https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article317202694.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/567fbcbd-acc8-4902-b2a0-7e08b32f5256/1_th.jpg Tacoma man allegedly being found asleep with drugs in Lacey A Lacey police officer wakes up a 39-year-old Tacoma man moments before he allegedly flees from officers in a car with drugs and a gun on Aug. 29, 2026. The Lacey Police Department shared video of the incident to Facebook on Sept. 1. https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article317202694.html/video-embed 167 2026-09-11T00:43:48Z no https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article317185484.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/96c0b746-a26d-4c9a-9463-080c8892bc45/1_th.jpg Chinook salmon make their seasonal return to downtown Olympia Chinook salmon have returned to downtown Olympia to begin their journey from the sea back to the hatchery where they were born that sits above Tumwater Falls in the Deschutes River. Their first hurdle is the 5th Avenue dam. https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article317185484.html/video-embed 28 2026-09-09T20:54:02Z no https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article317195722.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/686b15a6-7700-48d1-9886-79ca84577fb6/1_th.jpg Downtown Olympia gets a new spice shop Olympia Spice Co. opened at 209 Fifth Ave. E., bringing 130 spices to downtown Olympia and focusing on small, regenerative farmers. https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article317195722.html/video-embed 24 2026-09-11T11:55:00Z no