By The Chronicle The Lewis County Coroner’s Office plans to inter a number of former Lewis County residents whose remains have not been claimed. The Coroner’s Office last had a… Continue reading "Lewis County Coroner’s Office to Bury Unclaimed Remains"
By The Chronicle A Vancouver man died Thursday while paragliding off Dog Mountain after his parachute became tangled and collapsed, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. At 7:45… Continue reading "Vancouver Paraglider Dies, Second Injured After Accident Near Dog Mountain"
Officials at Centralia High School are taking precautionary steps today after a threatening note was found on campus Wednesday indicating student safety might be at risk. The nature of the… Continue reading "Threat at Centralia High School Results in Increased Security on Last Day of School"
Natalie Johnson / njohnson@chronline.com After years of frustration with the management and operations of Lewis County’s 911 Communications Center, four Twin Cities police and fire chiefs plan to ask their… Continue reading "Twin Cities Fire, Police Agencies to Ask for Study on Independent 911 Center"
Swift water rescue crews assisted two stranded kayakers on the Cowlitz River Saturday near Packwood, according to a report from the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. The two men, a 44-year-old… Continue reading "Rescue Crews Assist Overturned Kayakers Near La Wis Wis Campground"
The Lewis County Coroner’s Office has determined that a woman found dead inside a vehicle in the Chehalis Kmart parking lot Sunday committed suicide. Jennifer E. Zamora, 25, of Centralia,… Continue reading "Death of Woman Found in Kmart Parking Lot Ruled a Suicide"
By Natalie Johnson / njohnson@chronline.com A new resident moved into an unofficial group home for sex offenders in Chehalis days before the June 1 deadline set by the city for… Continue reading "Another Sex Offender Moves Into Home in Chehalis Days Before City Shuts It Down"
By The Chronicle Deputies from the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office pulled five people — three adults and two children — from the Cowlitz River in Salkum Sunday after their raft… Continue reading "Deputies Rescue Five People After Raft Capsizes in Cowlitz River"
By The Chronicle A Rochester woman missing since last Tuesday was rescued and transported to a hospital Sunday after being found with her vehicle 30-feet down an embankment north of… Continue reading "Missing Rochester Woman Found Near Oakville"
By The Chronicle The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a Rochester woman reported missing this week. Sharon Lee Leaming, 70, was reported missing Thursday. She was last… Continue reading "Rochester Woman Reported Missing"
By Justyna Tomtas / jtomtas@chronline.com Friends and family members gathered at Tiger Stadium in Centralia on Wednesday to remember a Centralia High School student who died in a fatal car… Continue reading "‘She Was the Light of Our Life:’ Community Gathers to Remember Centralia Teen Killed in Crash"
By The Chronicle A quick message to a forensic anthropologist was able to allay the fears of Lewis County Coroner’s Office staff and police Friday after bones were found on… Continue reading "Bones Found in Winlock Not Human"
By Natalie Johnson / njohnson@chronline.com While Lewis County’s 911 communications center is still struggling with low staffing levels and frustration among its employees, county Emergency Services Director Steve Mansfield said… Continue reading "Director: Progress Made Amid Continued Staff Shortages at 911 Center"
By Natalie Johnson / njohnson@chronline.com Lewis County Coroner Warren McLeod is renewing a search for information on the identity of a woman whose bones were found in 2011 scattered off… Continue reading "Lewis County Coroner Renews Search for Information on Bones Found Near Morton"
By Natalie Johnson/ njohnson@chronline.com A Chehalis house serving as an informal group home for registered sex offenders that is causing concern among neighborhood residents and area law enforcement violates Chehalis… Continue reading "Unofficial Sex Offender Group Home Violates Chehalis Code"
By The Chronicle Lewis County Coroner Warren McLeod released the identity Monday of a man found dead in a burned vehicle earlier this month in Chehalis. The man was identified… Continue reading "Lewis County Coroner’s Office Identifies Man Found in Burned Car"
By Natalie Johnson / njohnson@chronline.com A group of five level 2 and 3 sex offenders living at one address in a residential neighborhood in Chehalis is causing concern for community… Continue reading "Home for Sex Offenders Causes Concern in Chehalis"
By The Chronicle Law enforcement agencies are organizing a torch run through Lewis County Thursday, June 1, to raise funds for local Special Olympics athletes. The run begins at the… Continue reading "Torch Run to Raise Funds for Special Olympics Athletes"
A Chehalis Driver was cited for following too close after a crash Friday at the intersection of state Route 6 and Twin Oaks Road west of Chehalis. According to the… Continue reading "One Injured in Rear-End Crash West of Chehalis"
By The Chronicle The Lewis County Coroner’s Office has identified a man found dead Friday in Centralia as Johnny A. Wright, 49, of Centralia. At 7:56 a.m. on Friday, Centralia… Continue reading "Coroner Identifies Man Found Dead Near Centralia Railroad Tracks"
By The Chronicle The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office formally identified a body found last week in the Cowlitz River as Prathana Nammavong, 44, of Des Moines. Nammavong was reported missing… Continue reading "Coroner’s Office: Body Found in Cowlitz River Is Missing Angler"
By The Chronicle An 87-year-old man reported missing Friday was found dead Saturday near his home, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Warren Neal was reported missing early Friday… Continue reading "Sheriff’s Office: Missing 87-Year-Old Chehalis Man Found Dead"
By Graham Perednia / gperednia@chronline.com At approximately 1 a.m. Saturday morning, a 1980s model Chevrolet Celebrity crashed through the front of the HUBBUB at the corner of Center Street and… Continue reading "Car Crashes Through HUBBUB in Downtown Centralia"
By Natalie Johnson / njohnson@chronline.com A Lewis County 911 Communications Center dispatcher was denied leave guaranteed by state law for domestic violence victims, retaliated against for requesting the time off… Continue reading "Lewis County Fined After Releasing 911 Dispatcher’s Records to Alleged Abuser"
By Natalie Johnson / njohnson@chronline.com DJ That Guy is a well-known staple at area parties and events, but a recent theft has left him unable to perform. “It’s huge,” said… Continue reading "Benefit Scheduled for Centralia DJ After Equipment Stolen"