The state has hired an influential, non-profit organization to sort through financial, political and scientific controversies involving agencies and communities with an interest in Chehalis Basin flooding issues and then report back to the Legislature. The William D. Ruckelshaus Center — which draws on resources from the University of Washington and Washington State University — has worked for ...

Sound Wood Products Inc. is consolidating its production sites in Burlington and Sumner at Port of Chehallis. The company will manufacture laminate wood and decking products for the construction industry, with a focus on export for much of its production.The new location, at 195 Ribelin Road, is the former site of Cascade Structural Laminate, which suffered a devastating fire in 2009 and ...

UPDATE: More freezing rain or snow is possible tonight, according to a new bulletin from the National Weather Service.

State agencies and officials from both the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis and the Quinault Indian Nation blasted the first draft of a study looking at the potential impact on fish if an earthen dam would be built on the upper reaches of the Chehalis River Basin to help control flooding. They say the study’s preliminary results and simulations “simply fly in the face of reality” and contain ...

CHEHALIS - One man was injured early Thursday when the minivan he was driving up Interstate 5 crashed into a semi truck that rolled onto its side in the middle of the freeway, the Washington State Patrol reported.

Lewis County communities including Napavine and Chehalis are dealing with more than a foot of snow, and looking ahead to possible flooding.

How local state lawmakers voted on key issues at the 2012 Legislative Session.

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Traci Lazar describes the Olympia Regional Learning Academy’s Homeschool Connect program as “the best of both worlds.” She’s still the primary teacher, but her four children also have the opportunity to take enrichment classes.

One man was injured early Thursday when the minivan he was driving up Interstate 5 crashed into a semi truck that rolled onto its side in the middle of the freeway, the Washington State Patrol reported.