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Thurston County Courthouse Complex, 2000 Lakeridge Dr. SW, Olympia

Thurston County to hold online surplus auction

Thurston County will hold an online auction of surplus items Aug. 5-12. 3 hours ago

Government

Washington, Colorado senators urge Obama to be consistent on marijuana

Pressure on the White House continues to mount after the New York Times advocates for national pot legalization.

Sports

Seattle’s Dustin Ackley starts to run after hitting a single off Cleveland Indians reliever Kyle Crockett in the eighth inning Tuesday. Ackley, batting leadoff, had his fifth three-hit game in July as the Mariners won the opener of their three-game series in Cleveland.

Mariners’ attack perks up in 5-2 victory over Indians

Four-run fourth inning boosts Iwakuma, who extends his road unbeaten streak to 14 games 3 hours ago

Business

Timberland Bank on Trosper Road in Tumwater

Quarterly bank earnings rise at Anchor, Timberland

Improving credit quality helped Lacey-based Anchor Bancorp, the parent company to Anchor Bank, swing to a profit for its fiscal fourth quarter.

Opinion

Saving our planet is everybody’s business

Washingtonians should be proud of our congressional delegation for leading the effort to stop development of North America’s largest open-pit mine upstream from Alaska’s Bristol Bay. The copper and molybdenum mine would irreparably ...

Living & Entertainment

Mason Price, 3, rides the airplanes with his sister, Savannah Price (right), 6, and their cousins Lynlea Swanson (left), 7, and Chloe Swanson, 5, of Lacey, during the opening day of the Thurston County Fair in Lacey in 2013.

Thurston County Fair adds some different flavors to traditional offerings

The Thurston County Fair — which opens Wednesday, July 30 — now has an edge. You can still see animals being auctioned off and watch judges decide who bakes the best pie, but you also can check out the talents of tattoo artists, attend...

Nation & World

Rights group: Syria using barrel bombs, defying UN

The Syrian government is still indiscriminately bombing civilians with explosives-filled barrels in defiance of a U.N. Security Council resolution, an international human rights group said Wednesday. 1 minute ago