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The Thurston County Auditor’s Elections Division will conduct logic and accuracy tests ahead of the April 28 special election. These tests demonstrate the accuracy of the accessible voting units …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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3/24/26
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Howard “Skip” Frank Lee Jr., the volunteer wrestling coach at Black Hills High School accused of sexually assaulting a student athlete, has pleaded not guilty to two gross misdemeanor …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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3/23/26
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The City of Lacey last week declared March 31 as Transgender Day of Visibility, encouraging all community members to celebrate and respect the lives and voices of their transgender, gender …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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3/23/26
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The Southwest Washington Grazing school will host its second course April 16-19 in Tenino.
The four-day, on-site course is focused on rotational grazing systems, pasture management and grazing …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/23/26
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An armed man in crisis at Tanglewood Mobile Home Park in Rochester was taken into custody without incident on Saturday.
The man, whose name has not been released by law enforcement, had possibly …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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3/23/26
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Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders and a team of deputies captured two retail theft suspects following a high-speed chase from Centralia into Lacey Sunday, March 22.
According to Centralia …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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3/23/26
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Earlier this year, U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, introduced the bipartisan Fuel the Force Act with Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania.
The legislation is aimed at improving …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/23/26
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Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders, along with Thurston County Commissioner Wayne Fournier and Tenino Mayor Dave Watterson, will host a town hall this Saturday, March 28, to discuss the future of …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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3/23/26
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Members of the Tumwater City Council approved the annexation of two properties located in Tumwater’s urban growth area (UGA) during their second regular meeting of the month on March 17 at Tumwater …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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3/23/26
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At the close of last year’s Washington state legislative session, a key bucket of wildfire prevention funding was slashed nearly in half by lawmakers attempting to offset a budget deficit. If it …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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3/23/26
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U.S. Supreme Court skeptical of allowing states to count mail ballots that arrive after Election Day
The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative justices on Monday appeared skeptical of the validity of mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day, in a case that could potentially affect hundreds of …
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By Jonathan Shorman / States Newsroom
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3/23/26
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Eight former Timberland Regional Library (TRL) Board of Trustees members are supporting the call for an independent investigation into TRL’s operations amid sweeping layoffs and an ongoing budget …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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3/20/26
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The Washington state Republican Party has announced it will hold a protest titled “No King Ferguson” at noon on Saturday, March 28.
It will be held at the State Capitol in Olympia, on the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/20/26
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Through the eyes of state Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia, Washington state's 2026 legislative session was full of many disappointments, but also some glimmers of hope — especially where local project …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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3/20/26
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A Tumwater man faces allegations he participated in the burglary and theft of a downtown Centralia arcade before engaging in a violent armed robbery in a nearby park the next day.
Malachi T. …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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3/20/26
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The City of Lacey Historical Commission will consider the nomination of the Jacob Smith House to the Lacey Register of Historic Places at its regular monthly meeting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15, …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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3/20/26
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Interim Olympia Police Chief Shelby Parker has been appointed to full-time chief, the City of Olympia announced March 12.
Parker will be commissioned during the Olympia City Council meeting at 6 …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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3/20/26
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Construction of a controversial lithium-ion battery storage system in Rochester can now go forward, the Thurston County Hearing Examiner decided this week.
The new decision, issued March 9, …
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By Emily Fitzgeald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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3/20/26
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The Olympia Police Department responded to a total of 2,090 calls for service over the last two weeks.
The department remarked upon the following notable trends:
Four aggravated …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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3/20/26
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Washington state Sen. Drew MacEwen saw two of his key legislative priorities, Senate Bill 5874 and Senate Bill 5690, reach the finish line this week as Gov. Bob Ferguson signed measures aimed at …
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By The Chronicle staff
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3/20/26
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