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The City of Tenino has hired a third-party law firm to investigate a recently-hired officer after a KING 5 investigation released last month revealed the officer was fired by a different agency for …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/8/23
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A recent report card issued by an international sex trafficking prevention nonprofit showed that, as a whole, Washington state has a lot of room to improve its response to child sex …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/8/23
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Chehalis resident Michelle Mackey, who owns the Rise & Grind coffee stand in Ashford, is home now and fully focused on her recovery following a life-threatening medical ordeal in San Jose, Costa …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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3/8/23
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Hundreds of community members gathered in Rainier for a lighted vigil on Tuesday in honor of 17-year-old Jessie Uch, who died in a car crash on Saturday.
Uch, a senior, was a cheerleader …
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By Jacob Dimond / For The Chronicle
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3/8/23
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Five Centralia elementary students competed in the Future Chefs National Challenge on Tuesday. The challenge, which took place at Centralia High School, involved each student cooking a healthy recipe …
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By Matthew Zylstra / matthew@chronline.com
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3/8/23
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On the same day that the Washington state House of Representatives refused to consider a bill that could reform the state's police pursuit law, it approved a bill making more funds available for …
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By Jeremy Lott / The Center Square
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3/8/23
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Majority Democrats in the Washington State House of Representatives on Tuesday refused to allow full debate and a floor vote on bipartisan legislation concerning vehicular pursuits by police.
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By Brett Davis / The Center Square
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3/8/23
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Oregon lawmakers are once again considering a bill that would allow self-serve gas throughout the state.
House Bill 2426 would give drivers the option to pump their own gas anywhere in the …
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Jayati Ramakrishnan / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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3/8/23
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A defendant in a child molestation case in Pierce County is believed to be on the run after he failed to appear for court last month leading up to trial, according to the Sheriff's Department.
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Peter Talbot / The News Tribune
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3/8/23
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The Washington state House of Representatives late Monday passed a bill that would legalize duplexes or fourplexes in almost every neighborhood of every city in Washington, potentially bringing an …
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David Gutman / The Seattle Times
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3/8/23
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Washington's first auction of greenhouse-gas pollution allowances raised an estimated $300 million in a closely watched sale as companies, consumers and the Legislature get their first glimpse of the …
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Isabella Breda / The Seattle Times
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3/8/23
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OLYMPIA — A bill that would strip single-family zoning regulations from neighborhoods across the state to allow duplexes or fourplexes to be built passed the Washington state House of …
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Laurel Demkovich / The Spokesman-Review
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3/8/23
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OLYMPIA — Hospitals may soon have to follow safe staffing standards, including staff-patient ratios, if a bill that passed the state Senate on Tuesday becomes law.
The bill reflects a …
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Laurel Demkovich / The Spokesman-Review
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3/8/23
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OLYMPIA — The Washington House of Representatives last week passed a bill to protect tenants from unreasonable damage claims, according to a statement from Rep. My-Linh Thai's (D-Bellevue) …
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Staff Report / Columbia Basin Herald
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3/8/23
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Washington State Patrol troopers tried four times to stop a speeding driver before he collided head on with a car near Sunnyside, killing two children, according to a court document.
Each time, …
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Donald W. Meyers / Yakima Herald-Republic
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3/8/23
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On the 133rd episode of The Chronicle News Dump, one host has a modest proposal to save the tire pile and the pool at the same time. Additional topics include the fire at the old Shari’s …
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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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3/7/23
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A bill named in honor of a Centralia teen who drowned in the Chehalis River in March 2021 unanimously passed in the state House of Representatives on Tuesday.
The legislation now goes to …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@chronline.com
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3/7/23
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The West Thurston Regional Fire Authority and the Chehalis Tribe have signed a contract for emergency services and, as a result, the fire authority has reopened its Albany Street Fire Station.
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/7/23
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A large, white, 1-year-old pyrenees labrador mix named Moro earned a unanimous vote, 4-0, ruling him a “dangerous dog” from the Lewis County Dangerous Animal Designation (DAD) board on …
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By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com
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3/7/23
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