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Reporter Chelsea Krotzer covers breaking news and the communities of Lacey, Tumwater and Thurston County. She can be reached at ckrotzer@theolympian.com or 360-754-5476.
Reporter Jeremy Pawloski covers courts, crime and breaking news for the Olympian. He can be reached at jpowloski@theolympian.com or 360-754-5445.
Thurston County residents should take advantage of this afternoon's mostly sunny skies. According to the National Weather Service, the rest of Memorial Day weekend could be wet.
Temperatures are expected to reach a high of 72 in Olympia Saturday with a chance of fog and rain showers by Sunday afternoon as clouds move into the area.
There is a chance of rain on Sunday and Memorial Day, according to meteorologist Ni Cushmeer.
A number of Lacey police officers were at North Thurston High School today to assist in traffic control during the school's annual triathlon.
A Centralia man accused of murdering a 2 ½ year old girl was arrested Thursday.
The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man who robbed two women Friday at gunpoint near Rochester, then drove away in a car belonging to one of the victims.
A 49-year-old Olympia-area woman was critically injured overnight when a gun her 20-year-old son was handling accidentally discharged.
Two pedestrians – one in Olympia, the other in Lacey – were struck by cars between 4 and 5 p.m. Thursday.
A former financial operations manager at AMS Law in Lacey is charged with first-degree theft for allegedly stealing about $41,000 from the law firm.
Police are searching for a 9-year-old Yelm boy who did not show up to school Thursday.
Paving at Martin Way and Carpenter Road has been pushed to next week because of rain.
An Olympia police detective found a video of an alleged assault involving brass knuckles at the Olympia Transit Center posted on YouTube under the title “Olympia Gangstas,” leading to the arrest of two suspects.