Interested parties can also contact Thurston County Elections at elections@co.thurston.wa.us or 360-786-5408. Observer training covers election procedure and observer policy. Training is mandatory for ...

When Mike Perry was getting started as a firefighter in the late 1990s, first in his hometown of Yakima and then in Lacey, the fire service provided a home away from his home. His fellow … ...

The regional firefighting community is rallying around Lacey firefighter Jake Johnson after he sustained serious injuries in an off-duty fall. The accidental, life-threatening fall occurred the … ...

Bail has been set at $750,000 for each of the two suspects connected to approximately 10 burglaries in the Puget Sound region — including four in Centralia — who were arrested in … ...

A Yelm man was convicted of second-degree assault after he allegedly intentionally drove his car into a Thurston County Sheriff’s patrol car. Richard Paz was sentenced to 17 months in jail … ...

With Feek taking over for Jones, Martin McMurry, chief operations officer for the Employment Security Department, will serve as interim commissioner. There will be a recruitment for a new Department ...

With talks between the City of Yelm and Blue Fern Development over developing 640-acres of land in the region. Yelm City Council approved a purchase and sale agreement of the city’s 640-acre plot … ...

Washington could spend $1 million repairing damage from vandalism at the state Capitol last year. Restoring a historic wool rug in the state Reception Room as close as possible to its … ...

A civilian sustained minor injuries in a fire that damaged three RVs and four vehicles near Rochester on Wednesday. The fire was reported at approximately 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday, July 22, in the area ...

Community members are raising funds to support the family of the infant who died in a vehicle fire on Tuesday. The crowdfunding campaign had raised over $30,000 as of Thursday … ...

Yelm City Council unanimously voted to accept a Washington State Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) grant for its upcoming Rhoton Road NW reconstruction project during a meeting on Tuesday, Jan. … ...

Public sector unions, which will directly benefit from the millionaire's tax, make up virtually all the contributions to the campaign against the initiative to repeal Washington’s newly enacted … ...