https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article315514634.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/60f66403-eff2-4a40-8e0f-9bfcbd8d91e0/1_th.jpg A 105-home subdivision and logging plan in the works for rural Thurston County Tenino Land Co. LLC has applied to subdivide 22.04 acres into 105 single-family lots, a move that would significantly increase the density of the rural area near the Olympia Regional Airport.The developer plans to harvest approximately one million board feet of timber from the site, removing mature trees that neighbors say define the character of the community. https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article315514634.html/video-embed 40 2026-04-30T11:55:00Z no https://www.theolympian.com/news/politics-government/article315451408.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/e6924357-67e7-483b-acfd-9b51546f6dde/1_th.jpg What will it take to fix the Narrows Bridge in Tacoma, WA? The Narrows Bridge in Tacoma has regularly undergone emergency repairs, spurring questions about how much it would cost and what it would take to fix. https://www.theolympian.com/news/politics-government/article315451408.html/video-embed 66 2026-04-18T00:16:09Z no https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article315579470.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/e293a987-2c7c-4e9b-8abb-d1adc2b42928/1_th.jpg Olympia chef to open new downtown cooking school this summer Miriam-Xiomara Padilla, 33, plans to open a new cooking school in downtown Olympia this summer. The school will primarily educate children at a new space at The Malt House building, located at 505 Legion Way Southeast. https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article315579470.html/video-embed 91 2026-04-30T11:55:00Z no https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article315580062.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/ca610c2b-259c-4abc-9016-e46040b88a0d/1_th.jpg Tumwater School District board members call out city council for absentee remarks (video) Tumwater school board director Ty Kuehl said during an April 23 meeting that remarks made by the City Council and mayor at an April 14 joint meeting were inaccurate and created frustrations. https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article315580062.html/video-embed 152 2026-04-29T23:48:39Z no https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/crime/article315567530.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/a96d64a0-759d-4fee-9db8-696c3d20a5ea/1_th.jpg Shooting investigation on Hoffman Road SE (video) Thurston County deputies have closed Hoffman Rd at 30th Ave SE following a mid-afternoon shooting. Authorities are asking the public to avoid the area. https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/crime/article315567530.html/video-embed 27 2026-04-28T23:53:10Z no https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/education/article315565149.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/d34fcfeb-28e2-4386-82ef-bd91408e74aa/1_th.jpg Tumwater board tables policy that could discipline staff speech Tumwater School District board director Ty Kuehl introduced a staff expression policy to the board on April 23 that some staff fear will lead to free speech limitations. https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/education/article315565149.html/video-embed 85 2026-04-28T20:46:16Z no