Olympia council won't lower East Bay building heights
After an hour of heated discussion late Tuesday night, the Olympia City Council voted against a proposal to reduce building height limits from 65 feet to 35 feet on parts of East Bay.
View ArticleOlympia pilot flies on big screen in 'The Host'
Olympias Brian Reynolds knows what to expect when he takes his daughter to see The Host, a science fiction film opening today thats based on a novel by Stephenie Meyer of Twilight fame.
View ArticleOlympia driver, 22, arrested after serious downtown accident
Olympia police arrested a 22-year-old Olympia man Thursday in connection with an early morning downtown hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a pedestrian, damaged several parked cars, including a...
View ArticleHoquiam standoff ends with suspect killed, house in flames
A more than 20-hour standoff with a man who allegedly shot a Hoquiam police officer ended early Thursday morning with a raging fire and the man shot dead by police after he exited the home with his...
View Article3 Olympia residents reach 100-year milestone
Three residents of an Olympia senior living facility have reached or are just days from reaching their 100th birthday.
View ArticleWorkshop set to help homeowners use less energy
A free public workshop to help homeowners use less energy to heat their homes is set for 6-8 p.m., April 4, at the Lacey Community Center, 6729 Pacific Ave., SE, Lacey.
View ArticleMetal thefts not a new problem in Olympia area
The attempted theft of copper wire from several streetlights along Deschutes Parkway this week was a reminder.
View ArticleOutdated Stryker parts piled up in Auburn
Program acquired millions of dollars worth of parts — many of them obsolete — during wars, report complains | The Army program charged with keeping thousands of eight-wheeled Strykers running over the...
View ArticleLook out, eggs! Here come the kids
20,000 Easter eggs filled with candy, stickers await children, parents at annual Tumwater event | One-year-old Gavin Flores sat in the grass staring at his parents, who encouraged the boy to crawl and...
View ArticleSparkly sidewalk will include poetry
A $2.6 million project could extend an existing sidewalk on West Bay Drive from north of Brawne Avenue to the Smyth Landing condominiums later this year. But it won’t be an ordinary sidewalk project.
View ArticleBRADY: Driver injured after falling asleep on US 12
An Elma man was injured after falling asleep at the wheel west of Brady on Saturday morning, according to a Washington State Patrol news release.
View ArticleSummerlike temperatures push us out of hibernation
The warmest day of the year worked its magic on Easter Sunday, energizing Olympia-area residents to get out and walk, run, bike, soak up the sun, or tend to their gardens under cloudless,...
View ArticleOlympia students travel country to learn — virtually
Olympia Regional Learning Academy uses technology to learn from pros in Denver, New York | Students in Olympia Regional Learning Academy’s high school preparation class visited the Denver Museum of...
View ArticleMaintenance work will close hillside switchback trail
The hillside switchback trail that runs between the west Capitol Campus and Heritage Park will be closed from 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday while Enterprise Services spreads new gravel there to...
View ArticleTelephone town hall for 20th Legislative District Wednesday
State Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia; Rep. Richard DeBolt, R-Chehalis; and Rep. Ed Orcutt, R-Kalama, will host a telephone town hall meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday for residents of the 20th Legislative...
View ArticleGenerous community comes to the rescue after vandals strike at park
For nearly 50 years, kids have clung to and clambered on the bronze-and-copper railings of two concrete boats that anchor Tumwater Falls Park’s modest playground.
View ArticleWoman loses leg, man jailed after downtown hit-and-run
A woman who was walking in downtown Olympia early Thursday had her leg severed upon impact when she was struck by a hit-and-run driver. She was flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, where she...
View ArticleLACEY: Hear from Democrats, GOP at separate events
Republicans and Democrats at the Panorama retirement community are hosting separate public events in the next two weeks. The Republican group is hosting R.H. Lewis, a former GOP senator from Spokane,...
View ArticleSheriff's Office investigates woman's death
Man’s explanation of how Rochester woman died inconsistent with evidence, coroner says | The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a 48-year-old Rochester woman after her...
View ArticleBelfair man found dead after sexual assault allegation
A Belfair man was discovered dead around 12:30 Sunday morning by Mason County Sheriff's deputies, after his live-in girlfriend called the Sheriff's Office to report that he had sexually assaulted a...
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