Lt. Jerry Hall with the Olympia Fire Department confirmed to The Olympian that OFD and other fire agencies in Thurston County ...

This is something that you would expect to see in countries like North Korea or the old Soviet Union or today's Russia." The ...

That’s the sound of the great blue heron, a wetland bird native to the Pacific Northwest. The downtown heronry, or nesting ...

The gardens of the Capitol Campus in Olympia are buzzing with springtime activity, even as Washington's 2025 legislative ...

The Washington Department of Ecology (WDOE) is expanding its drought emergency to include some of Western Washington's most ...

A G4 geomagnetic storm is expected to last through June 2. Here's some key information, including light pollution maps.

Western Washington is home to dozens of sewing shops that cater to local community needs. June’s Shop Hop helps you sample them.

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson had pledged to spend $100 million to hire new police officers as part of his first budget, but it didn’t happen. On Monday, Ferguson signed HB ...

Its current era spans north of Washington’s state border down ... water — an intentional nod to the heritage that put Olympia on the map.” Givens added that they have been “overwhelmed ...

Learn about the issue of housing affordability and the actions the City and its partners are taking to address it. You’ll be invited to talk with others in small groups about how neighborhoods ...

Dennis Smith, of Olympia, Washington, became unresponsive at about 4:45 p.m. May 15, the National Park Service said in a news release. Bystanders and park rangers tried to resuscitate Smith ...

Night - Mostly cloudy with a 51% chance of precipitation. Winds SSW at 7 mph (11.3 kph). The overnight low will be 46 °F (7.8 °C). Mostly cloudy with a high of 59 °F (15 °C) and a 66% chance ...