Bomb threat closes Thurston courthouse
A bomb threat that was phoned to a Thurston County employee at 3:30 p.m. Thursday closed down the county courthouse complex, including the county offices.
View ArticleOlympia mayor wants city to replace parking pay stations
Olympia Mayor Stephen Buxbaum is proposing that the city replace all its parking pay stations, just two years old, with new "smart meters" -- traditional, one-vehicle-per-space meters that accept...
View ArticleReview finds 150 more with PTSD
Madigan: More than half of cases evaluated get change in diagnosis from Army | A wide-ranging review of behavioral health diagnoses at Madigan Army Medical Center closed in September with Army doctors...
View ArticleOlympia and Thurston County dismissing some marijuana cases
Thurston County and Olympia will dismiss misdemeanor marijuana-possession cases for some defendants as a result of the state’s pending decriminalization.
View ArticleRegion's firefighters look to Olympia
New Training facility: It’s where they can practice survival and firefighting skills on a real-life stage | Olympia fire Lt. Jason Waters secured a red hook to the sill of a third-story window before...
View ArticleJBLM leaders support ethics review
High standards: Training for nation’s top military leaders will get scrutiny | Joint Base Lewis-McChord’s highest-ranking officers on Friday endorsed a Pentagon review of ethics training for top...
View ArticleVeterans get help at job fair
Armory: Homeless come first, get meal, haircuts, clothes | Booths filled the gymnasium of the Olympia National Guard Armory off Eastside Street on Friday as hundreds of job seekers congregated in...
View ArticleIn journalism, it's all about change
The Olympian newspaper – including its direct predecessors – has been publishing since 1860. The one constant in that time has been change: change in name, change in days of the week, change in...
View ArticleTeaching the language of medicine
Olympia High school: Greg Creighton’s students benefit from his career change, years of experience | It’s not often that a teacher gets to design his or her own job.
View ArticleThurston County’s natural resources worth billions, study finds
Earth Economics: Nonprofit wants to do more precise follow-up | Thurston County’s natural resources are worth billions of dollars, according to a broad study by a Tacoma-based nonprofit.
View ArticleVoices of thankfulness arise from many faiths
INTERFAITH SERVICE: Annual pre-Thanksgiving gathering features music, poetry | About 100 people gathered Sunday afternoon to give thanks at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Olympia, just days before...
View ArticleSeries of storms blowing in
thurston county: Officials tell drivers to slow down, pay closer attention | The National Weather Service expects three storm systems to hit Western Washington through Thanksgiving, meaning those...
View ArticleMore protection needed for vulnerable adults
As a long-term care provider, I believe our state’s strong Abuse of Vulnerable Adults Act is commendable. Indeed, it should be enforced more broadly.
View ArticleSOUTH SOUND: Christmas Forest will be after Thanksgiving
Providence St. Peter Foundation’s 25th annual Christmas Forest will be after Thanksgiving this year, on Nov. 28, and run through Dec. 2 at the Red Lion Hotel in Olympia.
View ArticleLines of people thankful for Thurston food bank
It opens 3 hours early to get them out of the wind and rain, has 3,000 baskets ready to hand out | Fifteen people had already lined up outside the Thurston County Food Bank in downtown Olympia just...
View ArticlePension ruling could hobble state budget
One of the biggest recent cuts propping up the state budget is suddenly in doubt.
View ArticleSealy factory set to open in April in Hawks Prairie
Mattress manufacturer Sealy, which announced last week that it was relocating its Portland factory to Lacey, is set to open here in April, according to the Thurston County Economic Development...
View Article$67.5 million for summer fires
YAKIMA — Battling the four largest wildfires in Central Washington this year cost an estimated $67.5 million.
View ArticleROTC drills might shift to Kentucky
An annual exercise that brings thousands of Army officer cadets to Joint Base Lewis-McChord for a month of demanding drills could be moving to Kentucky, according to lawmakers lobbying to keep the...
View ArticleThousands lose power as winds topple trees
Nearly 2 inches of rain fall in Olympia area, with more on the way | Gusty winds toppled trees and knocked tree limbs onto power lines Monday, resulting in scattered power outages throughout Thurston...
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