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Thurston County Auditor Mary Hall is the recipient of the Election Center’s Lifetime Achievement Award, Thurston County announced Tuesday.
Also known as the National Association for …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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9/1/26
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A “Free Palestine” mural on the side of the Stonewall Youth Olympia building on State Avenue and Capitol Way was defaced Thursday for the eighth time, this time by a suspected arsonist.
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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8/31/26
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A dog stolen from outside a Rochester home on Saturday was mysteriously returned the next day, as the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) continues to investigate.
“About an hour after …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/31/26
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Northbound Interstate 5 travelers should plan extra time for overnight and early morning trips between Lacey and DuPont in Thurston and Pierce counties, a news release from the Washington state …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/31/26
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The U.S. Justice Department, together with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), last week announced a $50 million settlement with Walmart Inc. to resolve allegations that Walmart pharmacies …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/31/26
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On Tuesday, Sept. 8, the office of U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, will host an information night for students interested in applying to the service academies.
The event will be …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/31/26
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A man accused of kidnapping and raping a 13-year-old girl in Olympia last week was charged Friday in Thurston County Superior Court with four high-level felonies.
Each of the four charges …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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8/31/26
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The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) is asking for the public’s help in locating a suspect who allegedly shot a man in Tenino on Friday.
John Cooper, 69, is accused of shooting …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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8/31/26
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Washington marked a milestone Friday with the final structural beam placed on a new psychiatric facility on the Western State Hospital campus in Pierce County.
Along with the pomp came …
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By Jerry Cornfield and Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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8/29/26
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The City of Olympia and its regional partners have begun the long process of transitioning inhabitants of the city’s largest homeless encampment into housing.
As of this week, 18 of …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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8/28/26
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Brandon Alderman, a military veteran living in Thurston County who now works as a paramedic, was involved in a motorcycle crash on Aug. 24, breaking two of his lower vertebrae, his tailbone and …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/28/26
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Tensions reached a boiling point at the Knox 111 Administrative Center during Thursday's school board meeting, where parents, educators, and community members delivered a fierce rebuke to the Olympia …
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By Candra Burns for Thurston Chronicle
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8/28/26
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The battle continues over a Washington state forest practices rule that critics argue will devastate working forests and supporters believe is essential to protecting water quality in the state's …
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By Jacob Moore / jacob@chronline.com
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8/28/26
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Three men were sentenced this week in U.S. District Court in Seattle for drug trafficking and repeatedly returning to the U.S. after being removed, First Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/28/26
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The High Rock Lookout and a surrounding 150‑foot area will remain closed to the public as reconstruction work enters its final stages, a news release from the U.S. Forest Service announced …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/28/26
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Washington state is settling for $180,000 with the former head of the state’s youth prison system after she alleged she was fired for raising concerns about longstanding overcrowding.
Felice …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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8/28/26
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Grammy-nominated hitmaker and radio host Jim Brickman is set to play his highly anticipated concert tour, “Piano Sensation Live & a little bit of Christmas,” at the Washington Center for the …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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8/27/26
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South Sound Partners for Philanthropy invites nonprofit professionals, board members and community leaders from across the region to an evening event featuring national nonprofit speaker, motivator, …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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8/27/26
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A multi-state crime spree was interrupted Wednesday night when several suspects were arrested in Thurston County.
The suspects, whose names have not been released by law enforcement, …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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8/27/26
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Several local political candidates were attendees of Orion Watch’s Back to School Bash event on Sunday, Aug. 23, at the Thurston County Fairgrounds and shared the common idea that all youth in …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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8/27/26
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