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After a strong fall season, including rodeos in Longview, Walla Walla, Coulee City, and Toppenish, and another strong couple of rodeos in the spring, Onalaska freshman Sage Teitzel qualified for the

A Centralia woman accused of starting multiple brush fires along Harrison Avenue on Monday has been arrested and charged with second-degree arson in Lewis County Superior Court.  The ...

A 60-year-old woman was significantly injured when a vehicle crashed into her house in the 2400 block of North Pearl Street in Centralia on Monday afternoon.  The vehicle, a 2008 Nissan ...

TENINO, Wash. — Walking around Merkaba with new owner Scott Strader is a little like following a kid having his best Christmas morning ever. "This wisteria here," he said raising his arms towards the purple plants hanging outside his home, "I've never seen the vines grow this big and it's beautiful, and the smell, and the filtered light. It's just gorgeous! Wow!"

A man charged in March for allegedly breaking into a Chehalis home, destroying the female resident’s property and threatening her in February was arrested Sunday. The man, Chase Patrick

The brother of Aron Christensen, a hiker who died under suspicious circumstances in Lewis County, is calling on Washington Gov. Jay Inslee to reopen the investigation into Christensen’s death. Corey Christensen and his attorney recently penned a letter urging officials to reopen the investigation. It’s a Hail Mary pass...

After being placed on administrative leave on May 15 as an internal investigation was opened, Morton Police Chief Roger Morningstar tendered his resignation on Friday, June 2, according to the city. ...

Death comes for us all, even if we're perpetually guarded by giant wooden bird figurines.   On Wednesday, the City of Chehalis' Development Review Committee will hear a proposed ...

CHEHALIS POLICE DEPARTMENT   Theft • Just before 8:05 a.m. on June 2, items were reported stolen out of an unlocked car in the 2100 block of Southwest Olympic Drive sometime ...

BONNEY LAKE, Wash. - Washington is still weeks away from the official start of summer, but wildfire season has already arrived in some parts of the state. The National Weather Service reported elevated fire weather conditions, including wind, in east Pierce, Thurston and Lewis counties through Monday. Crews with East...

For the fourth year in a row, 100% of W.F. West High School's graduating senior class has been accepted into college, the Chehalis School District announced Tuesday.  "Our ...

SEATTLE - On Tuesday, the Washington State Board of Natural Resources officially renamed five geographic features that previously bore names that were derogatory to Native American women. According to the DNR, three of the proposals were submitted by local tribes. Specifically, the committee and tribes are looking to remove the...

SPOKANE, Wash. — At a Tuesday morning meeting, the Washington State Board of Natural Resources adopted three more tribal proposals to rename geographic places across the state. The proposals arose due to the current names being derogatory and offensive towards Native American women. The five new names include a...

Opening a dog rescue had always been a dream for Rich and Michelle Vedas. After their youngest son joined the U.S. Navy and moved out, they set out from California to pursue their dream.   ...

June 6, 2023: On the 145th episode of The Chronicle News Dump, hosts Aaron VanTuyl, Editor-in-Chief Eric Schwartz and Assistant Editor Isabel Vander Stoep discuss talk of demolishing Yard Birds and ...

Firefighters from multiple Lewis County fire districts battled a blaze at a Napavine storage facility on Saturday night.   The initial report of a fire came in at 8:23 p.m on June 3 at 115 ...

Chehalis Outfitters is preparing to celebrate its second year of business since purchasing Sunbird Shopping Center in 2021. The celebration will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 17 in Chehalis. The event is free to all. Attendees can have free cake and coffee or purchase a hot...

Lewis County Hospital District 1, which does business as Arbor Health in East Lewis County, has announced the appointment of a new chief executive officer.  Robert Mach, of Kalamazoo,

Although I’m not a fan of our sue-happy culture, I don’t blame the family of Aron Christensen for filing a $20 million claim against Lewis County after the August shooting of the

Yelm Police Department Four Suspects Steal $200 in Merchandise From Yelm Safeway Yelm police officers responded to a call at around 1:11 p.m. on Saturday, June 3, after an employee from