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Seattle has changed a lot since the pandemic, and let's face it — much of it hasn't been good. The cost of living has somehow climbed even higher. Downtown is still struggling to fully recover, …
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Gene Balk / FYI Guy / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/16/25
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Have you ever slowed down at a stop sign but not fully stopped?
It’s a traffic maneuver known as a rolling stop or a “California stop,” and while it’s not uncommon in Washington state, …
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Sara Schilling / The News Tribune (TNS)
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12/16/25
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About 2,100 residents of Pacific in South King County are under a Level 3 “Go Now” evacuation order because of flooding along the White River.
Anyone in the area surrounding Third Avenue …
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Paige Cornwell / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/16/25
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A man drowned early Tuesday after he drove his car through a closed road near Snohomish and ended up in a ditch flooded with 6 feet of water, according to the Snohomish County sheriff’s office.
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Paige Cornwell / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/16/25
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New help for long-term care arrives early to three Western Washington counties. The Lewis-Mason-Thurston Area Agency on Aging (LMTAAA) will help provide key support for a WA Cares Fund pilot as a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/15/25
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While the East Fork Lewis River was noticeably rising on Monday, Dec. 8, at Daybreak Regional Park, a Battle Ground resident opted to take a plunge into the flooding waters for reasons of religion …
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By Cade Barker / For The Chronicle
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12/15/25
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A 31-year-old Shelton man was airlifted to an area trauma center on Friday after he was hit by a car while attempting to cross a highway, according to the Washington State Patrol.
About 1 p.m., …
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By Rolf Boone / The Olympian
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12/15/25
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State Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia, told Southwest Washington business leaders Tuesday during a Woodland Chamber of Commerce Luncheon at the Oak Tree Restaurant that affordability remains the issue …
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By Norman Helgason / For The Chronicle
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12/15/25
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) continues a successful prescribed burn season, having treated more than 18,000 acres of public lands since the beginning of September, according to a news release …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/15/25
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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, co-led legislation to reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program through fiscal year 2026.
The bill passed the U.S. House of …
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By Cade Barker / For The Chronicle
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12/15/25
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Secretary of State Steve Hobbs is encouraging Washington residents, public employees and state retirees to help residents of Western Washington affected by flooding from this week’s atmospheric …
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By The Chronicle staff
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12/15/25
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Declining gas tax revenue and skyrocketing construction costs have plagued Washington state’s transportation budget for years.
Those twin forces had left budget writers searching for …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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12/15/25
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Leaders and medical professionals gathered at Cascade Community Health in Centralia last week to discuss medical and social service priorities for the state's 2026 Washington state legislative …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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12/15/25
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U.S. Sen. Patty Murray plans to introduce legislation Monday in an effort to halt a federal pilot program that would add AI reviews to Medicare approvals in some states, including Washington.
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Elise Takahama / The Seattle Times (TNS)
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12/15/25
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In the summer, Mary Lyons likened Cowlitz County to "the dumping ground of every project that nobody else wants,” at a meeting where locals opposed a nearby proposed $250 million biomass fuel …
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Henry Brannan / Murrow News
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12/15/25
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The U.S. Forest Service asks visitors to use caution in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest as days of heavy rain have caused flooding and increased the risk of landslides, debris flow and downed …
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By The Daily News
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12/15/25
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A crowd of about 250 people gathered at Michael T. Simmons Elementary School in Tumwater Saturday afternoon for a Let’s Go Washington signature-collecting event and rally that included a …
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Carleen Johnson | The Center Square
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12/14/25
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Nearly two dozen U.S. senators urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a letter, to “prioritize” a vaccine strategy for the highly pathogenic avian influenza.
The virus has …
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Cami Koons / States Newsroom
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12/14/25
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Oregon ethics officials will investigate whether six Portland city councilors violated public meetings law when they met for a private August retreat.
The Oregon Government Ethics Commission …
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Jonathan Bach, Shane Dixon Kavanaugh / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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12/14/25
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Nothing can undo the loss of Olga Dame’s brother and two nephews, who number among many who’ve died in the ongoing war in Ukraine.
But the retired medical interpreter said …
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Tatum Todd / oregonlive.com (TNS)
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12/14/25
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