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A use of force review board has ruled that a police officer was justified in firing his weapon during an incident in March 2022, the city council learned this week.
It's the first time the …
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Ty Vinson / The Olympian
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3/10/23
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The Seattle and Portland FBI field offices are asking the public for help in identifying the people who vandalized electrical substations in both Washington and Oregon. Specifically, substations were …
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Ty Vinson / The Olympian
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3/10/23
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If bills had tombstones, March 8, 2023, would be the date after the dash for scores of proposals in the Washington Legislature.
Wednesday marked a key deadline in Olympia, where most bills that …
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Claire Withycombe / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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3/10/23
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A former Olympia nursing assistant has been charged with unprofessional conduct for allegedly taking nude photos of a patient.
The Washington State Department of Health took disciplinary …
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Martín Bilbao / The Olympian
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3/9/23
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The Washington State Patrol has referred first-degree theft and identity theft charges against Jennifer Teitzel, the former manager of the Lewis County Animal Shelter, to the Lewis County …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/9/23
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Halfway through a legislative session where many Washington lawmakers said their top priority would be the state's housing crisis, two efforts to limit rent increases are dead.
A bill to cap rent …
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Heidi Groover / The Seattle Times
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3/9/23
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Former Seattle Sonics star Shawn Kemp was arrested Wednesday in Pierce County in connection with a shooting in Tacoma, according to multiple reports.
Kemp was booked shortly before 6 p.m., …
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Lauren Girgis / The Seattle Times
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3/9/23
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OLYMPIA — The state House approved an assault-weapons ban Wednesday night, advancing a measure long sought by gun control advocates that has stalled in the Legislature for years.
After a …
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Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times
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3/9/23
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A 4-year-old Vancouver girl who was kidnapped by her mother in 2018 was found last month in Mexico and returned to the United States, the FBI announced Wednesday.
Aranza Maria Ochoa Lopez, now …
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Becca Robbins / The Columbian
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3/9/23
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While firefighters successfully rescued and revived two dogs trapped in a burning house on First Street in Chehalis Thursday morning, at least two dogs perished in the early morning house …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/9/23
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After the state House of Representatives refused to move on police pursuit reform by the Wednesday cutoff to get a bill out of its chamber of origin, effectively dooming its chances, the Senate acted …
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By Jeremy Lott / The Center Square
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3/8/23
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The Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney's Office has determined a sheriff's deputy lawfully fired an AR-15 at a 70-year-old who reportedly threatened to kill himself and aimed his revolver at police …
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Jared Brown / The News Tribune
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3/8/23
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OLYMPIA — A bill currently making its way through the Washington State Legislature would require clergy to report child abuse, neglect or sexual abuse to the authorities, according to a press …
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Charles H. Featherstone / Columbia Basin Herald
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3/8/23
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The Lewis County Prosecutor’s Office charged 31-year-old Christopher James Jackson Jr. with first-degree reckless burning, second-degree burglary and malicious prosecution on Tuesday for …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/8/23
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Some dream their descendents will come into fame or fortune.
Brian Thompson, 77, of Centralia, dreamed his kids would serve their community. He also pushed them to do so — a push …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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3/8/23
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Over 200 attendees met at the Port of Olympia Plaza on Wednesday, March 1, for an event hosted by Interfaith Works of Thurston County and Learning Right Relations.
Leaders from regional tribes …
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By Jared Wenzelburger / jared@chronline.com
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3/8/23
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19th District Lawmaker’s Bill Exempting Museums From Gun Background Checks Passes Senate Unanimously
A bill exempting museums from criminal background checks when accepting firearms was passed unanimously by the state Senate on Thursday.
The legislation, Senate Bill 5436, is sponsored by …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/8/23
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Providence Centralia Hospital continues to be affected by shortages in health care workers and overcrowding, leading to long wait times in the emergency room and low availability of hospital …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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3/8/23
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Senate Republican Leader John Braun, R-Centralia, voiced support for Senate Bill 5536, which would make possession and use of certain drugs a gross misdemeanor, in a prepared statement following its …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/8/23
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CHEHALIS POLICE DEPARTMENT
Missing Person
• A possible missing person case was reported in the 300 block of North Market Boulevard just before 9:55 a.m. on March …
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3/8/23
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