Update: Two hikers recovering after being rescued south of Packwood
A husband and wife who fell while hiking south of Packwood are being treated for their injuries at Morton General Hospital.
View ArticleCentralia to open cooling station Thursday, Friday
The City of Centralia will open city hall to the public as a cooling station Thursday and Friday as temperatures are expected to climb to the mid-90s.
View ArticleLacey hires new public affairs, human resources director
The City of Lacey hired a new public affairs and human resources director to replace retiring director Merri Lannoye.
View ArticleFund set up to help Olympia woman, children displaced by apartment fire
A fund has been set up to help an Olympia woman and her children who were displaced by a fire Tuesday.
View ArticleWork to begin on additions at Thurston County empty new jail
Construction will begin soon on additions to Thurston County’s new jail, which is set to be in use by January.
View ArticleCapital grad's long bike trip is raising money to fight AIDS
In about a week, Katrina Sayre is scheduled to dip her bicycle’s tires in Boston Harbor, signifying the end of the 2012 Ride Against AIDS, a 67-day, nearly 4,000-mile cross-country ride.
View ArticleOlympia might hit 97 degrees Thursday, break record for date
The week has gone from hot to hotter, and it’s not over.
View ArticleEven Interior secretary has difficulty finding a room near Mount Rainier
Even the nation’s Interior secretary has a tough time finding places to stay near Mount Rainier at this time of year.
View ArticleLittlerock-area man shot dead had been behaving erratically
An elderly man who fired at law enforcement about 12:30 p.m. Wednesday was shot and killed when officers returned fire, according to Thurston County Sheriff’s Lt. Greg Elwin.
View ArticleHe paints his feelings, donates the proceeds
Olympia artist Charles Swank is a big fan of South Puget Sound Habitat for Humanity, and he shows his support in a couple of ways.
View ArticleGroup helps flight nurses resume ‘life of purpose'
Health: Survivors Network assists crash survivors with PTSD | As her emergency medical helicopter began to plummet after losing power while lifting off with a patient from an Olympia hospital, flight...
View ArticleState passes on setting fish-consumption rates
Health: Next administration will settle controversy that has major implications on pollution-discharge levels | A dispute over how much seafood people eat in Washington – and what it means for the...
View ArticleOlympia motorcyclist dies after driving into ditch off Rainier Road
The crash was reported before 10 p.m. on Rainier Road at 91st Avenue Southeast, according to Washington State Patrol Trooper Guy Gill.
View ArticleFrom parking space to public space
‘parklets’: Seating, tables to be offered for people roaming downtown Olympia | Two downtown businesses are working with the city of Olympia to transform two sets of parallel parking spaces downtown...
View ArticleObama speeds up train project
Amtrak: Key assessment of Point Defiance Bypass plan to be published soon | The Obama administration announced Monday that two transportation projects in Washington state, including a controversial...
View ArticleOLYMPIA: Washington Center key leaders resign
Two key staff members have left The Washington Center for the Performing Arts.
View ArticleBusiness accuses worker of theft
Lacey: Suspect allegedly took $20,000 | A 27-year-old woman is accused of stealing more than $20,000 from her former employers at Harbor Wholesale Foods in Lacey, court papers state.
View ArticleNorth Thurston school budget up slightly
vote tonight: District borrows from reserves to help stay in black | After several years of hefty cuts, North Thurston Public Schools may finally get some relief from the budgetary axe.
View ArticleTUMWATER: Parents can take tour of preschool
Families can meet teachers and take tours during an open house from 5:30-7 p.m. Aug. 29 at A Child’s Place Preschool, 1401 Lake Park Drive S.W., Tumwater.
View ArticleTUMWATER: Schools get grant for engineering lessons
Tumwater School District has received a $22,300 grant from Washington STEM, a nonprofit that supports efforts in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
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