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updated: Tue Jul 08, 2008 10:35 pm

Thurston County News

Local, regional, and statewide news continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

3 hrs ago | Yelmonline.com

Man shoots self in the leg

A man shot himself in the leg with his own gun Sunday after attempting to lock it up for the night.

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12 hrs ago | The Olympian

Stereo speaker triggers bomb squad at Thurston prosecutor's office building

The streets around the office building of the Thurston County Prosecutor are now open, after the Washington State Patrol bomb squad identified a suspicious package left outside as a speaker.

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Mon Jul 07, 2008

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Plea bargain in Frank's Landing smokeshop case

The lawyer for Frank's Landing smokeshop in Thurston County says the owners have made a plea bargain with federal prosecutors.

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Related Topix: Tacoma, WA

Sat Jul 05, 2008

The Olympian

Child hurt by cannon shrapnel

For the second consecutive year, metal shrapnel from an exploding cannon struck a Thurston County child during a Fourth of July celebration.

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Related Topix: Rochester, WA, Seattle Metro, Olympia Metro, Centralia, WA

Fri Jul 04, 2008

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

State sued over parolee's crimes

Washington state is being sued over a rape and murder committed by Michael John Braae, 48, a former country singer known as "Cowboy Mike," while he was on parole.

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Related Topix: Yakima Metro, Yakima, WA, Pomeroy, WA, Lacey, WA, Violent Crime

Thu Jul 03, 2008

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

WA court: public records can be kept from inmates

Prisoners are entitled to government records, but jailers can keep those records from actually reaching an inmate's hands if the information is deemed illegal contraband, a divided state Supreme Court ruled ...

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Wed Jul 02, 2008

The Olympian

Home repair work leads to grisly discovery of neglected cats

A Lacey-area woman was in jail Thursday night after Animal Services seized 20 malnourished, dehydrated Persian cats that were being kept in cages at her residence, living in their own feces.

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Related Topix: Lacey, WA

Tue Jul 01, 2008

KING-TV Seattle

Thurston County buys $9,000 BBQ grill

At a time with Thurston County is laying off workers, people here are fired up that the county has used $9,000 in taxpayer money for a barbecue grill.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Bar-B-Q

Mon Jun 30, 2008

Arbitrary and Capricious

WA & ID: murderer Braae says he's "just not the type that gives up easily"

When "Cowboy" Mike Braae was arrested after jumping off a 40-foot bridge into an Idaho river during a police chase..., it marked the end of what investigators say was a trail of rapes, slayings and domestic ...

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Sun Jun 29, 2008

The Olympian

Landfill may be site of new lot

Thurston County commuters might find a treasure in the county's buried trash. Intercity Transit plans to look into developing a portion of the shuttered landfill into a park-and-ride lot.

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Fri Jun 27, 2008

Seattle Times

Man's body recovered near site of Nisqually River capsizing

Thurston County sheriff's investigators recovered the body of an adult male in the Nisqually River today.

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KREM-TV Spokane

20 cats caked in feces in upscale home

It was a horrifying discovery behind the walls of an upscale home near Olympia and neighbors were stunned to find out that a woman living there was hiding such a terrible secret.

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Related Topix: Olympia, WA

Thu Jun 26, 2008

The Olympian

Boy killed by shrapnel from exploding cannon during family gathering near Littlerock

Note: This story originally ran July 7, 2007. Because our 'Most Viewed stories' feature is automated and tracks page views for all of our active stories, this story has jumped back into the top 5. An 8-year-old ...

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Tue Jun 24, 2008

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Washington raising some homes over flood level

Thurston County has applied for more than $800,000 of the $1 million in state grants available to raise homes above flood stage.

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Related Topix: Rochester, WA, Olympia, WA, Seattle Metro

Mon Jun 23, 2008

The Seattle Times

State office consolidation ignites dispute on growth

The old Department of Health office was so limited on space that employees had to wash shellfish in the sink by the office coffee maker before sending them to a laboratory for toxin testing.

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Related Topix: Real Estate, Tumwater, WA, Olympia Metro, Olympia, WA

Sat Jun 21, 2008

RoguePundit

Paying for the Right to an Attorney

It's not Sunshine Week --that was in March. But, the following story about excessive government secrecy deserves a wider hearing.

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Related Topix: Yakima County, WA, Death Penalty

Thu Jun 19, 2008

KIRO-TV Seattle

Deputies Suspend Weekend Search For 2 Missing People

The Thurston County Sheriff's Office on Saturday afternoon suspended its search for a 9-year-old boy and a 32-year-old man who have been missing since Thursday evening when a small boat overturned in the ...

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Related Topix: Lacey, WA, Olympia Metro, Olympia, WA, Fort Lewis, WA

Tue Jun 17, 2008

KNDO

Search continues for bodies of man, boy in Nisqually River

Officials say search crews will now use tracking dogs to look for the bodies of a man and a 9-year-old boy who are presumed dead after a small boat overturned in the Nisqually River last week.

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Sun Jun 15, 2008

Rocky Mount Telegram

Wash. search suspended for 2 missing boaters

The search was suspended Saturday for a boy and a man now presumed dead after the small boat they were in overturned in the swift-moving Nisqually River.

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Related Topix: Lacey, WA, Olympia, WA, Olympia Metro

Sat Jun 14, 2008

The Olympian

South Sound briefs - June 8

DOT crews on site in Thurston, Lewis counties The following work will affect traffic this week in Thurston and Lewis counties, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation.

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Related Topix: Yelm, WA, Olympia, WA, Olympia Metro

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