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When he says he's an incurable romantic, Eric Michael Gillett isn't kidding. Go on a journey What: Acclaimed cabaret singer Eric Michael Gillett whose performances feature contemporary pop songs with old standards brings two of his one-man shows to Olympia.

Sheriff Dan Kimball and Thurston County commissioners have settled their legal dispute over proposed budget cuts.

The Centralia Tragedy of 1919 is a major event in U.S. labor history. On November 11, 1919, there was a showdown in Centralia, WA between members of the American Legion and the Industrial Workers of the World .

Wake up, Olympia! We are falling behind. The growth in our tax base has been sluggish for the past 10 years, not just in the current recession.

This year Centerstage's Murder Mystery fundraiser is "My Terrible Aunt." The event is on Oct.

Police Beat devotees have been curious to know more about Kelly Parker. Given the nature of her work, she was reluctant to share too many personal details, but agreed to reveal a little about herself for Woodinville Weekly readers.

An 11-year-old girl and her dad are being called heroes for catching a man accused of luring children in Thurston County.

The Thurston County coroner has released the name of a Rainier woman who died Saturday when her 1995 Geo Metro was struck by a 2000 GMC K-2 pickup.

Bremerton's newest neighborhood is surrounded by trees, shrubs and peace and quiet.

A Yakima prison for elderly and infirm inmates, a juvenile-rehabilitation center in Thurston County and all of the state's intermediate-care facilities for the developmentally disabled have been placed on the chopping block in a state consultant's cost-cutting report.

Nearly 6,000 families in our state have stepped up to the plate to be foster parents, caregivers to abused or neglected children that have been taken away from their parents by the state or law enforcement.

A minor earthquake with a magnitude of 3.4 was reported Wednesday night about six miles west-southwest of Shelton in Mason County.

Sorry Lobo, but saying that the ice has been melting for 10K years and then asking if we should blame the dinosaurs for that earlier warming is kinda funny.

Lenticularis clouds are lens-shaped clouds, with a smooth layered appearance. They form over and downwind of mountain ridges whenever there are strong upper-level winds.

Saturday is National Public Lands Day and volunteer work events are scheduled throughout the Puget Sound region.

KOMO News is reporting that Ryan Job, a graduate of Issaquah High School and former Navy SEAL, has died after undergoing surgery to treat an injury he sustained while serving in Iraq.

LACEY The North Thurston school district might ask voters in February to renew a $27.5 million maintenance and operations levy for 2011.

Linda Evans traded in her sequins and shoulder pads for 70 acres of wilderness in Washington state, and the former "Dynasty" star says she has never been happier.

With the summer vacation season coming to a close, The News Tribune and The Olympian invited readers to write about their favorite spots from their summer travels and offer tips to fellow travelers as we begin dreaming of next summer's adventures.