Tumwater News

Tumwater: Council wants to pay for officers, firefighters by raising property taxes up to 22% CHRISTIAN HILL; The Olympian Published July 08, 2009 Comments TUMWATER The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to schedule a public hearing to ask voters whether to raise their property taxes to hire more firefighters and police officers.

The Lacey Community Market will open for its sixth season Saturday at Huntamer Park.

Ten days from today, the 52st annual Lakefair celebration will be under way with the first spin of the ferris wheel.

Looking for some All-American ways to celebrate Uncle Sam's birthday this long holiday weekend? The region offers community events that range from quaint to big budget so you can celebrate in your own style.

TUMWATER - Six years after the closure of the former Olympia Brewery, this once-vibrant economic engine has long since petered out and now has begun to decay.The brewery has slowly been stripped of its parts.

The Washington Department of Corrections may hire an outside medical staff to administer lethal injections for Death Row executions.

TUMWATER Six years after the closure of the former Olympia Brewery, this once-vibrant economic engine has long since petered out and now has begun to decay.

Olympia is the downtown of South Sound and has the sound itself, making it the center of the Lacey-Olympia-Tumwater area.

You have to be some what of a TOOL to become a great athlete. You need total self-confidence in what your doing at the professional level.

OLYMPIA Drivers will be delayed or detoured by road projects this summer as construction season hits full swing.

It's a concern for millions of people, including many who take part in the support group for the unemployed that Jeff D. Brown helps run at his Phoenix church.

Twice during World War II, B-24 bombers piloted by W.C. 'Mike' Moore were shot down by enemy gunfire.

A privately owned North American AT 6 Texan World War 2 Advance Training Plane crashed during a landing at Olympia Airport.

A man arrested Tuesday on suspicion of smashing into cars is allegedly part of the "Bump and Go Posse," a group that rams other drivers for fun, said Jim Chamberlain of the Thurston County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies arrest an SUV driver accused of causing three hit and run crashes in Thurston County on Tuesday, June 16, 2009.

The 42nd Military Police Brigade headquarters returned Friday from a 15-month deployment running the United States' largest detention center in Iraq, but its long-lasting effect on the country's security could take years to assess.

Ninety-five candidates filed to run for office this year in Thurston County. Here are the major contested races.

Tumwater officials are catching heat for their management of the Littlerock Road reconstruction project.

It's no secret the federal stimulus package is creating numerous job training and employment opportunities.

TUMWATER About 12,000 little yellow rubber ducks dive-bombed into the Deschutes River on Saturday after they were dumped off the Boston Street Bridge during the 20th annual Lacey Rotary Duck Dash.