Alternate watering schedules Lacey water customers begin next month, a policy the city council approved in 2006 to reduce the increased demand for water in the summer months.
A judge sentenced a man to nine months of work release Monday after he pleaded guilty to vehicular assault and driving under the influence for hitting a motorcyclist in March on 54th Avenue in Lacey.
River Ridge High School in Lacey was evacuated about 8:15 a.m. Monday due to a small oven fire in the school’s kitchen, according to Cortny Martin with North Thurston Public Schools’ Community Relations Department.
Julie Wyatt’s fifth-grade students at Pleasant Glade Elementary School weren’t surprised to hear she was named the state’s 2013 Elementary Science Teacher of the Year.
A 19-year-old Lacey man is facing 17 years in prison after being found guilty of second-degree murder and three other felony charges Friday.
A Lacey foster-care provider has sued the state, contending that young people are being removed from foster homes without proper notice or explanation.
The city of Lacey is looking for long-term solutions to filling the nearly 240,000 square feet of empty office space within the Woodland District.
A Thurston County jury on Friday acquitted a 29-year-old Lakewood man of raping his ex-girlfriend at her Lacey apartment last year, but convicted him of five other crimes related to the incident.
Army recruit Sarah Bower stood in formation with about 150 of the military’s newest service members Wednesday night and swore an oath to serve her country.
A 27-year-old woman who has accused her ex-boyfriend of raping her at gunpoint in her Lacey apartment last year testified Monday that after he forced his way into her home, he told her that he was going to kill her, then himself, so she agreed to have sex with him in her bedroom. She said that she felt like if she didnt go along with his suggestion to have sex, that he was going to take my life.
Police are searching for two men who robbed the Lacey Jack in the Box off Martin Way East and assaulted an employee early Saturday morning.
An attorney for a man accused of raping his ex-girlfriend at gunpoint in her Lacey apartment last year said the sex was consensual, that his client was armed with a firearm only because he always legally carries one, and that he did not threaten her life during the encounter.
A grant has allowed the Lacey Fire Department to restaff Station 35. Twelve new firefighters are going through an in-house academy, an option never before used by the district. Usually firefighters go through Bates Fire Recruit Academy in Tacoma or the state-run Fire Training Academy in North Bend.
Missing survivalist Scott Garrow is alive and well, according to the Thurston County Sheriff's Department. He is in a wilderness area in Lewis County and said he left of his own free will.
The Thurston County Sheriff's Office said a search and rescue operation is in progress for a 47-year-old man who was testing his survival skills in Capitol Forest.
Jurors will hear opening statements Wednesday morning in the trial of a 29-year-old Lakewood man who is accused of raping his ex-girlfriend at gunpoint in her Lacey apartment last year, and then, one month later, violating his conditions of release by following her on state Route 512 in Pierce County.
The car was found in a parking lot on near Martin Way and Hoh Street Northeast, according to Lt. Greg Elwin. The car was impounded and will be processed by a forensics team.
Firefighters rescued a dog from a house fire about 6:45 p.m. Thursday in the 400 block of Wildcat Street Southeast, according to Lacey Fire District Three.
Hundreds attended Tuesday’s dedication of the Lacey Senior Center’s expanded facility, a $3 million project that doubled its space.
South Sound High School paraeducator Terri Evans was honored at the South Sound Reading Foundations recent Readers are Leaders breakfast.
South Sound High School paraeducator Terri Evans was honored recently at the South Sound Reading Foundation’s Readers are Leaders breakfast.
A new Madigan Army Medical Center clinic will open today in Olympia to give military families in Thurston County easier access to health care.
Mondays Boston Marathon was supposed to be a day Laceys Josh Klimek would cherish, competing in the prestigious 26.2-mile race for the first time and running a personal-best time to finish 83rd out of some 23,000 runners.
The man went into Tony's Master Jewelers on the 700 block of Sleater Kinney Road S.E. at around 1:25 p.m., asked to try on a ring then left the store.
Police are looking for a man they say stole a $3,000 ring from a Lacey jewelry store Thursday, according to a news release.
The City of Lacey received the Tree City USA award for the 22nd consecutive year.
The City of Lacey received the Tree City USA award for the 22nd consecutive year.
The North Thurston School Board will meet at 7 p.m. today at the John W. Gott Administrative Center, 305 College St. NE, Lacey.
Almost 80 employers from private industry, nonprofits and government agencies are expected to participate in the Career and Internship Fair from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. today at Saint Martin’s University Marcus Pavilion, 5300 Pacific Ave. SE, Olympia.
Three species and the prairies they call home could be added to the federal endangered species list, leaving an unknown future for Thurston County landowners and training operations at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
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