The Port of Olympia Commission is set to ratify a lease amendment at its meeting today, an agreement that could keep Weyerhaeuser and its log export business at the port for the next 20 years.
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.
Saturday’s warm and muggy weather gave way to cooler temperatures Sunday, but that didn’t deter hundreds, if not thousands, from attending the final day of the 34th annual Wooden Boat Fair at Percival Landing.
Shelton’s Skyline Drive-In theater has successfully raised the money it needs to buy a digital projector, which means you will still be able to curl up with a blanket in the back of your truck and watch a movie under the stars.
Just days before the insider attack in which he was killed, Pfc. Jon Townsend sent flowers to his young wife, Brittany.
Ruben Rojo looked proudly from the second story of Saint Martin’s University’s Marcus Pavilion on Saturday as his 22-year-old sister became the first member of their family to receive a college degree.
The second-driest start to May on record in the Seattle area will end in time for rain today, on Mother’s Day, the National Weather Service said.
Two Olympia parks employees were allowed to take voluntary transfers to the city’s Public Works Department last week instead of being disciplined, following a scandal in the Parks Department.
New band instruments and a greenhouse have been purchased, and officials are talking to architects about building a pole barn for the agriculture program at Tenino High School.
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.
Ryan D.C. Heggie died Thursday from blunt force trauma to the head and torso, according to Thurston County Coroner Gary Warnock.
Harlequin Productions in Olympia has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise money for a free summer youth program.
Thurston County is seeking residents and businesses to help draft language for an ordinance to reduce the estimated 90 million plastic shopping bags used countywide each year.
A Lacey foster-care provider has sued the state, contending that young people are being removed from foster homes without proper notice or explanation.
A man driving a motorcycle died Thursday from injuries sustained after his bike crashed into a car.
More than 1,200 people are expected to visit Glacial Heritage Park and Mima Mounds during Saturday's 18th annual Prairie Appreciation Day.
A former secretary with the Shorelands Program at the state Department of Ecology was sentenced to 30 days of electronic home monitoring Wednesday after pleading guilty to second-degree theft for making unauthorized expenditures using state-issued procurement cards.
A man driving a motorcycle died Thursday from injuries sustained after he crashed his bike into a car in the 2400 block of Harrison Avenue near Kenyon Street NW, police said.
A jet plane crash-landed in Tumwater Thursday afternoon, but no one was hurt and those aboard later enjoyed a barbecue lunch to reflect on the experience.
The City of Olympia hopes that the combination of simpler operation and a more traditional look will make paying for parking easier.
A Tumwater school administrator has resigned amidst a district investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct between a former paraeducator and student.
Sgt. John Russell had two meetings with the same psychiatrist before he killed five fellow military service members at a Baghdad combat stress clinic four years ago.
A new member has been appointed to the Tumwater City Council to replace Betsy Spath, who retired last month.
A Tumwater school administrator has resigned amid a district investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct between a former paraeducator and a student.
Olympia’s Waste Resources Director Dan Daniels was given a two-week suspension without pay, and three parks employees have been or could be transferred in the wake of the city’s investigation into its parks maintenance operation.
Washington's high school students may have a greater incentive to take Advanced Placement computer science courses in the future, which state lawmakers hope will spur more school districts to offer the classes.
For Heather Purser, the first pang came more than a decade ago as she gathered clams on Puget Sound’s Chico Beach, watching her cousin’s new husband assist with the digging. She figured she’d never have a legal spouse to help with the backbreaking work.
Olympia High School has been named one of “America’s Best High Schools 2013” for its efforts in turning out college-ready graduates, according to a list released this week by Newsweek and The Daily Beast.
Gov. Jay Inslee signed into law Tuesday a plan for the state superintendent’s office to intervene in the management of continually low-performing schools.
The Olympia City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to place a one-year moratorium on new medical marijuana collective gardens and other marijuana-related land uses.
A 42-year-old Olympia man accused of stealing more than 1,000 gallons of gasoline from pumps and U-Haul trucks in Thurston County was arrested Wednesday morning.
“Barefoot Bandit” Colton Harris-Moore won’t have to serve any additional prison time for his two-year run from the law in stolen cars, boats and airplanes under a plea deal reached in Skagit County.
The Black Hills High School DECA club is organizing a walk on Saturday to raise money for a scholarship program in memory of late teacher Darlene Dally.
Olympia High School has been named one of “America’s Best High Schools 2013” for its efforts in turning out college-ready graduates, according to a list released this week by Newsweek and The Daily Beast.
Local law enforcement are cracking down on underage drinking with warm weather and graduation parties on the horizon.
Sgt. Dominic Morales still hears an “evil chuckle” in his nightmares.
The Olympia City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to place a one-year moratorium on new medical marijuana collective gardens and other marijuana-related land uses.
WASHINGTON — Sexual assaults in the military are a growing epidemic across the services, and thousands of victims are still unwilling to come forward, despite a slew of new oversight and assistance programs, according to Pentagon documents.
The Mason County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Jaramie Lee Smith, who is believed to be armed with a .22-caliber revolver.
A boyfriend and girlfriend from Chehalis were arrested early Saturday morning at Fourth Avenue and Adams Street in downtown Olympia after they were witnessed punching a man, court papers state.
The South Sound should see an end to its record-breaking early May heat wave today, according to the National Weather Service.
The days are numbered for Olympia’s parking pay stations, which are not quite 3 years old.
There’s no question Sgt. John Russell killed five of his fellow military service members four years ago at a Baghdad combat stress clinic. He already pleaded guilty to shooting a Navy commander and four soldiers in the worst case of fratricide of the Iraq War.
Thurston County home sales and prices rose in April, extending a streak of improved housing data to four months, according to Northwest Multiple Listing Service data released Monday.
Gerry Alexander, an Olympia resident, distinguished jurist and state historian, has been awarded the Robert Gray Medal, the highest honor bestowed by the Washington State Historical Society.
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