In what is widely viewed as a major victory for parents’ rights, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to pause a lower court injunction, allowing a ruling to stand that blocks California ...

Washington state Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview, led the Washington state Legislature in honoring the Chinook Indian Nation in the final days of the state's 2026 legislative session this week. On … ...

United Way of Lewis County will host its third annual Educator Appreciation Night at The Juice Box in Centralia Friday, March 13, from 6 to 8 p.m. Two hundred educators have registered to … ...

Originally opened by co-owners Jerrie and Dash Paine on April 20, 2015, and tucked away on Northwest State Avenue west of the train tracks in downtown Chehalis, Lewis County’s first retail cannabis … ...

• TERRY D. PIERCE, 77, Morton, died March 6 at Arbor Health Morton Hospital. Arrangements are under the care of Cattermole Funeral Home. • JULIE R. LIVINGSTON, 64, Onalaska, died March 4 at … ...

TransAlta Corporation is keeping its Centralia coal power plant available to operate, as ordered by the Trump administration. But the CEO said it is unlikely to run because of the ample seasonal ...

Detectives with the Joint Narcotics Enforcement Team (JNET) arrested four suspects Tuesday, March 10, following an investigation into “open-air drug use” in Chehalis, according to information … ...

Editor's note: Chronicle sister newspaper the Nisqually Valley News has announced Sheriff Derek Sanders as its Person of the Year. The article is republished here. Facing a $4.5 million … ...

The Tumwater Police Department responded last week to public criticism of its decision to reassign one of its two school resource officers due to staff shortages. The police department, helmed … ...

Beginning July 8, the Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) will no longer provide hunting and fishing licenses or other license products on waterproof, tear-resistant license paper ...

Ziply Fiber will celebrate the launch of its new fiber-optic network in Centralia and Chehalis with a ribbon-cutting ceremony from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Friday, March 20, at George Washington Park in … ...

Gorham Printing is celebrating 50 years in business by hosting a Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours event on Thursday, March 19. The event offers an opportunity to tour … ...