Updated: Propane Heater Eyed as Cause of Sunday House Fire in Centralia

Hit-and-Run • A hit-and-run was reported in the 1700 block of North Pearl Street just before 10 p.m. on Feb. 3. • Vehicle tires were reportedly slashed in the 1000 block of Eckerson Road just before 11:20 p.m. on Feb. 3. Robbery. • A Centralia man was reportedly involved...

Lacey police are attempting to locate a missing woman, the department announced. Samantha D. Cribbins, 45, was last seen leaving work at 6:45 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, in a gray 2016 Toyota Scion. The Washington state license is CBH9889. She has not been in contact with friends or family since,...

A standoff between law enforcement and an armed man in the 1100 block of Eckerson Road in Centralia ended with the individual’s death by suicide early Monday morning after he barricaded himself in a house, according to the Centralia Police Department. No other injuries were reported. Law enforcement officers...

A man was arrested Saturday on suspicion of multiple crimes after reportedly stealing a vehicle, crashing into two cars and running from deputies, according to the Thurston County Sheriff's Office. Deputies were dispatched to an auto theft Saturday afternoon. The Ford F-350 was slowed by spike trips, but the driver...

Lacey police are asking the public to help identify a man who fired his weapon into the air Saturday morning. About 11:40 a.m., the man fired shots into the air in the 8100 block of North Bicentennial Loop Southeast, Sgt. Jeremy Knight said. That area is near the Marvin Road and Martin Way intersection, a busy commercial district in Lacey.

Watching them snuggle up with their potential new families, it’s difficult to believe that the dogs and cats up for adoption at Petsense in Chehalis on Saturday were rescued from atrocious living situations as recently as last year. Thanks to the work of Red Rose Animal Rescue in Rochester,...

Olympia police were dispatched to the Family Birth Center at Providence St. Peter Hospital Friday morning after a woman loitering nearby told hospital security that she “wanted a baby.”. By the time police arrived, the woman, thought to be in her 40s, had left the area, Olympia Police Lt....

The Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce has invited community members to the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Glint Car Wash, scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, according to a chamber news release. Glint Carwash is located at 625 NW Arkansas Way in Chehalis and is open from 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m....

The U.S. Coast Guard and partner agencies have suspended search efforts for a missing man from a 46-foot crab boat that went down Sunday evening at the mouth of Willapa Bay in Pacific County. Two other crew from the vessel were rescued by a Coast Guard helicopter team. Rescue crews...

A pursuit in Thurston County ended in a fight between deputies and the suspect in a pile of cow dung, according to the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office. On Sunday night, deputies were dispatched to an auto theft in progress off of Waddell Creek Southwest. The reporting party said someone...

On Friday, members of the Lewis County Chapter of Washington Realtors presented a check for $14,600 to the Lewis County Food Bank Coalition (LCFBC). In thanking the realtors, Bruce Graham, president of the LCFBC Board of Directors, discussed the difficulties the coalition had in working with the government during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Raise for Rowyn is holding its first fundraiser in Lewis County during a special “Galentine’s Day” event scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 9, at The White Space in downtown Centralia. The fundraiser will begin at 5:30 p.m. and will feature a Valentine’s Day strawberry chocolate dipping class hosted...

Two months after a Puyallup barber was killed, police have not identified a suspect. Jose Velez, 43, owned JQ's Barber Shop at 112 E. Stewart Ave. Police said he was cutting a child's hair the evening of Nov. 30 when a gunman walked into the shop, went directly to the barbershop owner and opened fire.

Bail has been set at $100,000 for the Centralia man arrested on domestic violence charges following a standoff with law enforcement last week. The Lewis County Prosecutor’s Office charged Elias A. Galaviz, 26, with one count each of fourth-degree assault, first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm, tampering with physical evidence and obstruction of a law enforcement officer Friday afternoon.

When Margie Keck Smith retired from being a speech language pathologist at 59, the 77-year-old Boistfort Valley resident had never written a book before. But Smith soon decided she wanted to write. “I had a story to tell so I just started writing,” Smith said. Smith based her first...

The 2023 Southwest Washington Scholastic Chess Championships were held at Centralia College on Saturday, with organizers calling the event the largest chess tournament in Lewis County history. The regional qualifier tournament was attended by 210 chess players from 93 different schools in the areas to the south and west of...

Philip Knowles, a firefighter in South King County, goes on hundreds of emergency calls every year. But those during the extreme heat wave of summer 2021 are etched in his brain. The bulk were from people reporting heat-related illnesses like heat stroke, heat exhaustion or other complications from overheating as...

Beginning in the 2023-2024 school year, the Chehalis School District’s weekly schedule will include a 90-minute early release period on Wednesdays to give teachers additional time for professional development, the district announced last week. The early release period, called “Professional Academic Work for Success” (PAWS) by the district, will...

Pe Ell: A. King 2, Zock 2, Carper 24, B. King 15, Shannon 4. Oakville: Daniels 6, Mendez 6, Couillard 2, Forsythe 8, Aguilar 2. Without two starters, the Pe Ell girls basketball team still had no trouble dispatching Oakville on the road in the first round of the 1B District 4 girls basketball tournament, 47-24, Tuesday night.

Pe Ell: Baldwin 14, Baker 3, Homan 14, Phelps 4, Howard 12. Lake Quinault: Maldonado 3, Anderson 6, Ferry 4, Rentrada 2, Holland 4. In a dominant first round win in the 1B District 4 tournament, the Pe Ell boys basketball team fended off elimination in a 47-19 win over Lake Quinault Monday night.