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Thurston County Public Health and Social Services has issued a hazardous weather advisory to increase shelter-in-place efforts as temperatures are expected to reach the low to mid-90s this weekend …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/22/25
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The Ecostudies Institute and the Center for Natural Lands Management organized the prescribed ecological burn on land south of Tenino on Wednesday.
“Ecostudies and Center for Natural Lands …
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8/22/25
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Dozens of Democratic lawmakers in the Washington Legislature have pushed in recent months to reassess how the state Department of Corrections shares information with federal immigration authorities.
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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8/22/25
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White Hawk Carriers, an interstate freight carrier in Ceres, Calif., is under investigation along with one of its drivers facing three charges of vehicular homicide in Florida.
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By Alan Wooten / The Center Square
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8/20/25
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This week, the Trump administration’s Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced an effort to check the immigration status of people who get their health insurance through …
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By Anna Claire Vollers / States Newsroom
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8/20/25
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Washington’s Department of Ecology fined the U.S. Postal Service $33,000 this week for improperly storing and disposing of packages containing dangerous wastes at its Seattle Bulk Mail …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / The Washington State Standard
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8/20/25
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Washington state should be allowed to enforce health and safety standards at the embattled immigrant detention center in Tacoma, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.
The decision overturns a …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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8/20/25
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Since the High Rock Lookout Trail’s closure in early July, volunteers with the Sand Mountain Society have been working to restore the lookout — now with less than a month until its …
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By Ridley Hudson / ridley@chronline.com
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8/20/25
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Rainier will host the 31st annual Bluegrass Festival from Aug. 21 through 25 during the Rainier Round-Up Days weekend at Wilkowski Park.
The festival, hosted by the We Love Rainier WA nonprofit …
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By The Chronicle
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8/20/25
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The Thurston County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution calling for sealed bids for the new sheriff’s office renovation project.
The building, located at …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/20/25
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Lawsuit claims former Washington Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz mishandled abuse allegations
A woman who worked previously for Washington’s Department of Natural Resources is suing the agency and former state lands commissioner Hilary Franz, accusing them of allowing a top attorney at …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / The Washington State Standard
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8/20/25
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With his old personal restored fire truck parked on display, family, friends and various local and federal officials who worked with the late Bucoda Mayor Robert “Rob” Gordon attended a …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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8/19/25
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson is defending the state’s noncitizen workers' protections law despite U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s threats of criminal charges against him if the state …
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By Spencer Pauley / The Center Square
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8/19/25
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson swiped back Tuesday in response to threats from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to withhold federal funding and potentially prosecute officials if they fail to cooperate …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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8/19/25
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The Washington state Department of Revenue this week announced it was sending out notices to customers explaining the recent expansion of retail sales related taxes that went into effect at the end …
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Nisqually Valley News Staff
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8/19/25
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Republicans believe they have a good chance of winning back a seat in the Third Congressional District in Southwest Washington state. Democratic U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez defeated Republican …
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Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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8/19/25
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More fast food variety will be coming to Yelm in the near future, as a Wingstop location, along with a combination Jimmy John’s and Baskin-Robbins, are expected to open within the next several …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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8/19/25
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In an effort to provide assistance to local nonprofit organizations that already serve the local community in a big capacity, the City of Yelm is accepting applications to provide funding for outside …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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8/19/25
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Following the success of inaugural showings of Standing Room Only (SRO) Theater’s “live action role playing game” in March of 2025, the local organization brought the interactive …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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8/19/25
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e barriers to build more housing across the state, fire officials warn of an “unintended circumstance” making their jobs more difficult in some communities. They say recent state laws …
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Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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8/19/25
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