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Three Olympia parks have been formally renamed after notable community members.
Following a unanimous Olympia City Council vote on Tuesday, Jan. 27 …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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1/29/26
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Washington took a major stride Wednesday toward slashing the state’s legal limit for driving drunk.
A divided state Senate voted 26-23 to approve legislation to reduce the maximum allowable …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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1/28/26
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State Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia, and his congressional campaign team announced this week that it has raised more than $800,000 in the first four months of the campaign, pointing to the fundraising …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/28/26
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Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders has become well known in the community, even beyond the usual standard of an elected official.
Beyond his strong and consistent social media presence while …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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1/28/26
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A tenant of a duplex in the Lacey area allegedly set the building on fire while he was being evicted on Wednesday.
The tenant, whose name has not been released, will be booked into the …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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1/28/26
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Neighbors and advocates of those living in Olympia’s “The Jungle” reacted to news of the homeless encampment’s pending closure with dismay.
On Jan. 14, Olympia Mayor Dontae Payne …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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1/28/26
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A 34-year-old rule exempting some commercial logging projects on federal lands from environmental review is unlawful, a federal judge recently ruled.
Judge Michael McShane in the U.S. District …
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By Alex Baumhardt / The Oregon Capital Chronicle
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1/28/26
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The Port of Olympia will collect sediment samples around Budd Inlet in the coming months ahead of remedial cleanup efforts.
Cleanup itself is expected to start in 2028 or 2029.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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1/27/26
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The Washington State Office of Independent Investigations (OII) has identified the officer who shot and killed an armed man during a standoff at an apartment complex in Lacey on Jan. 21 as …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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1/27/26
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A couple of store displays were the only casualties of a Monday evening protest in downtown Olympia that ended with a march from Fourth Avenue to Capital Mall, according to the Olympia Police Department …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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1/27/26
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Rising emergency calls, aging fire stations and outdated engines are creating growing pressures on emergency response in the Southeast Thurston Fire Authority (SETFA) service area, a recent news …
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By The Nisqually Valley News staff
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1/27/26
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During a Yelm Community Schools (YCS) Board of Directors meeting on Thursday, Jan. 22, it was announced that the district has received a grant worth $743,000 for indoor air quality at Yelm High …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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1/27/26
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Yelm Community Schools (YCS) Superintendent Chris Woods took some time during a YCS Board of Directors meeting on Thursday, Jan. 22, to recognize the five board members during “School Board …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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1/27/26
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During a Yelm Community Schools (YCS) Board of Directors meeting on Thursday, Jan. 22, Chris Woods, superintendent of YCS, told board members and those in attendance that the district will be looking …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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1/27/26
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Leaders of Yelm Community Schools (YCS) took some time during a meeting on Thursday, Jan. 22, to honor several district office employees with Outstanding Operational Excellence awards for their hard …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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1/27/26
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In an effort to meet Yelm Community Schools’ mission of empowering every student to reach their full potential, the district created a strategic planning committee to map out the steps needed to …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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1/27/26
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Eight months ahead of the new school year, Yelm Community Schools (YCS) and Superintendent Chris Woods have committed to providing high school athletics during the 2026-27 school year — with some …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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1/27/26
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The roadway near the intersection of state Route 702 and state Route 507 southeast was blocked for nearly two and a half hours during the evening of Thursday, Jan. 22, following a fatal …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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1/27/26
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Two of the three regional blood banks serving Washington state are facing a severe blood shortage due to the lingering effects from heavy rains and floods in December, combined with a slowdown in …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/26/26
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Washington state Reps. Michael Keaton and Jim Walsh are urging Gov. Bob Ferguson to opt Washington into a new federal K-12 scholarship tax-credit program that could bring an estimated $732 million a …
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By The Chronicle staff
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1/26/26
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