Lawsuit alleges WA doctor sexually assaulted hundreds of children

Local law firms have sued the State of Washington, alleging it allowed decades of sexual abuse and negligence to occur to hundreds of students at two juvenile detention schools.

Armed man shot after standoff near Chehalis
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A man was shot by a Centralia Police detective after a standoff near the BNSF railroad tracks.

Former WA juvenile detention employee re-arrested for smuggling contraband

A former staff member of Washington's embattled Green Hill juvenile detention center was re-arrested, accused of smuggling drugs into the facility on Sunday.

More employees at WA DCYF youth jail investigated for relationships with inmates

Two weeks after Gov. Inslee proposed a new juvenile rehab center to deal with overcrowding at DCYF's facility in Chehalis, police have announced that two more employees are being investigated.

More WA DCYF employees arrested for misconduct
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Two weeks after Governor Inslee proposed a new juvenile rehabilitation center to deal with an overcrowding crisis at a DCYF facility in Chehalis, police have announced that two more employees are being investigated.

Third WA juvenile detention employee arrested for sexual misconduct this year
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A former guard at a youth detention facility in Lewis County is facing multiple charges for custodial sexual misconduct, tied to sexual relations with a 23-year-old inmate while working at Green Hill.

Third juvenile detention employee arrested on sexual misconduct charges this year

A former guard at a youth detention facility in Lewis County is facing multiple charges for custodial sexual misconduct, tied to sexual relations with a 23-year-old inmate while working at Green Hill.

WA state agency under fire over juvenile justice crisis

The head of Washington's juvenile detention agency is facing growing calls to resign, including from state legislators, union staff, advisory boards and now, the families of residents inside the facility.

WA DCYF head responds to calls to step down after Green Hill School failures
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DCYF is facing an undeniable truth: the state agency tasked with running Washington?s juvenile detention facilities has unwittingly engineered its own downfall.

2 WA juvenile rehab facilities suspend intakes
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Two Washington juvenile rehabilitation facilities won't be taking any more offenders until they return to “safe and sustainable capacity levels."

Chehalis youth detention center employee arrested for conspiring to commit a prison riot

An employee at the Green Hill School, a youth detention facility run by the Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF), has been arrested for allegedly conspiring to commit a prison riot.

Deputies issue Silver Alert for missing Chehalis man

The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) issued a Silver Alert for a missing Chehalis man who is believed to be endangered. 

Police: Suspects stole truck, tried to steal ATM
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Police are looking for two people who they say stole a pickup truck and tried to steal an ATM in Chehalis.

Recovery slows for communities hit by Chehalis River flooding in January

Recovery from historic flooding has been slow for some communities in Lewis and Thurston counties, who are still reeling from the Chehalis River flood in January.