The Thurston County Fair is back this summer with four days of rides, live entertainment, local agriculture and FFA showcases — plus all your favorite fair food (and some new options, too.) The ...

The Tenino Police Department announced over the weekend that it has arrested the prime suspect in a theft of thousands of dollars of fencing near Tenino Elementary School. According to a news release ...

Funding for more police officers, parking requirements for new housing and penalties for littering. These are just a few of the issues covered by 333 new Washington state laws set to take effect ...

On Wednesday, a former Washington State University criminology Ph.D. student who brutally murdered four University of Idaho students in 2022 was sentenced to four consecutive life terms in prison ...

The Thurston County Board of Commissioners will host a media day and proclamation Tuesday, July 29 in recognition of the county winning 19 national awards for community programs. The National ...

Acclaimed stand-up comedian Sam Miller will perform live at Simply Organic Cafe & Catering in Tenino on Thursday, Aug. 1 at 7 p.m. Miller, from Olympia, is 6 feet, 6 inches tall, 360 pounds, and over ...

Federal immigration arrests across Washington rose sharply in June as the Trump administration continues its aggressive nationwide push for deportations, according to new data. Arrests in June, more ...

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on Sunday visited near the site of a tanker truck crash that spilled thousands of gallons of fuel into a tributary of the Elwha River near Port Angeles. His visit came two ...

The Washington state Department of Social and Health Services spending since 2015 has nearly tripled from $9 billion to $25.4 billion, a 182.22% increase heavily driven by long-term care cost ...

The Washington State Department of Licensing is seeing a surge in applications for concealed carry permits for firearms. “At the end of June 2025, there were 709,334 Washington residents with an ...

Recognizing the importance of the fertile habitats, President Woodrow Wilson established the Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge on Jan. 20, 1915 as a refuge, preserve, and breeding ground for native ...