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
Downtown employees who carpool would qualify for reduced parking rates under a plan the Olympia City Council preliminarily approved Tuesday night.... read more
Grass Lake Refuge neighbors aren't panicking about the cougar that is living in the 164-acre nature area in west Olympia.... read more
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
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
The likelihood of a wildfire threatening homes in Thurston County is on the rise.... read more