Storm debris drop-off information for Jan. 31
All of Thurston County's drop-off sites for storm debris will be open seven days a week, including this weekend.
Prankster pretends to offer wildlife for sale
A 30-year-old Thurston County man’s prank phone call to a company called “Fox Appraisal Inc.” resulted in a Dec. 9 search of his home by wildlife agents looking for illegally trafficked exotic animals.
Thurston County commissioners OK $313 million 'no...
The Thurston County commission adopted a $313 million budget for 2012 on Friday, down from $336 million in 2011.
Seattle college can evict protesters, judge rules...
SEATTLE - Occupy Seattle protesters say they're looking for a new base - possibly an abandoned warehouse - after a judge ruled Friday that Seattle Central Community College can evict them from the campus. The Thurston County Superior Court judge denied a protester's request for an injunction that would have allowed the demonstrators to continue camping there.
Judge: DSHS owes $96 million to caregivers
A Thurston County judge on Friday found that the Department of Social and Health Services owes about 22,000 in-home health-care workers $96 million in back pay and accrued interest.
THURSTON COUNTY: County commissioners not meeting...
The Thurston County Commission will not hold its weekly board meeting today to allow time to deliberate on the 2012 budget and other year-end issues, according to a news release.
17 arrested in raids on five Thurston County pot...
The Thurston County Narcotics Task Force shut down five medicinal marijuana dispensaries Tuesday morning, and 17 people were arrested, according to a police spokesman.
Thurston County Sheriff's Office investigating...
The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a 31-year-old man was shot in the abdomen in the Yelm area.
Coroner: no foul play in newborn's death
The Thurston County Coroner says there's no evidence of foul play in the death of a newborn baby boy found dead in an Olympia home on Monday.
Man possibly tied to 3 restroom attacks - Sun, 17...
A Morton, Wash., man who allegedly attacked an 8-year-old boy in a public restroom in Castle Rock Saturday and allegedly performed a similar act last June is believed to have been involved in a third attack on a young boy, according to the Washington State Patrol. The Thurston County Prosecuting Attorney's office said Friday it expects the State Patrol to forward information regarding a June 27 incident in which 22-year-old Steven R. Moulton allegedly attacked a 9-year-old boy at the Maytown...
SWAT team says it found meth in Rainier-area raid
The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office and Washington State Patrol SWAT team seized methamphetamine and marijuana while serving an arrest warrant Friday morning in the 12000 block of Wagon Wheel Road Southeast, a news release states.
SWAT team reports finding meth in Rainier-area...
The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office and Washington State Patrol SWAT team seized methamphetamine and marijuana while serving an arrest warrant Friday morning in the 12000 block of Wagon Wheel Road Southeast, a news release states.A 31-year-old man was arrested at the Rainier-area residence on a warrant for first-degree assault while armed with a deadly weapon.
Hydroplane accident kills man on Black Lake
A 32-year-old Buckley man was pronounced dead Saturday at Providence St. Peter Hospital after his hydroplane crashed on Black Lake during the 38th annual Black Lake Regatta, according to the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office.
1 dead in Olympia hydroplane crash
The Thurston County sheriff's office says a 32-year-old Buckley man was killed after crashing his hydroplane at a Olympia regatta.
Land protections draw emotions
The development of critical areas took center stage Thursday night as hundreds of people packed the Thurston County Courthouse complex for a marathon public hearing, which pitted property rights against protections for the county’s woodland habitats.
Is Thurston's housing market 'starting to firm...
More South Sound homes sold last month than in May, but sales were flat year over year, according to Northwest Multiple Listing Service data released Wednesday.
James Lavadour
by Jen Graves You have two strong reasons to go to this show: James Lavadour is the J.M.W. Turner of the Northwest, a maker of landscape paintings that are layered and gauzy and vivid, full of weather and invitation. He's a member of the Umatilla Tribe, and his relationship with the land was, and continues to be, his school of art, but these surfaces reveal influences from pop artist Robert Rauschenberg to Chinese painting. Your second reason to go?...
Drug chemical found in tests of dead soldier, wife
The Thurston County coroner says toxicology tests on a Washington state man who shot and killed his wife and himself during a police chase in April show both had a chemical in their systems that's associated with a potent designer drug.
Man gets nearly 21 years for Capitol Forest murder
A Thurston County judge sentenced a man to 20 years and 10 months in prison Wednesday for last year’s slaying of Randen S. Robinson, 25, of Rochester.
Elderly Yelm pair's deaths might be result of a...
The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office is investigating whether an 81-year-old Yelm man committed a murder-suicide by giving his wife a toxic chemical cocktail in their home before drinking it himself.
Level 3 sex offender registers in Thurston County
Level 3 sex offender Shawn Tanzy has registered indicating that he plans to live in the 900 block of Capitol Way South, according to the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office.
DSHS privatization halted by judge - Tue, 17 May...
A Thurston County judge has ordered the Washington Department of Social and Health Services to stop contracting with private agencies to manage child welfare cases until it can show that it complies with state law. Ruling from the bench, Superior Court Judge Thomas McPhee ordered a preliminary injunction on Friday after the state's largest public employees union sued the department, claiming it was exceeding its authority by privatizing child welfare.
Former Lacey official with molestation conviction...
A Thurston County man who lost the right to practice as an engineer after he was convicted of first-degree child molestation will have his license reinstated, the result of an opinion published Wednesday by the Washington Court of Appeals.In a 2-1 opinion, the court ruled that the Washington State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors “misinterpreted and misapplied the law” when it suspended former Lacey public works director Dennis...
Fumes halt investigation after 2 bodies found in...
The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office was trying to figure out what killed a Yelm couple found dead in their home Monday, and believe the deaths may be related to liquid found in drinking glasses in the kitchen.
2 found dead at home near Yelm
The Thurston County Sheriff's Office says it's investigating after two people were found dead at a home near Yelm.

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