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Neil McClanahan (Olympian File Photo) Neil McClanahan (Olympian File Photo)

Tumwater councilman likely to avoid DUI trial

Neil McClanahan, a Tumwater city councilman and mayoral candidate, will be granted deferred prosecution after his arrest for drunken driving, a city prosecutor said.

    Photos Students explore medicine

    OLYMPIA - Yeseul Kyle, a recent Olympia High School graduate, said it was family experience that sparked her interest in nursing.

    Photos Washington's Plan B ruling overturned

    A federal judge overreached when he sided with religious-freedom arguments to block Washington state’s rules mandating the sale of “morning-after” birth control, appeals judges said Wednesday.

    City of Olympia delays parking decision

    OLYMPIA – The Olympia City Council fiercely debated but took no action Tuesday toward a new, city-run parking garage or whether to install meters in the now free parking zone downtown.

    Links State workers, retirees to see rise in health costs

    Health care costs are going up for state employees, teachers and retirees, and they’ll feel it in out-of-pocket costs next January.

    Photos Totten, Eld watersheds gain new allies

    Capitol Land Trust has formed an alliance with the Griffin Neighborhood Association to preserve special natural areas in the Totten and Eld inlet watersheds.

    Photos Tumwater councilman likely to avoid DUI trial

    Neil McClanahan, a Tumwater city councilman and mayoral candidate, will be granted deferred prosecution after his arrest for drunken driving, a city prosecutor said.

    Two troopers under scrutiny quit

    Two of the 10 Washington State Patrol troopers under internal investigation into whether they obtained phony college degrees online have resigned, according to a WSP spokesman.

    Officer honored for rescuing horse in Capitol Forest

    State Department of Natural Resources law enforcement officer Jason Bodine was honored by the Backcountry Horsemen of Washington on Wednesday for his rescue of a horse that fell into a ravine in Capitol State Forest on June 15.

    Nisqually tribe gives more than $480,000

    The Nisqually Indian tribe recently awarded more than $480,000 to South Sound nonprofit agencies, according to the tribe.

    Hit-and-run suspect released from jail

    A 43-year-old Rochester man was arrested on suspicion of a hit-and-run crash was released from jail Wednesday on his personal recognizance, meaning he did not have to post bail.

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