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Lakewood cop killer’s alleged getaway driver wins key appeal as retrial approaches

December 13, 2018 11:14 AM

Speeding caused the crash that blocked southbound I-5 for 5 hours and injured 4

December 13, 2018 11:44 AM

The business formerly known as Cash & Carry is set to open its Tumwater store

December 12, 2018 05:11 PM

Hundreds without power in Thurston County

December 13, 2018 09:10 AM

Storm in Cascades allows several ski resorts to open

December 12, 2018 04:37 PM

Commuters beware. Semi crash blocking all lanes of southbound I-5 near Olympia

December 12, 2018 03:45 PM

Russell Wilson on him, Seahawks’ pass game missing Pro Bowl WR Doug Baldwin lately

December 13, 2018 01:54 PM

Bomb threat forces evacuation of Thurston County campus

December 13, 2018 11:23 AM

South Sound

Pedestrians beware near Norway maple trees on west Capitol Campus

December 13, 2018 07:00 AM

Speeding caused the crash that blocked southbound I-5 for 5 hours and injured 4

December 13, 2018 11:44 AM

Wednesday afternoon crashes shut down southbound I-5 near Olympia

December 12, 2018 01:57 PM

Changes coming to IT bus schedules starting next week

December 11, 2018 11:07 AM

Government

Washington governor proposes capital gains tax in new budget

December 13, 2018 12:50 PM

Military panel’s top Dem: War Powers Resolution won’t move White House on Yemen

December 12, 2018 01:32 PM

Settlement approved in Washington state mental health case

December 12, 2018 02:27 PM

States cite climate worries in push to stop US coal sales

December 12, 2018 03:04 PM

Sports

Mariners trade Carlos Santana to Indians for slugger Edwin Encarnacion

December 13, 2018 09:43 AM

“Sweet Victory” for Super Bowl halftime? A petition is close to 1 million people backing Sponge Bob

December 13, 2018 01:51 PM

High school volleyball: 2018 all-state teams, as chosen by coaches

December 13, 2018 11:48 AM

Jerry Dipoto hospitalized, but Mariners continue drafting, trading

December 13, 2018 10:31 AM

Business

The business formerly known as Cash & Carry is set to open its Tumwater store

December 12, 2018 05:11 PM

1 woman and 2 men are finalists for top job at the Port of Olympia

December 11, 2018 12:01 PM

Lacey scuba gear business fined $197,000 for dumping hazardous waste in toilet, storm drain

December 11, 2018 02:38 PM

David Zeeck leaving The News Tribune after 24 years as publisher and executive editor

December 11, 2018 09:57 AM

In Depth

The Olympian invites you to give those in need a Light of Hope

If you are looking for a way to help those in need in Thurston County during the holiday season, you’ve come to the right place. The Olympian’s annual Light of Hope is a list of needs that you can fill to make the holidays better for clients from City Gates Ministries, GRuB, the YWCA Olympia, Barb O’Neill Family & Friends, Family Support Center, and Lewis Mason Thurston Area Agency on Aging.

Blogs & Columns

Transparency is a two-way street. Government must be open, but citizens must tune in

December 08, 2018 07:00 AM

Editorial: If federal government can’t ban female mutilation, all 50 states should do it

December 05, 2018 01:55 PM

Harlequin Productions is nothing more than debacle

December 06, 2018 04:20 PM

McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of Dec. 10, 2018

December 11, 2018 02:41 PM

Seahawks’ defense smothers Vikings to take control of wildcard race

December 10, 2018 09:39 PM

McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of Dec. 3 2018

December 04, 2018 01:58 PM

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entertainment

Let there be (more) light as we celebrate the winter solstice and Turn of the Tides

Winter solstice marks the moment when our hemisphere begins to move toward the sun. The planet’s position relative to the sun affects not only the length of our days but also the height of our tides. That’s the inspiration for the Puget Sound Estuarium’s annual Turn of the Tides Festival, “celebrating the sea and the season.”