The original 1889 copy of Washington’s Constitution will be on display outside the bronze doors of the House chamber at the Capitol building in Olympia on Thursday afternoon. From 12:30 to 2:30 ...

Washington was admitted as the 42nd state, so the Capitol staircase was designed with 42 steps. But what about 42 stars on the U.S. flag?

Hundreds of protesters gathered at the Washington State Capitol on Wednesday as part of a nationwide movement opposing the Trump administration. The demonstration in Olympia was one of 50 protests ...

Democratic U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez may soon get a seasoned Republican challenger in her southwest Washington ...

Several thousand protesters marched from Heritage Park to the steps of the Washington state Capitol in Olympia on Saturday, calling for “an end to the siege on Gaza, a ceasefire, and an end to ...

Waving in the gentle breeze on a spring-like Tuesday on March 19, 2024 an aerial canvas of cherry blossoms made for great picture taking for visitors to the Capitol campus in Olympia, Wa.

News Washington WA union marches into state Capitol as budget bargaining boils over April 9, 2025 Updated Wed., April 9, 2025 at 8:23 p.m. WFSE Local 443 holds a rally in Olympia to protest ...

Olympia Downtown Olympia is hopping, a pleasantly jumbled mishmash of PNW favorites all within walking distance. High-end pizza and craft cocktails can be found next to killer coffee, delicious salmon ...

A maquette (a small statue constructed for reference when making a larger sculpture) of Indigenous rights activist Billy Frank Jr. is unveiled at the Washington State Capitol in Olympia.

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Mother Nature is helping Washington return a man-made lake to its natural state. The state is restoring Capitol Lake, a lake created by an Olympia dam in the 1950s, to an estuary.

Washington State Supreme Court Justice Salvador A. Mungia waves while being introduced during joint legislative session in House chambers at the Washington State Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025 ...