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Local News

Thursday afternoon crash in Centralia sends one to hospital
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Police Beat for Friday, March 21st, 2025
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Mt. Vernon man sentenced to 40 years for murder
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Cell phone ban legislation clears Senate committee
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Centralia Mayor notes improvements throughout city, plans for 2025 in State of the City message
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Weather

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Salem JV Baseball Game canceled Friday afternoon
Area Fire Departments Impose Burn Ban
Trash pickup in Central City moving to roadways
West Ellis Street Railroad crossing in Central City remains closed until further notice

Blogs

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Local Sports

Wildcats & Orphans Open With Big Tennis Wins
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Orphans Show Well At Marion Indoor
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Lady Bobcats Win Regional, Next Up Class L State v. DuQuoin
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National News

Former University of Michigan football coach indicted for hacking accounts, downloading 'intimate' photos
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NTSB recommends vulnerability assessments on 68 bridges following Key Bridge collapse
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Trump administration extends deadline for NYC to end congestion pricing
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Elementary school student brought handgun, ammunition to school: Sheriff
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Georgetown fellow detained over alleged Hamas ties was targeted for wife's Palestinian heritage: Lawsuit 23h ago
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Wrongful death lawsuit filed over Philadelphia EMS response Mar 20, 2025

National Sports

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Florida's 7-foot-9-inch player Olivier Rioux doesn't need ladder to cut net after SEC win
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Business News

Elon Musk served by the SEC earlier this month, filing says
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Trump criticizes Federal Reserve, calls for lower interest rates
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Will Trump's tariffs threaten the Fed's soft landing? Experts weigh in.
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Fed set to make first interest rate decision since outbreak of trade war
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Political News

Wyoming Rep. Harriet Hageman grilled at town hall about DOGE: 'Where is this fraud?'
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Musk PAC offers $100 to WI voters who sign petition against 'activist judges'
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Foreign adversaries, private sector, state governments may swoop in to recruit fired federal workers, experts say
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Threats to federal judges increasing, US Marshals Service warns
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World News

London's Heathrow Airport to restart flights after fire causes closure
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Ukraine targets key Russian airbase with 'massive' drone attack
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Man seen with missing Pittsburgh student will receive passport back, prosecutors say
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Health News

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Entertainment News

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'Severance' renewed for season 3
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Country Music News

'Til the Last One Dies': Chris Young announces first song of his 'new chapter'
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