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The Washington state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will be transferring 25 surplus wildland fire engines at no cost to fire districts in wildfire-prone communities around Washington state …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/19/26
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Last week, the U.S. Senate passed three 2026 funding bills, which included provisions authored by U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania.
As a member of the House Appropriations …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/19/26
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced last week it will hold two online public meetings later this month to get feedback on a $1.5 billion project to run a 100-mile-long high-voltage power line …
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By Henry Brannan / Murrow News
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1/19/26
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Authorities say two Kelso men are dead after their car flipped Sunday into a slough along Industrial Way, near Northwest Alloys — the former Millennium Bulk terminal — in Longview.
John D. …
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By The Daily News
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1/19/26
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A bipartisan group of lawmakers in both the Washington state Senate and House of Representatives have introduced bills to begin crowdfunding to support additional efforts to control an invasive sea …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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1/19/26
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Johnson Mailos, the young Longview man convicted of stabbing a 16-year-old when he was the same age , was sentenced Friday to 18 years — the amount of time he's spent on earth.
Cowlitz County …
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Matt Esnayra / The Daily News
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1/19/26
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Legislation that would provide large subsidies for power hookup to Washington industries focusing on alternative energy options cleared the state House Thursday, but not before passionate testimony …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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1/19/26
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Washington and Oregon will not have to build a drawbridge as part of the project to replace the aging Interstate 5 bridges across the Columbia River, the U.S. Coast Guard decided on Friday.
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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1/16/26
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About a dozen protesters held signs Thursday outside the Kelso office of the area's congressional representative, demanding to know the Democratic lawmaker's views on last week's fatal shooting of a …
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Hayley Day / The Daily News
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1/16/26
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The U.S. Forest Service has announced a new public survey to investigate the impacts of its 2025 ban on commercial huckleberry harvests in Gifford Pinchot National Forest.
“Hearing …
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By Henry Brannan / Murrow News
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1/15/26
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OLYMPIA – As the Seahawks prepare to kick off their hopeful Super Bowl run this weekend, Gov. Bob Ferguson and a group of state lawmakers have brought playoff fever to the Capitol.
Joined by …
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By Mitchell Roland / The Spokesman-Review
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1/15/26
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Four Washington school districts are under federal investigation for reportedly allowing transgender girls to compete in girls’ sports, escalating long-simmering tensions between the Trump …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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1/15/26
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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, recently released a video recorded in Onalaska High School’s shop class that outlined her amendment to make advanced placement (AP) credits available …
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1/14/26
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Washington state Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen, has introduced legislation to strengthen Washington's Involuntary Treatment Act (ITA), expanding timelines for evaluation and treatment of people …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/14/26
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In giving his first State of the State address as the leader of the executive branch in Washington, Gov. Bob Ferguson appeared to embrace his role as a Democrat governor in a Democrat-controlled …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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1/14/26
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The Cowlitz County Board of Commissioners voted to extend Cowlitz Game and Anglers' contract to manage the county gun range by one year, backtracking on an earlier decision to transfer management to …
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Minka Atkinson / The Daily News
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1/13/26
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A Seattle web pioneer's planned Kalama area nature camp has cleared a significant land-use hurdle after his proposal was granted preliminary approval from a local quasi-judicial official — despite …
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Nick Morgan / The Daily News
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1/13/26
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A Kelso police officer, who was wounded during a 2013 standoff with a convicted felon , has retired after 22 years of service.
Officer Ralph Hines was honored at last week's Kelso council …
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Hayley Day / The Daily News
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1/13/26
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Mayoral leadership took shape across north Clark County last week as city councils in Battle Ground and Ridgefield made key appointments during their first weeks back on the dais. Battle Ground …
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Norman Helgason / norman@thereflector.com
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1/12/26
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Washington state lawmakers begin a 60-day session on Monday, in which a fiscal reckoning, flood recovery, and their own re-elections loom large.
They departed Olympia last spring, fingers …
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By Jerry Cornfield and Bill Lucia / The Washington State Standard
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1/12/26
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