Here are the 5 most read stories on The Olympian.com

Stories about the state budget were among last week’s most read.

1. You know that tall building that overlooks Capitol Lake? Things are about to get real: The city of Olympia has begun notifying the public about a land-use application that proposes to redevelop the site into a “multi-family and commercial complex intended to provide 138 new residences and a mix of ground-floor restaurant and retail spaces.”

2. Budget deal raises the state property tax to pay for school overhaul: State lawmakers have agreed to raise the statewide property tax to help pay for about $7 billion in investments in public education over the next four years.

3. Girl, 4, falls to her death in Lacey Sunday night: A 4-year-old girl died Sunday evening after she fell out of a second-story window in Lacey, a Lacey Fire District 3 official said Monday.

4. Two years into his 76-year sentence, this Thurston County man will get a new trial: A Thurston County man who was convicted of 137 charges will get a new trial.

5. We have a state budget deal — and lots of unanswered questions: Top state lawmakers stayed up all night Tuesday hammering out a deal on a new two-year state budget that they say will prevent a government shutdown July 1.

This story was originally published July 3, 2017 at 7:00 AM with the headline "Here are the 5 most read stories on The Olympian.com."