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Signs are held outside the Washington State Capitol Building in Olympia following the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade Friday afternoon.

In Focus: Protesters Lash Out Against Supreme Court Ruling at Capitol

6/27/22

The sun sets behind Crego Hill in Adna on Tuesday evening, which was the longest day of the year. The sun set at about 9:10 p.m.

Washington Ranks 10th Most Green State in Recent Study

Washington has ranked as the 10th most green state in a recent study that defines which states are the best and worst for climate change by Wise Voter, a bipartisan education website. The study … more

By Alyse Messmer-Smith / The Bellingham Herald | 6/27/22

Dogs look on while riding on a bicycle through downtown Centralia on Sunday.

Photo: Pooches Hitch a Ride in Downtown Centralia

6/27/22

A chicken dodges a thrown pair of socks at Independence Valley Community Hall’s 42nd Annual Chicken Races in Rochester on Sunday. Judges timed how quickly contestants, with the help of soft thrown items like socks and hats, could get their chicken to run out of the circle.

In Focus: Off to the Chicken Races in Independence Valley

6/27/22

East Lewis County Transfer Station in Morton to Be Closed Wednesdays and Thursdays in July

The East Lewis County Transfer Station in Morton will be closed Wednesdays and Thursdays throughout July, according to a statement released by the Lewis County Department of Public Works. The … more

By The Chronicle staff | 6/27/22

Ray Hawks, an enrolled Quinault Indian Nation member, fords the Salmon River on the Olympic Peninsula on Sunday, Jan. 17.

Quinaults and Other Tribes to Get $1.2M EPA Grant to Protect From Diesel Emissions

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $1,254,919 in Diesel Emission Reduction Act funding to federally recognized tribes in Washington to reduce harmful emissions from stationary … more

By The Chronicle staff | 6/27/22

Originally caught on cameras set up for security by Joe Kelly’s daughter, Susie Ballton, the first bear was assumed to be a male because he didn’t have a cub. Now that there are two, Kelly thinks the bears could be mates. One, he said, is significantly larger than the other.

Black Bear on Centralia’s Davis Hill Was Already a Pest; Now, There Are Two

After a black bear became a nuisance to Roanoke Street and other residents of Davis Hill in Centralia in early June, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) set a trap for the furry pest at … more

By Isabel Vander Stoep / isabel@chronline.com | 6/27/22

A Young Eagles passenger looks out the window as his plane taxies to the runway in Chehalis in this 2019 Chronicle file photo.

Young Eagles: Free Flights for Kids Offered in July at Chehalis-Centralia Airport

Youths ages 8 to 17 are once again being offered free flights from the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) as part of its Young Eagles program. The free flights, which will take off from the … more

By The Chronicle staff | 6/27/22

Chronicle staffer Sarah Burdick captured these photographs of swallowtail butterflies at her property south of Chehalis on Sunday morning. To submit photographs for potential publication in The Chronicle, email them to news@chronline.com. Be sure to include details like where the photograph was captured and when.

In Focus: Swallowtail Butterflies Congregate South of Chehalis

6/27/22

Department of Natural Resources Wildfire crews are seen along McAuley Avenue off Brockway Road while responding to a fire West of Chehalis Sunday evening.

Photo: DNR Crews Respond to Brush Fire West of Chehalis

6/27/22

Sirens: Shot With Water Gun; Suspect Escapes After Pursuit; DUI Arrests

CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT Vehicle Accidents • A non-injury, two-vehicle collision was reported at the intersection of Johnson Road and Reynolds Avenue just after 9:20 a.m. on June 24. … more

6/27/22

$\Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gives a speech via video link to G7 leaders, from left to right, US President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, European Council President Charles Michel, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the second day of the three-day G7 summit at Schloss Elmau on June 27, 2022, near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. (Christinan Bruna/Pool/Getty Images/TNS)$

Implored by Zelenskyy, Biden and G-7 Allies Will Increase Ukraine Defense Aid, Economic Support

KRUN, Germany — In a videoconference Monday with the leaders of the world’s most powerful democracies, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pressed for more advanced weaponry and … more

Eli Stokols / Los Angeles Times (TNS) | 6/27/22

Mifepristone (Mifeprex) and Misoprostol, the two drugs used in a medication abortion, are seen at the Women's Reproductive Clinic, which provides legal medication abortion services, in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, on June 17, 2022. Mifepristone is taken first to stop the pregnancy, followed by Misoprostol to induce bleeding. (Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)

Supreme Court’s Roe Ruling Tees Up Fight Over Abortion Pills

The U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning federal abortion rights sets the stage for conservative states to drastically limit access to a pill used to end early pregnancies. The ruling is likely … more

Ian Lopez / Bloomberg News (TNS) | 6/27/22

Committee Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and Vice Chair Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., participate in a House select committee hearing on the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on June 16, 2022. (Yuri Gripas/Abaca Press/TNS)

Jan. 6 Panel Sets Surprise Hearing as New Evidence Emerges

WASHINGTON — The House panel investigating last year’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol called a surprise hearing for Tuesday to “present recently obtained evidence and receive … more

Billy House / Bloomberg News (TNS) | 6/27/22

A woman who fled from the conflicts in Ethiopia's violence-hit Tigray region prepares coffee in a class room occupied with 25 mothers for more than seven months at an elementary school in Mekele, the capital of Tigray region, Ethiopia, on June 18, 2021. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)

Famine Threatens Wide Swaths of World, Now Worsened by Ukraine War

WASHINGTON — The scenes witnessed by journalists and humanitarian workers in recent months have been striking: In Sudan, swollen-bellied babies are looking for anything to eat. In Yemen, where … more

Tracy Wilkinson / Los Angeles Times (TNS) | 6/27/22

Anit-abortion activists hold signs outside the US Supreme Court after overturning of Roe Vs. Wade, in Washington, DC, on June 24, 2022. (Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)

Anti-Abortion Religious Groups Vow the End of Roe vs. Wade Is Just the Beginning

For Southern Baptists across the nation, Friday was a day of triumph, rejoicing and praising God. After 50 years of legal battles and prayer, Roe vs. Wade was overturned as the court declared a … more

Deborah Netburn / Los Angeles Times (TNS) | 6/27/22

Teenager Dies, Two Others in Critical Condition After Being Pulled From Lake Stevens

One teenager is dead and two others were in critical condition after they were pulled from Lake Stevens on Sunday, according to Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue. Agency spokesperson Peter … more

Christine Clarridge / The Seattle Times | 6/27/22

In this Friday, Oct. 16, 2015, photo, Bremerton assistant football coach Joe Kennedy, obscured at center in blue, is surrounded by Centralia players after they took a knee with him and prayed after their game against Bremerton, in Bremerton, Wash. The Washington coach who was told by district officials to stop leading prayers after games went ahead with a prayer at the 50-yard line after a weekend game. (Meegan M. Reid/Kitsap Sun via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

Supreme Court Sides With Bremerton Coach Who Prayed on 50-Yard Line

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that a former high school football coach in Bremerton, who prayed with his players and other students on the field, could legally do so under his First Amendment … more

David Gutman / The Seattle Times | 6/27/22

DNR crews respond to a brush fire west of Chehalis on Sunday as temperatures reached above 90 degrees.

Another Super-Hot Day Ahead for Western Washington, But Cooler Temps Will Return Soon

While it's cooling already along the coast, most folks in Western Washington are in for another day of hot weather Monday. But cooler, damper weather will return, according to the National Weather … more

Christine Clarridge / The Seattle Times | 6/27/22

Former Bremerton High School assistant football coach Joe Kennedy answers questions after his legal case, Kennedy vs. Bremerton School District, was argued before the Supreme Court on April 25, 2022, in Washington, DC. Kennedy was terminated from his job by Bremerton public school officials in 2015 after refusing to stop his on-field prayers after football games. (Win McNamee/Getty Images/TNS)

Supreme Court Rules for Coach Whose Prayers on Football Field Raised Questions About Church-State Separation

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday for a former high school football coach whose prayers at the 50-yard line drew crowds and controversy, declaring his public prayers were … more

David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times (TNS) | 6/27/22