, according to a press … more

By The Columbia Basin Herald | 5/27/22

Cost of Mortgage Payments Climbing; Washington Among the Worst in the Nation

Here's one more sign of Washington's difficult housing market: Monthly mortgage payments are on the rise. The median monthly payment for a new mortgage in Washington hit nearly $2,800 last … more

Heidi Groover / The Seattle Times | 5/27/22

Shelves normally meant for baby formula sit nearly empty at a store in downtown Washington, D.C., on May 22, 2022. (Samuel Corum/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)

Washington Parents Struggling With Baby-Formula Shortage as Murray, Schrier Promise Follow-up Action

Ines Santos recently drove from her home in Bonney Lake to Everett to find two cans of baby formula for her son, desperate to keep him fed amid a nationwide formula shortage, she said. That's a … more

Daniel Beekman / The Seattle Times | 5/27/22

The Peace Arch sits on the border between the U.S. and Canada on Wednesday, June 16, 2021. (Greg Gilbert/Seattle Times/TNS)

Agents Seize 52,800 Fake COVID-19 Test Kits Hidden in a Large Washington Shipment

U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the Area Port of Seattle seized 52,800 counterfeit COVID-19 test kits found in a large e-commerce shipment. The seizure was announced in a release Thursday, … more

David Rasbach / The Bellingham Herald | 5/27/22

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agents Seize 1,500 Pounds of Meth and Arrest the Canadian Piloting the Boat

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Marine Interdiction agents from Bellingham seized nearly 1,500 pounds of methamphetamine and arrested a Canadian citizen who was piloting the boat it was found on … more

David Rasbach / The Bellingham Herald | 5/27/22

An Asian giant hornet is seen in this photo provided by the state Department of Agriculture.

Washington Scientists Seek Volunteers for ‘Adopt a Wasp’ Program to Monitor 'Murder Hornet' Activity

The state of Washington is calling for help from residents to get involved in monitoring evidence of Asian giant hornets this summer through their newly-launched Adopt a Wasp program. The program … more

Genevieve Belmaker and Shaun Goodwin / The News Tribune | 5/26/22

The Chehalis River flows past Grand Mound on Friday.

River Diary No. 3 — A Happiness Defined by the Sunburn That Followed

Editor’s Note: This story is part of "Headwaters to Harbor," a project by The Chronicle to document the Chehalis River from Pe Ell to Grays Harbor while highlighting people and issues … more

By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com | 5/26/22

A Robb Elementary school employee named Amy visits a memorial for the victims of a mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, on Thursday, May 26, 2022. Nineteen students and two teachers died when a gunman opened fire in a classroom Tuesday. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Police Face Growing Criticism Over Response to Texas School Shooting as Parents Speak Out

UVALDE, Texas — With criticism swelling about the police response to the Texas elementary school massacre, a law enforcement official said Thursday that the gunman who killed 19 children and 2 … more

Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Richard Winton, Jenny Jarvie and Kevin Rector / Los Angeles Times (TNS) | 5/26/22

In this file photo from Jan. 11, 2017, Donald Trump along with his children Eric, left, Ivanka and Donald Jr. arrive for a news conference at Trump Tower in New York, accompanied by Allen Weisselberg, second from right, the chief financial officer of The Trump Organization. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)

Donald Trump, Ivanka and Don Jr. Must Testify in New York Attorney General's Investigation, Appeals Court Rules

NEW YORK — Donald Trump and two of his adult children must testify in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ civil investigation into the former president’s family real estate … more

Molly Crane-Newman / New York Daily News (TNS) | 5/26/22

Relatives, friends and comrades of Ukrainian soldier Eduardo Trepilchenko, who was killed on the Eastern front battling the Russian invasion , attend his funeral at St Michael's Cathedral on May 25, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images/TNS)

Russians Shell Dozens of Ukrainian Towns in Fierce Battle for the Donbas

ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — Russia shelled more than 40 towns and villages in the Donbas region, Ukrainian officials said Thursday, as Moscow intensified attacks in Ukraine’s industrial … more

Patrick J. McDonnell and Jaweed Kaleem / Los Angeles Times (TNS) | 5/26/22

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta. (Dreamstime/TNS)

CDC Plans to Stop Reporting Suspected COVID Cases to Ease Burden

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans to simplify the COVID-19 hospital data it collects as the demands of the pandemic evolve and some assembled information has become outdated or … more

Riley Griffin and Drew Armstrong / Bloomberg News (TNS) | 5/26/22

A "Now Hiring" sign at T.J. Maxx in Annapolis, Maryland, on May 16, 2022. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)

U.S. Jobless Claims Fall More Than Forecast in Tight Labor Market

Applications for U.S. unemployment insurance declined last week by more than forecast, underscoring a persistently tight labor market. Initial unemployment claims decreased by 8,000 to 210,000 … more

Olivia Rockeman / Bloomberg News (TNS) | 5/26/22

The trial of Nancy Crampton Brophy (left), accused of killing her husband Dan Brophy in June of 2018, began on Mon., April 4, 2022.

Oregon Author of ‘How to Murder Your Husband’ Guilty of Murdering Husband, Jury Finds

In a climax worthy of one of her romance novels, a jury found writer Nancy Crampton Brophy shot her husband twice in the heart four years ago — rejecting her claims that she deeply cherished … more

Zane Sparling / Oregonlive.com (TNS) | 5/26/22