Hannah Murphy was crowned Miss Lewis County 2026 and Haiden Bartel was crowned Miss Lewis County’s Teen 2026 on Saturday, ...

Paul Arthur Rasku passed away peacefully Feb. 20, 2026, in Chehalis, Washington. He was born May 25, 1939, in Worcester, Massachusetts, the second of six children of Waino Arthur Rasku and Ida Mary … ...

• JOHN PAUL BURTON, 63, Mossyrock, died March 7. A service celebrating Burton’s life will be held at 3 p.m. March 22 at Bethel Church, 132 Kirkland Road, Chehalis. Arrangements are under the care … ...

A Randle man pleaded not guilty Thursday to one count each of second-degree assault of a child and fourth-degree assault, both considered domestic violence. William G. Pry, 42, is currently being held ...

Every year, California sends far more new residents to Washington than any other state. In my previous column on the number of new driver's licenses and state ID cards, California easily topped the ...

Two people were injured in a five-vehicle pileup on northbound Interstate 5 in Tumwater on Thursday. A semi driven by Amritpal Singh, 32, of Puyallup in the far left lane reportedly … ...

WASHINGTON — Joe Kent, who departed his post as the nation’s top counterterrorism official in a stunning resignation on Tuesday, said Wednesday that he and other skeptical administration … ...

A first-year volunteer Black Hills High School wrestling and football coach has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a student athlete. The coach, whose name has not been … ...

A new state law aims to erase any confusion about Washington’s ban on voting more than once in an election. Its approval follows a court decision that officials warned could incite voter … ...

Seattle police detectives used surveillance video, eyewitness reports and cellphone data to pinpoint the juvenile suspect in the killings of two Rainier Beach High School students on Jan. 30, … ...

Thousands of cases have piled up in Washington as they await state testing to confirm if a driver was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Prosecutors say this is leaving people on the … ...

Senate Bill 5911, sponsored by Sen. Emily Alvarado, D-West Seattle, and Sen. Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake, stops the state, starting next year, from intercepting funds from foster youth ages 18 to 21 ...