Lacey marks end of summer with annual car show
Tristan Rania didnt seem inspired by the hundreds of shining classic and modern cars at Huntamer Park on Saturday. Instead the 3-year-old focused on something a little more his size.
View ArticleDeal would give back 3 percent wage cuts to state workers
State Workers: Largest union reaches tentative agreement that helps ‘get back some of what we lost’ | Negotiators for Gov. Chris Gregoire and the union that represents state government’s largest group...
View ArticleOlympia will get water from wells, not springs
McAllister Wellfield: Yelm, Lacey and Nisqually and Squaxin tribes all part of deal that took years to settle | For more than 60 years, most of Olympia’s drinking water has bubbled up to the surface...
View ArticleCars are the stars of this Lacey show
Fundraiser: Their adoring owners keep them in spotlight | Tristan Rania didn’t seem inspired by the hundreds of shining classic and modern cars at Huntamer Park on Saturday.
View ArticleRoad work will keep Thurston County drivers on their toes
THURSTON COUNTY: I-5 lane closures planned near US 12 | The following projects are expected to affect Thurston County traffic in the coming week, according to the Washington State Department of...
View ArticleBonney Lake mom on ballot after write-in campaign
Nov. 6: Her late-starting write-in campaign gives incumbent reason to work | For several months, Democrat Jim McIntire appeared to have a free ride to re-election to a second term as state treasurer...
View ArticleSouth Sound air clears a little, but smoke could return
Air quality around the South Sound improved Saturday, but burn bans remain in effect in some areas.
View ArticleTacoma man struck, injured on Route 512
A Tacoma man changing a tire on the side of state Route 512 was taken to the hospital Friday after he was hit by a suspected drunken driver, according to the Washington State Patrol.
View ArticleDiscarded cigarette sparks fire at Lacey home
Fire investigators believe a cigarette in a planter box started a blaze that damaged a Lacey home Friday.
View ArticleState, home care workers deserve much better
In her final months in office, Gov. Chris Gregoire still has the opportunity to leave an important legacy.
View ArticleOLYMPIA: District to host special-ed session
The Olympia School District Special Education PTO will meet from 6-7:30 p.m. Monday in room 307 of the Knox Center, 1113 Legion Way SE, Olympia.
View ArticleTumwater council to be briefed on progress of brewery project tonight
The Tumwater City Council will be updated tonight on progress made on the Tumwater Brewery Redevelopment project.
View ArticleProject will close Woodard Bay conservation area for winter
A popular conservation area at Woodard Bay on Henderson Inlet will be closed to the public Nov. 1 for habitat-restoration work that involves earth-moving equipment and trucks.
View ArticleOlympia council gets clarity on shoreline plan
Olympia City Council members peppered city staffers with questions Tuesday night about aspects of the city’s draft Shoreline Master Program, which would tighten restrictions on development along the...
View ArticleFamilies ask VA to pay for in vitro
Wounded: Some veterans can’t get pregnant without it, but cost stands in way | Margeaux Kennedy didn’t see much reason for hope of achieving her dream of raising a family with her Army captain husband...
View ArticleNew critical care unit to open at Providence
Expansion: Area businesses, employees helped pay for hospital’s $12 million project | Providence St. Peter Hospital is set to unveil a new critical care unit, a nearly $12 million project that took...
View ArticleVeterans groups urge soldiers to refuse combat
anti-war campaign: Members of JBLM’s 4th Brigade targeted | Veterans advocacy groups that want to end the war in Afghanistan are leading an outreach campaign near Joint Base Lewis-McChord this week to...
View ArticleLacey seeks to fill vacant Historical Commission spots
The City of Lacey is looking to fill two vacant spots on the Historical Commission.
View ArticleButterfles, birds found in South Sound might get endangered tag
Species of butterflies and birds that call Thurston County prairie lands home are in the process of getting protection under the Endangered Species Act.
View ArticleKennewick Man wasn't from Columbia valley
Bones: Scientist says he likely hunted sea animals | ELLENSBURG — Not only was the ancient human known as Kennewick Man not Native American, he was not even from the Columbia River valley where his...
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