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Three people, including an officer with the Yelm Police Department and his passenger, were injured in a two-vehicle crash near Yelm on Saturday.
The crash was reported at approximately 6:30 p.m. …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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6/8/26
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A Lacey man faces potential vehicular homicide charges following a fatal two-car collision on Interstate 5 Friday, according to the Washington State Patrol (WSP).
Steven L. Hargis, 50, of Forest …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/8/26
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If the Washington state Legislature were to enact a wealth tax as proposed in recent years, it would face significant legal challenges and a "realistic possibility” of being overturned by the state …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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6/8/26
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Washington state’s annual search for over 130 invasive insects, weeds and plant pathogens has begun.
Employees with the state Department of Agriculture are traveling across Washington to set …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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6/8/26
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State Attorney General Nick Brown wants the conservative U.S. Supreme Court to wade into Washington’s partisan-fueled tiff on the boundaries of legislative districts.
Last Tuesday, he told the …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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6/8/26
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In 2001, the Organized Village of Kake, a sovereign tribal government in Southeast Alaska, supported the U.S. Forest Service’s proposal to protect roadless portions of national forests across the …
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Christine Peterson / High Country News
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6/7/26
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In a reversal, Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson has ordered that surveillance cameras be turned on during the FIFA World Cup Tournament.
Wilson said in a statement Friday that the decision to activate …
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Randy Diamond | The Center Square
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6/7/26
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State agency leaders received a dire warning from Gov. Bob Ferguson’s office on Friday that they’re headed toward “what will likely be the most challenging budget any of us has yet faced.”
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By Bill Lucia / The Washington State Standard
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6/6/26
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Three environmental groups are suing to block the logging of nearly 400 acres of state forestland in Washington’s Elwha Watershed.
Filed Monday in Clallam County Superior Court, the lawsuit …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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6/6/26
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Federal cannabis policy changes, market consolidation and difficulties with illicit-market enforcement remain among the biggest challenges facing Washington’s legal marijuana industry, according to …
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By Paul W. Taylor / TVW.org
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6/6/26
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As the small city of Rainier celebrated Rainier High School’s 60-member class of 2026 during a graduation ceremony Friday night, the packed gym was filled with a plethora of expected emotions.
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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6/6/26
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The Governor of Montana tells The Center Square he hopes to lure more out of state business expansion into his state, following this week’s announcement that Sedro-Woolley based Janicki Industries …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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6/5/26
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Having worked at the school for years before purchasing it in 2010, Centralia resident Shari Aldrich is now running the Bodymechanics School of Myotherapy & Massage together with her daughters, …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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6/5/26
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“Həʔapus sqʷəbay” (Ha-push Squay-bay), the “Mother of Restoration,” was welcomed Thursday to her permanent home overlooking the future Deschutes Estuary in Olympia, where she in turn will …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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6/5/26
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Electric utilities in Washington and Oregon are turning to gas to meet rapid and growing energy demand from data centers, according to recent reports.
Two analyses from the Hood River-based …
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By Alex Baumhardt / The Oregon Capital Chronicle
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6/5/26
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Washington state Senate Republican Budget Leader Chris Gildon is again calling on Gov. Bob Ferguson to suspend the Climate Commitment Act to provide some financial relief at the pump.
A gallon …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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6/4/26
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What started out as a vehicle fire at a residence during the morning hours of Thursday, June 4, on 149th Lane Southeast in Yelm quickly turned into a more serious situation, as a Yelm-area resident …
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By Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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6/4/26
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Idaho health officials are investigating how nearly 60 people got sick after drinking raw milk in the past two weeks.
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare announced in a news release on …
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Kyle Pfannenstie / Idaho Capital Sun
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6/4/26
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Seattle City Council Public Safety Committee Chair Bob Kettle is stepping up his criticism of Mayor Katie Wilson's decision not to activate newly installed surveillance cameras by Lumen Field as the …
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Randy Diamond | The Center Square
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6/4/26
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