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10 hrs ago | The Olympian

Dad gets 14 years for shaking, crippling infant

OLYMPIA A Thurston County judge sentenced a Yelm man to more than 14 years in prison Thursday for shaking his 12-week-old daughter, fracturing her skull and causing permanent injuries.

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18 hrs ago | Tacoma News Tribune

Record dry spell bodes ill for water, fire forecast

South Sound is on pace for a record-setting dry summer, according to the National Weather Service.

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Thu Jul 09, 2009

The Olympian

Accident, heavy traffic affect Interstate 5 through South Sound

An accident near milepost 82 and heavy traffic through Olympia and Lacey are affecting Interstate 5, and are expected to affect traffic for the next half a day, the Washington Department of Transportation reported Sunday afternoon.

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Wed Jul 08, 2009

Tacoma News Tribune

Truck, driver pulled out of steep canyon: 'I can't believe he lived,' says woman

OLYMPIA An Olympia-area man was flown by helicopter to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle early Saturday after he had driven his car off the road where Farwell Avenue dead-ends, plummeting 60 to 80 feet down a steep embankment, Olympia police said.

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Tue Jul 07, 2009

The Olympian

No injuries reported in Olympia structure fire

Olympia fire crews responded to a structure fire at 2:03 a.m. Tuesday morning, at the Gibbons House Apartments in the 1000 block of Capitol Way S. Employees at Wagner's Bakery noticed smoke in the area and called 9-1-1. Firefighters found a small exterior wall fire in a passageway between a garage and the residential portion of the structure.

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The Seattle Times

Anti-tax rally in Olympia attracts about 1,500

Damn, hit submit too soon. They were protesting all the money being spent on banks, insurance and car companies.

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Mon Jul 06, 2009

Tacoma News Tribune

Custodial staffers reduce cleaning regimen at state offices, Capitol building

State office carpets will collect more dust and the Capitol's marble may lose some shine over the next two years.

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Tacoma News Tribune

Fireworks found on the roof after Olympia house blaze

OLYMPIA Fire crews took photos Sunday of spent fireworks shells on the roof of a home that caught fire Saturday night, but Olympia Fire Battalion Chief Pat Noonan stopped short of saying fireworks caused the blaze.

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Sun Jul 05, 2009

KATU-TV Portland

Fireworks spark blazes across Wash., damage tops $1 million

Fireworks are to blame for multiple blazes across Western Washington on Saturday night that caused well over $1 million in damage.

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The Olympian

OLYMPIA: Free course will cover land-use planning

A free course about local land-use planning will be offered from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. July 7 in Room 101-102 at the Olympia Center, 222 Columbia St.

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Sat Jul 04, 2009

The Seattle Times

Anti-tax rally in Olympia set for Independence Day

Despite low attendance at previous events, organizers of an anti-tax rally in Olympia on Independence Day are expecting thousands of people.

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The Olympian

Olympia loses top assistant

OLYMPIA Assistant City Manager Subir Mukerjee has resigned after City Manager Steve Hall told him his job would be restructured as part of layoffs planned for January.

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Fri Jul 03, 2009

Tacoma News Tribune

OLYMPIA: Block party will mark city's 150th birthday

Olympia's 150th birthday will be celebrated with a neighborhood block party and community celebration billed as "A Table for Olympia" from 5 to 9 p.m. July 10 downtown.

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

The Columbian

WA property tax campaign moves toward fall ballot

Professional initiative promoter Tim Eyman could move his latest campaign closer to the ballot if he hands over nearly 300,000 valid petition signatures to Washington state officials.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

Peninsula Daily News

Small quake under Whidbey Island

University of Washington seismologists say a 3.7 magnitude quake under Whidbey Island early today came from the same zone that produced the 6.8 Nisqually quake in 2001.

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Tacoma News Tribune

Man arrested after informant buys heroin out of Olympia home

OLYMPIA A man arrested Monday on suspicion of selling heroin out of his home on Olympia's west side "admitted to purchasing large amounts of heroin on a regular basis from two Mexican sources in the Tacoma area," court papers state.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Boomer Consumer: Is Olympia a good place to get a job now?

In its July 2009 issue, Kiplinger magazine listed Olympia, Wash., as No. 6 on its "Best Cities: It's All About Jobs" list.

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Mon Jun 29, 2009

Deseret News

At home on the water

Bob and Shari Buelt's waterfront home is a study in elegance. The floors are gleaming mahogany, tasteful paintings decorate the kitchen walls, and each room has a wonderful view of Budd Inlet in Olympia, Wash.

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Sun Jun 28, 2009

Bellingham Herald

Wash. visitor info center closes to save money

The Washington state Visitor Information Center, which has guided people to tourism activities around the state for nearly years, is set to close starting Wednesday.

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The Olympian

TEA Party steeped in messages

OLYMPIA The TEA Party movement is aimed at stopping tax increases, but numerous political sentiments were on display during a rally Saturday at Heritage Park.

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