Olympia & Tumwater
Latest reporting from the Olympia & Tumwater desk.
Olympia & Tumwater
Latest reporting from the Olympia & Tumwater desk.
Olympia & Tumwater
Latest reporting from the Olympia & Tumwater desk.
Olympia & Tumwater
View MoreNightly I-5 closures between Lacey, DuPont run through October
WSDOT is closing I-5 lanes nightly between Lacey and DuPont through October for a $3 million concrete panel replacement project, with speed cameras, ramp closures and a reduced speed limit affecting Olympia-area commuters.
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View MoreOlympia AHA Museum opens Evergreen exhibit Sept. 10
The Olympia AHA Museum launches "The Evergreen Effect," an exhibit exploring how The Evergreen State College shaped the city's identity since 1971, on Thursday, Sept. 10, followed by an interactive Murals Map on Sept. 17.
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View MoreFree concert closes Tumwater Falls music series Sept. 5
The Olympia Tumwater Foundation wraps its free "Evenings at the Falls" concert series at Brewery Park on Saturday, Sept. 5, with musicians Vince Brown and Elizabeth Lord performing from 4 to 7 p.m.
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View MoreDC Central Kitchen founder headlines Olympia nonprofit event
National nonprofit founder Robert Egger delivers a keynote at the Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts on Wednesday, Oct. 7, hosted by South Sound Partners for Philanthropy.
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View MoreTumwater police, K9 Igo end 3-week I-5 crime spree
Tumwater police and Thurston County Sheriff's Office K9 Igo arrested several suspects Wednesday night after a brief pursuit ended in a crash, breaking up a three-week stolen-vehicle and shoplifting spree along I-5 between Seattle and Portland.
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View MoreOlympia launches pilot letting people live in vehicles on private property
Olympia's new pilot program lets people experiencing homelessness live in vehicles on private driveways and church parking lots with a free six-month permit, reversing the city's 2024 approach that restricted vehicle camping to public rights-of-way.
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View MoreOlympia considers letting homeowners host RVs as temporary housing
The Olympia City Council discusses a pilot program at its Aug. 25 meeting that would let homeowners host one RV as temporary housing on their driveway, and churches up to two, through six-month renewable permits.
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View MoreLoveOly Jinglebell Parade returns to downtown Olympia Nov. 29
The Olympia Downtown Alliance is reviving the LoveOly Jinglebell Parade on Nov. 29 after a seven-year hiatus, with applications to march due Monday, Nov. 9.
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View MoreTumwater joins state program for employee charitable giving
The Tumwater City Council voted Aug. 18 to join Washington's Combined Fund Drive, giving city employees access to thousands of charities through payroll deduction while streamlining the finance department's vendor accounts.
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View MoreOlympia approves 5 carved cedar panels for Marj Yung Park trails
The Olympia City Council approved a $30,000 public art concept featuring five carved cedar panels by Squaxin Island Tribe artist Andrea Wilbur Sigo along the trails at Marj Yung Park, with tribal youth involved in the carving process.
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View MoreNurse fired after Olympia jail misread woman's symptoms
A 29-year-old Olympia woman is in critical condition after Thurston County Jail medical staff attributed her deteriorating symptoms to narcotics withdrawal for three days; the contracted nurse has been fired and Mason County will independently investigate.
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View MoreOlympia man dies of suspected drug poisoning at Bass Canyon festival
Zion Randall, 27, of Olympia died at the Bass Canyon music festival after consuming substances bought from another attendee; a Seattle man was arrested in an undercover operation and the case is being investigated as a controlled substance homicide.
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