'We are bringing back the saltwater marsh'

Bulldozers and other earth-moving machines began gouging into a beautiful green meadow near the entrance of the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge on Tuesday.... read more

Olympia aims to encourage carpooling

Downtown employees who carpool would qualify for reduced parking rates under a plan the Olympia City Council preliminarily approved Tuesday night.... read more

Neighbors keep eye out for cougar

Grass Lake Refuge neighbors aren't panicking about the cougar that is living in the 164-acre nature area in west Olympia.... read more

Planners back height increase

The Olympia Planning Commission voted 7-3 on Monday night to recommend raising building-height limits on the narrow strip of land between Capitol Lake and Budd Inlet, which would allow Triway Enterprises, a South Sound developer, to build planned five- and seven-story mixed-use buildings.... read more

Crews hunt source of Rainier debris flows

A slurry of rocks and mud sounded like a freight train when it ripped through a popular Mount Rainier hiking destination in 2001 and scared some television viewers who believed their homes were in the path.... read more

Low moisture level worries firefighters

The likelihood of a wildfire threatening homes in Thurston County is on the rise.... read more

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