Thurston County News

A Lakewood police officer charged with siphoning more than $150,000 from a charity intended to benefit the families of four slain colleagues has been fired, officials said Monday.

Bellevue police are helping the sheriff's office investigate the Saturday night shooting that occurred at a home near Auburn where deputies helped arrest a man wanted by the state Department of Corrections.

"It looks like they were trying to fix a gun that was jammed," Yelm Police Chief Todd Stancil said.

Some disposal sites for storm debris will close earlier than planned because of decreased demand, a Thurston County commission news release stated.

Access to health care, education and shelter are all basic human needs for a community that cares about its population.

Yelm Police are investigating a shooting in the 10200 block of Third Street Southeast in Yelm, according to a Thurston County dispatcher.

Jelly, GCH CH Alpine's Highway Man, is pictured after winning a best in show in July 2011 with co-owner, breeder and handler Ed Thomason of Rochester, Thurston County.

The Olympia Kiwanis Club, Olympia Historical Society and Olympia Woodturners Association share something in common: They're all putting to good use some of the big trees that came down or were fatally damaged in the January snow and ice storm.

Times are tight, and you would think Thurston County Sheriff John Snaza and Prosecuting Attorney Jon Tunheim would have more productive ways to allocate their offices' limited resources than chasing after medical marijuana patients.

Drivers traveling through Federal Way this weekend should expect delays. The state Department of Transportation will close all lanes of southbound Interstate 5 at state Route 18 by 11 p.m. Saturday.

A man burned down his mother's Yelm home early Friday morning after a dispute with her turned violent, according to the Thurston County Sheriff's Office.

Property tax statements and postcard notices will start to arrive in taxpayer mailboxes Feb.

It happened about 8:30 p.m. Thursday near Lake Cushman where a deputy conducting surveillance watched the suspect stealing wood and called for backup.

No matter how bad a day you're having, things could be worse. You could be Skeeter Manos.

The utilities tasked with restoring power to some 500,000 homes and businesses during and after the January winter storm did an admirable job in some tough conditions.

City and county road crews have worked nonstop since last month's snow and ice storm that blew through Thurston County, knocking down power lines and blocking roads with trees, limbs and other debris.

An initiative seeking to legalize and regulate the recreational use of marijuana will be decided by voters, Washington state lawmakers said Thursday.

Olympia police say the man was able to call police at 1:14 a.m. and give updates on his whereabouts with his cell phone.

Thurston County Coroner Gary Warnock said a neighbor or fellow council member "thought there was something wrong" and asked for police to check Stanley's Tumwater home.

Testifying before a joint house senate committee today, Thurston County Sheriff John Snaza told lawmakers Initiative 502 would lead to more traffic fatalities and organized crime.