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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Lewis County, Washington, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 546 stories have been published about Lewis County, Washington which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Lewis County, Washington, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 546 stories have been published about Lewis County, Washington which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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Centralia, Washington · Centralia

Centralia police utilizing new tools to prevent pursuits before they begin

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

In 2021, state legislators passed the most severe restrictions on police pursuits. The Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs blame an increase in crime, specifically car theft. Centralia Police Chief Stacy Denham said his department has had to become creative to chase after criminals. He credits a network of cameras programmed to identify license plates on vehicles involved in crimes.See the Story

Adna · Adna

2B District Softball Roundup: Gilbert throws fourth straight no-hitter to lead Ocosta to first district title

Ocosta sophomore pitcher Jessie Gilbert throws her fourth consecutive no-hitter. Gilbert allows no runs, no hits and just three walks with 15 strikeouts to secure Ocosta's first district softball championship in school history. Gilbert was locked in a pitcher's duel for the first three innings with Adna ace Ava Simms.See the Story

Centralia, Washington · Centralia

Most Wanted fugitive couple arrested in Mexico; five missing children recovered

68% Center coverage: 16 sources

Edgar Salvador Casian-Garcia, 34, and his girlfriend, Araceli Medina, 38, were taken into custody last week. They were charged in Franklin County, Washington, with aggravated murder, four counts of child rape, and child assault. Five of the couple's children who had been listed as missing and endangered were also recovered.See the Story

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Obituaries · Centralia

Death notices

83% Center coverage: 6 sources

Corson, Joan Alice 71, of Kingfield, April 2, 2023, in Searsport. Service, May 24, 11 a.m., at Sunnyside Cemetery in Kingfield. Send questions/comments to the editors at jennifer.smith@mailonline.co.uk.See the Story

OPEC+ · Centralia

OPEC+ makes shock million-barrel oil production cut causing new inflation isk

34% Center coverage: 3 sources

OPEC+ announced a surprise oil production cut of more than 1 million barrels a day. Saudi Arabia led the cartel by pledging its own 500,000 barrel-a-day supply reduction. Russia said the production cut it was implementing from March to June would continue until the end of the 2023.See the Story

Centralia, Washington · Centralia

Thurston County deputies arrest hit-and-run suspect after close encounter with cougar

Coverage: 4 sources

A K9 unit with the Thurston County Sheriff's Office was attempting to hunt down the suspect of a hit-and-run collision Thursday when they were stopped in their tracks by a cougar. A 45-year-old motorist had struck another person's truck, causing them to leave the roadway and damage some power lines. There were no injuries.See the Story

Centralia, Washington · Centralia

WA state lawmakers speak out against ‘whites only’ group in Centralia

Coverage: 4 sources

Centralia City Councilors Leah Daarud and Elizabeth Cameron used their meeting reports to criticize a statement made by Mayor Kelly Smith Johnston on Facebook. Smith Johnston spoke out about a business downtown with ties to a white supremacist religious group, Asatru Folk Assembly. The group has a whites-only church in Missouri and states openly on its website its hope to preserve whiteness by encouraging children to have white children.See the Story

Centralia, Washington · Centralia

Bond set for man accused of raping teenage girl

100% Center coverage: 2 sources

Joaquin Peralta, 55, was arraigned on a charge of rape in municipal court. He will have a preliminary hearing March 12. If he posts bond, he was ordered to have no contact with the girl. He was arrested at the Boardman Campus of Akron Children's Hospital.See the Story

Centralia, Washington · Centralia

Emergency workers respond to death reported at Thurston County encampment near I-5

Coverage: 2 sources

Emergency workers reported the death of a woman in an encampment near Interstate 5 in Thurston County. The woman, 33, was pronounced dead after the units arrived on scene. Investigators withheld the person’s name pending notification of next of kin. No further details were immediately available.See the Story

Obituaries · Centralia

Tri-City Herald death notices April 2, 2023

Coverage: 2 sources

Death notices for Kennewick, Pasco, Richland and the Yakima Valley.See the Story

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