South Sound

The newest tool to teach boating safety is Walter, Washington's All-eqiupped Law Enforcement Training and Education Resource boat. It was launched Monday in Olympia.

Walter is boating safety program's newest vessel

Based in Olympia, it will be used to promote boating education and training marine law enforcement officers.

Government

The Legislative Building in Olympia is shown on Jan. 3, 2013.

Under the Dome: Tuesday, March 3, the 51st day of the 105-day legislative session

News and notes setting up the 51st day of the 105-day legislative session.

Sports

River Ridge junior guard Makenna Schultz is The Olympian’s All-Area player of the year in girls basketball after averaging 21 points, 4.5 assists and 3.1 steals per game. “She’s driving the car for us. ... She’s driving us to the spot,” Hawks coach Jackie Robinson says.

All-area girls basketball: Do-it-all Schultz leads River Ridge into final eight of 2A girls state tournament

Point guard Makenna Schultz drives Hawks back to state tournament in Yakima 1 hour ago

Business

A visitor uses his phone inside a pavilion at the Mobile World Congress, the world's largest mobile phone trade show in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, March 3, 2015.

BlackBerry offers new phones but turns focus to software

BlackBerry may be launching four new smartphones over the coming year, but the struggling company is staking its future on becoming a giant in software.

Opinion

Thurston Thrives strives for public health

Thurston County is fortunate to have a dedicated group of leaders from the public, private and non-profit sector willing to take on the daunting task of improving community and individual health in the broadest sense of the term. A healthy community...

Living & Entertainment

There should be plenty of opportunities for South Sound anglers to catch pink salmon this year. The state has forecast the South Sound run to be more than 3.3 million fish.

Strong pink salmon run expected in 2015, as well as chinook in the ocean and Columbia River

State releases salmon forecasts that will be the basis for fishing seasons in 2015-16.

Nation & World

Kelly Gissendaner, the only woman on Georgia's death row, peers through the slot in her cell door as a guard brings her a cup of ice at Metro State Prison in Atlanta in July 2004.

Georgia woman’s execution delayed due to cloudy drug

Georgia postponed its first execution of a woman in 70 years late Monday, as officials cited problems with the lone drug that would be used for the lethal injection.