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Timberland Regional Library (TRL) recently welcomed nationally recognized librarian and social media creator Mychal Threets to the Lacey Timberland Library for a special collaboration with the viral …
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By The Thurston Chronicle staff
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1/12/26
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Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson and other city leaders are condemning the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement following the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good during an ICE operation in …
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By Spencer Pauley /The Center Square
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1/12/26
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The American Forest Resource Council (AFRC) raised alarms in a recent news release about a “historic collapse” in Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) timber sales on state trust …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/12/26
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The Thurston County Auditor’s Elections Division mailed over 2,500 special election ballots to military and overseas voters registered in the Centralia, Olympia, Tenino and Tumwater school …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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1/12/26
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Washington state Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer fined Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington $300,000 on Wednesday, Jan. 7, for violations of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/12/26
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Huckleberries hold significant cultural and economic importance to tribes, local communities, businesses and personal use gatherers.
In the early 2000s, permitted commercial huckleberry …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/12/26
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Angelica Askey and Brooklynn Swenson knew they would be a package deal when deciding what was next after graduating from Rainier High School last summer.
The duo have been inseparable since …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylanr@chronline.com
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1/12/26
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Demonstrators gather for a “Neighbors Help Neighbors, Not ICE” candlelight vigil organized by Evergreen Resistance in Olympia on Friday, Jan. 9.
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1/12/26
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A federal judge in Washington state on Friday permanently blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a 2025 executive order that sought to require voters prove citizenship and that all ballots …
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By Julia Shumway / States Newsroom
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1/10/26
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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson likely violated state laws by allowing his former top adviser, Mike Webb, to travel with him on a state plane to the Tri-Cities last summer, the state Executive Ethics …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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1/9/26
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Two people shot by federal agents in Portland on Thursday “have some nexus” to the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, Portland Police Chief Bob Day said Friday afternoon.
Both people, …
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By Julia Shumway, Alex Baumhardt, Mia Maldonado and Shaanth Nanguneri / States Newsroom
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1/9/26
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Democratic leaders in the Washington state Legislature said Friday they have no plans to hold hearings on two conservative-backed initiatives focused on parental rights of students in public schools …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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1/9/26
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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, joined breakaway Republicans and all House Democrats on Thursday in voting to renew Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies that expired at the end of 2025.
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The Chronicle and States Newsroom staff
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1/9/26
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State Rep. Travis Couture, R-Allyn, who represents the 35th Legislative District, is once again attempting to rally support for a bill that would simplify the process for removing children from homes …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/9/26
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As lawmakers prepare for the 2026 legislative session, many have pre-filed bills with hopes that they can push them through quickly during the year's short 60-day session, which begins next week.
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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1/9/26
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Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) shellfish managers on Friday confirmed razor clam digging opportunities at Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis and Mocrocks beaches from Jan. 15 to 21.
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1/9/26
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Two years ago, Amanda McKinney, a Republican Yakima County commissioner, made a commercial endorsing Republican U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse for re-election and assailing his GOP opponent who had the …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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1/9/26
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The killing of a Minnesota woman by U.S. Immigration and Customs (ICE) on Jan. 7 has divided the nation, with many calling the shooter’s actions unjustified and some, including the Trump …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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1/9/26
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Washington state Rep. Kristine Reeves, D-Federal Way, has prefiled a bill in the state Legislature to create a wildfire victims fund similar to a California-style liability fund.
Reeves argues …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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1/9/26
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A proposed bill to the Washington State Legislature would allow cities to establish and operate grocery stores to address food deserts, a move that could help new Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson follow …
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By Spencer Pauley / The Center Square
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1/9/26
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