Thurston County News

Police say 22-year-old Charles Longshore of Shelton was arrested around 2 a.m. Friday on a highway near Shelton.

Twice a year, The Olympian recruits a new community representative to serve a one-year term on its editorial board.

As of Friday, hard liquor will be sold just about everywhere, including grocery stores, former state-run liquor stores, contract liquor stores and those still to be determined.

Sam Reed, Ralph Munro and Bruce Chapman each said Wednesday they are backing Republican hopeful Kim Wyman.

Steve Hannon drives a pickup with 300,000 miles on it. He teaches school, serves as a building-level union rep for the state teachers union, and has voted for Democrats.

Germany's labor agency says the country's unemployment rate dropped below 7 percent in May as Europe's largest economy continues to perform well despite problems in the eurozone.

Tumwater police have recovered all the items stolen Monday night at Advanced Drainage Systems on Belmore Road, according to Detective Jen Kolb.

An Olympia motorcyclist who led a Thurston County sheriff's deputy on a chase from Evergreen Parkway to Cooper Point Road that reached 105 mph said he thought he was being followed by an Olympia patrol car, and that he could outrun it, court papers state.

On Sept. 4, 2003, Harper pleaded guilty in Cowlitz County to indecent liberties without forcible compulsion.

As Washington Democrats prepare to gather for their three-day state convention starting Friday in Seattle, many party activists say any worry about lighting a fire under their faithful is premature.

A free agricultural tourism workshop is set for this Saturday at the Thurston County Fairgrounds, bringing together experts to discuss ways to boost the local economy through agritourism and ecotourism.

A mannequin in a black T-shirt lay at the bottom of an earthen pit with boards on either side to support the walls as crews climbed in to help the "victim." Members of the 34-person Thurston County Special Operations Rescue Team practiced trench rescues at Olympia Regional Airport last week to keep their skills up so they will be ready when needed.

The Seattle City Council has unanimously passed a resolution opposing the development of coal-export terminals in Washington state over concerns about increased train traffic and potential harm to health and the environment.

Tumwater police arrested a man on suspicion of second-degree murder after a 24-year-old man was found dead Sunday of a gunshot wound to the head in the 6500 block of Henderson Blvd.

River Ridge High School senior Phillip Stepherson plays "Taps" next to a statue honoring military families before the start of the Memorial Day Ruck March Monday morning.

The misuse of prescription opiate drugs in Thurston County and the state, which began in 1995 and got steadily worse over the next 16 years, is finally being addressed in a serious way by the Legislature and physician regulators.

Editor's note: Staff writer Brad Shannon talked with the six candidates for Washington's new 10th Congressional District about their campaigns for the seat created by post-census redistricting.

Thank you to the Yelm Highway construction workers, and to the flaggers who magically moved massive numbers of vehicles, ensuring reasonable flows of traffic.

T he Clover Park School District will be holding a community forum on its 2012-13 budget.

About 25 people gathered Sunday at Percival Landing to bow their heads and cast a flower into Budd Inlet in memory of the men and women who served at sea during America’s conflicts.