Olympia News

A man was walking in the parking lot of a Safeway store at 3215 Harrison Avenue Northwest in Olympia around 11:30 p.m. Monday when he was approached by four young males.

An Olympia man is in police custody after he tried to blow up an apartment complex with a homemade bomb.

The big environmental bill of the legislative session -- a proposal to triple the tax on oil and chemicals and devote the money to storm water cleanup -- was formally introduced today in the state House and Senate.

The city of Olympia's Ethnic Celebration features music and dance on two stages, crafts and plenty of opportunities to learn about cultures from Hawaiian to Finnish.

Seven Washington legislators and an aide have been told to pay back up to $18 each for box lunches they ate at a discussion of marijuana laws.

A 28-year-old man left paralyzed by a gunman's bullet two years ago during an attempted robbery at an Olympia bank parking lot is elated that Olympia police have located two suspects.

A former stripper found guilty of participating in a murder conspiracy has been awarded a new trial.

Ita s a new year, but the problems remain the same for state legislators. Representatives from the 47th and 5th Legislative Districts, in which Covington and Maple Valley are located respectively, all listed the state budget as their number one priority.

The Washington state Legislature's ruling Democrats took their first serious step toward tax increases Wednesday, unveiling plans to close an array of tax exemptions and dump the voter-approved roadblocks that make it harder to raise revenue.

Five-story hotel plan emerges: East Bay: 'Really early' in project, developer says Feb.

Retired school teacher Laurel Piippo spent two days at the state Capitol this week explaining to lawmakers why she became a "cranky taxpayer" over salaries paid to top university officials, and why they should do something about it.

On Monday, February 15, the 36th District legislators invite you to spend the day in Olympia.

OLYMPIA, Wash. - Groundskeepers at the Capitol Campus in Olympia have been using body-gripping mole traps in apparent violation of state law.

Personnel from Lacey, East Olympia and South Bay Fire Departments., on Sunday, used the former North Thurston Life Center building on Marving Road for a fire training event.

Policymakers should remove regulatory barriers that increase the cost of building a home and drive up the cost of living in our state.

SUMMERSIDE Eptek Centre will host a special exhibition honouring Island Olympians Feb.

What: Annual gathering of chamber members around the state to meet in person with state legislators and government leaders.

Michael Anthony Lar, the suspect in last week's attempted bank robbery and hostage situation in Centralia, appeared in Lewis County Superior Court on Friday to face preliminary charges of burglary, kidnapping and attempted robbery that could mean a life sentence for him.

After 2009 ended in a hail of high-profile gun violence, Washington state's gun-control advocates are frustrated by an apparent lack of political support for an assault weapons ban, warning that the state will likely face more deadly shootings without it.

Sen. Pam Roach, R-Auburn, continues to work the phone on the empty Senate floor in Olympia during a break in 2008.