Washington Supreme Court to decide police privacy case

The Washington Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case that will decide whether the identities of Seattle police officers who attended events in the nation’s capital on the day of the insurrection are protected under the state’s public records law.

Gov. Inslee signs executive order for electric fleet

Governor Jay Inslee has signed an executive order that seeks to move state government to an all-electric fleet of vehicles by 2035.

Washington state senators to need COVID test to attend votes

Washington state senators and staff will have to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination or submit to regular testing when on campus when the new legislative session starts in January, under a proposal approved by a Senate committee Friday night.

Elderly couple dead in Olympia house fire

Fire officials are investigating the cause of a deadly house fire early Friday morning in Olympia.

Tim Eyman defaults on court-ordered payments

Court documents show that former initiative promoter Tim Eyman, who earlier this year was found liable for years of violations of Washington’s campaign finance laws and was fined $2.6 million, has not made his last two monthly payments on that fine and is now in default.

Explosion shakes Lacey, police investigating

Lacey Police are investigating what they are calling a "homemade explosive device" set off in the woods Wednesday afternoon.

Deputies: Son in custody after couple found dead in Thurston County home

A 30-year-old man is in custody after a couple was found dead inside of a home in the Maytown area of South Thurston County on Sunday night.

Gov. Inslee lets eviction moratorium expire on Sunday

After more than 18 months of pandemic-driven eviction limits, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said he will allow the latest version of Washington’s eviction moratorium to expire on Sunday.

Pfizer boosters for younger kids expected in WA next week

Health officials in Washington said Wednesday they are expecting about 316,000 doses of kid-sized Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to arrive in the state next week ahead of the expected final approval of the shots for 5- to 11-year-olds.

1 hospitalized after shooting in Olympia

Police are investigating a shooting Wednesday in Olympia, police said. 

Lawmaker locked out of office at Washington state capital over vaccine rule
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Lawmakers and legislative employees at the Washington state House must prove they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to access House facilities through early January, under a rule adopted by a House committee late last month.

Lacey Police seek ID of suspect who stole unconscious crash victim's wallet

Lacey Police are asking for the public’s help to identify a suspect who used a credit card stolen from a woman while she was trapped, bleeding and unconscious after her van was T-boned by a DUI driver.  

Lacey Police seek ID of suspect who stole unconscious crash victim's wallet
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Lacey Police are asking for the public?s help to identify a suspect who used a credit card stolen from a woman while she was trapped, bleeding and unconscious after her van was T-boned by a DUI driver.

1,887 WA workers fired, leave jobs due to vaccine mandate

More than 1,800 Washington state workers have been fired, resigned or retired due to the state’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate, according to data released Tuesday.

Bomb threat prompts evacuations, closes roads in Olympia

Several roads in downtown Olympia were closed as police investigated a bomb threat Monday morning.