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Law enforcement agencies across Washington will conduct high-visibility DUI patrols beginning this week and continuing through Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 7.
The patrols will focus on drivers …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/21/26
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The former Seattle Times sportswriter who resigned his position this week because the paper spiked his column about two female student-athletes opposed to competing against biological males has some …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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8/21/26
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After taking a break from meeting earlier this month, members of the Tumwater City Council convened for their regular meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 18, at Tumwater City Hall.
During the meeting, …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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8/21/26
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Tenino’s Keith Phillips was recently notified he will be the recipient of a 2026 State Historic Preservation Officer’s Career Achievement Award for his outstanding contributions to the craft of …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/21/26
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Poll results released Thursday show Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson's favorability is quickly declining.
The poll released by the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce shows that Wilson’s …
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Randy Diamond | The Center Square
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8/21/26
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As fires scorched through a record 2.5 million acres this summer, mostly in eastern and central Oregon, many of the state’s transportation maintenance crews traded patching potholes and cleaning …
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Mia Maldonado / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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8/21/26
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Deaths and serious injuries of children involved with Washington’s child welfare system last year were even higher than record levels the state previously reported, according to new data.
In …
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8/21/26
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A citizen activist lost his bid Thursday to keep a one-sentence statement off ballots that summarizes how an initiative to repeal Washington’s new income tax on high earners would affect the state …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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8/20/26
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Thurston County is celebrating National Wellness Month and National Recovery Month this August, encouraging county residents to take steps towards prioritizing their health and supporting others in …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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8/20/26
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Cami Feek is no stranger to state government. Every level of it.
She kicked off her career in 1996 as a mailroom clerk typist for the Department of Financial Institutions. She’s worked at …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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8/20/26
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One of the most destructive invasive pests in the nation has arrived in southern Washington, posing a grave threat to ash trees.
State officials confirmed the presence of the emerald ash …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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8/19/26
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A Puyallup high school wrestler who said she was sexually assaulted by a male who identifies as female during a match last December is asking a federal judge to step in.
Kallie Keeler, who now …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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8/19/26
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A Thurston County Jail inmate is in critical condition after jail medical staff misdiagnosed her symptoms as narcotics withdrawal.
The inmate, a 29-year-old Olympia woman, was booked into …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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8/19/26
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A repeat offender who continued to deal methamphetamine and cocaine in Thurston County even as he was on supervised release from a prior conviction was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court in …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/19/26
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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins this week announced the U.S. Forest Service has filed a proposed rule to rescind the national 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, a motion that, if …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/19/26
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Thurston County Public Health and Social Services (TCPHSS) is advising members of the community that the parasite that causes swimmer’s itch appears to be present in both Clear Lake and Ward Lake.
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/19/26
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Environmental and public interest advocates expressed alarm on Wednesday following the Washington state Department of Ecology’s announcement supporting a new natural gas power plant on the site of …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/19/26
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Yelm City Councilors unanimously approved two different contracts with Dille Law and amended one contract with Stowe Development and Strategies during a meeting at Yelm City Hall on Tuesday, Aug. 11. …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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8/19/26
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After a two-year hiatus, the Artesians and FC Olympia announced the return of indoor soccer to the Olympia community with new adult and youth leagues, as well as a September fundraising tournament. …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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8/19/26
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During a Yelm Community Schools (YCS) Board of Directors meeting on Thursday, Aug. 13, three area-residents used the “community comments” portion of the meeting to speak on the district’s fifth …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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8/19/26
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