Olympia News

OLYMPIA, Wash. Thurston County is investigating the theft of 20 doses of swine flu vaccine.

OLYMPIA City planners will officially kick off an exhaustive, two-year effort to update Olympia's comprehensive plan at an open house Saturday at The Olympia Center, and the public is invited.

OLYMPIA It takes two hours for Sarvani Eloheimo, 12, to don the colorful costume, apply the makeup and arrange the flowered headdress before she dances the orissa, a classical Indian dance.

City Council candidate Jeannine Roe's lead over incumbent Joan Machlis narrowed from 83 to 55 votes in Wednesday's count, setting the stage for a possible recount.

Professional initiative promoter Tim Eyman says he'll be back next year with another ballot measure, and how state lawmakers handle taxes in January will have a lot to do with what he proposes.

OLYMPIA, Wash. a " Washington state voters have approved the state's new 'everything but marriage' law, marking a significant expansion of rights for gay couples who are registered as domestic partners.National gay-rights groups say the passage of Referendum 71 marks the first time a state's voters have approved a gay equality measure at the ballot ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Washington voters have approved the state's new "everything but marriage" law, expanding rights for domestic partners and marking the first time any state's voters have approved a gay equality measure at the ballot box.

Voters approve Washington state's "everything but marriage" law for gay couples.

The final tally is not yet in, but--as reported in the Olympian via McClatchy , gay and lesbian families in Washington state are expected to hold onto legal privileges that give them all the same state-level rights and protections of marriage--though not under that name.

City Manager Steve Hall will roll out his proposed 2010 budget to the Olympia City Council on Monday, and the news almost certainly won't be good for employees.

An important milestone has been reached in restoring the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge between Tacoma and Olympia.

All the criminal cases filed in the wake of the Port of Olympia protests nearly two years ago were resolved Friday after eight demonstrators signed agreements that could lead to dismissal of their charges.

A state task force on open records issues has agreed unanimously that the Legislature should create a new Office of Open Records that can sort out public-records disputes.

The following projects are expected to affect traffic in the coming week, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation, the city of Olympia and Fort Lewis.

Bill Proffitt, 55, has nothing but time on his hands. He has time to cook, clean, take care of his wife, and run for the District 1 seat on the Tumwater School Board, although he acknowledges that it was a "no-money" campaign and his chances of beating the incumbent are slim.

The state is trying to avoid another holiday-season controversy by barring religious and other nongovernmental displays inside buildings at the Capitol campus in Olympia.

The burlesque revival is alive and well in Olympia. 'Divas de los Muertos' What: The second full-scale show by Olympia's only burlesque troupe celebrates the Day of the Dead in sexy style.

The state is trying to avoid another holiday-season controversy by barring religious and other nongovernmental displays inside buildings at the Capitol campus in Olympia.

Dixie Havlak has discovered that there's something spooky in downtown Olympia. Haunted Halloween Downtown Tours What: OlyWalks owner Dixie Havlak will lead seasonally appropriate walking tours that include ghost stories, tales of murder, some creepy history and alley adventures.

Police are looking for the man who stole beer and cigarettes from an Olympia convenience store.