Life sentence, roundabout construction, garage fire: July 2 roundup
Thurston County news July 2 included a life sentence in a 2023 double homicide, updates on a major road construction project, and a residential fire.
Here are key takeaways:
- Timothy Burke, 47, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Thursday in Thurston County Superior Court after being convicted of two counts of aggravated first-degree murder in the deaths of Karen A. Koep, 62, and her husband Davido, 68.
- The $4.2 million Second Avenue pedestrian and bicycle improvement project in Tumwater, which replaces a four-way stop at Second and Linwood Avenues with a roundabout, is set to be completed in mid-August, City Engineer Bill Lindauer said.
- Tumwater firefighters knocked down a garage fire at a duplex in the 6900 block of Lively Street Southwest before 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, with all occupants evacuating safely and no injuries reported.
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