22+ hour, 36+ min ago   (130+ words) A passenger was hurt Friday evening in a two-car crash in east Thurston County, the Washington State Patrol reported. The 19-year-old Iowa man was taken to Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia for his injuries. About 6 p.m., the Iowa man and…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (158+ words) A fatal incident closed Interstate 5 near the Nisqually River Bridge Thursday evening, according to the Washington State Patrol and the Washington State Department of Transportation. “Unfortunately there was a fatality involved in this incident and the roadway will be closed…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (441+ words) The Thurston County Coroner has released the cause of death for a 59-year-old woman who was found dead inside a Rainier home that was the scene of a seven-hour standoff with law enforcement last week. Gina Day died of natural…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (216+ words) A 21-year-old Thurston County motorcyclist died after his motorcycle collided with two trucks in west Olympia Tuesday evening. The incident occurred about 6 p.m. at the intersection of Harrison Avenue Northwest and Greenwood Drive Southwest, which is just east of Evergreen Parkway…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (764+ words) A 65-year-old man accused of firing at law enforcement during a seven-hour standoff at a Rainier home last week bonded out of jail Saturday, a day after his first court hearing. Jon William Day appeared in Thurston County Superior Court…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (139+ words) Two vehicles wound up on the side of northbound Interstate 5 Friday morning, including one that came to a stop deep in the bushes, according to the Washington State Patrol. Around 11 a.m., a pickup truck driver, allegedly driving at a high rate…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (206+ words) A 69-year-old man who had eluded law enforcement since Aug. 28 was taken into custody on Saturday, Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders said in an update on social media. Deputies arrested the man Saturday afternoon following a tip they received about…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1050+ words) Thurston County public services may be curtailed and delayed further under proposals to reduce spending by $5.5 million in 2027. Leaders for the county’s various offices and departments took turns sharing budget cut scenarios with the Board of County Commissioners during a…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (198+ words) Deputies arrested a man suspected of distributing controlled substances throughout Thurston County on Wednesday, according to the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office. The man is suspected of kidnapping, rape, unlawful imprisonment and illegal firearm possession, according to a Facebook post Friday…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (399+ words) Thurston County deputies detained a Rainier resident following a seven-hour standoff that included an exchange of gunfire early Wednesday morning, Sheriff Derek Sanders shared on social media. The incident occurred at a home in the 600 block of Nieland Loop Southeast,…...