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Certain areas of Tumwater are heating up more than others, and that is due to the lack of a good tree canopy, according to Tumwater Urban Forester Brian Caughlan.
Caughlan heads up the city’s …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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6/10/26
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U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, this week spoke in favor of her amendment that would create a new mental acuity standard for members of Congress.
Following debate, the amendment …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/10/26
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Tenino is known colloquially as the “Stone City” due to the area’s sandstone quarries in South Thurston County — with one of those quarries now serving as the city’s public pool.
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/10/26
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The public is invited to attend the annual Washington State Fallen Firefighters’ Memorial Service on Sunday, June 14, on the state Capitol’s west campus in Olympia.
The memorial service will …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/10/26
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Olympia officially has 162 new affordable apartments, thanks to the efforts of local lawmakers on the state, county and city level in partnership with a private developer.
After roughly …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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6/10/26
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A man arrested in 2023 for murdering a couple in their Thurston County home, cleaning the scene and disposing of their bodies was convicted Tuesday for the murders.
Following several weeks …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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6/9/26
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Photos by Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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6/9/26
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The Thurston Chamber of Commerce and the Squaxin Island Tribe have joined the small list of supporters for the proposed mixed-use West Bay Yards development in Olympia.
The development is …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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6/8/26
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A woman faces felony charges after she allegedly fled a traffic stop in Centralia with a theft suspect riding as her passenger.
Kisa M. Harris, 33, of Lakewood, made a preliminary appearance in …
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By Jacob Farmer / jfarmer@chronline.com
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6/8/26
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Three people, including an officer with the Yelm Police Department and his passenger, were injured in a two-vehicle crash near Yelm on Saturday.
The crash was reported at approximately 6:30 p.m. …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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6/8/26
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A Lacey man faces potential vehicular homicide charges following a fatal two-car collision on Interstate 5 Friday, according to the Washington State Patrol (WSP).
Steven L. Hargis, 50, of Forest …
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By The Chronicle staff
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6/8/26
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South Puget Sound Community College (SPSCC) is celebrating a major milestone this June as the first cohort of students graduates from its Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (BS in CS) …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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6/8/26
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The Pope John Paul II High School class of 2026, made up of 21 graduates, celebrated its graduation during a commencement ceremony at Saint Michael Parish in Olympia on Saturday, June 6.
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Photos by Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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6/6/26
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