Funding for more police officers, parking requirements for new housing and penalties for littering. These are just a few of the issues covered by 333 new Washington state laws set to take effect ...

The Washington State Department of Licensing is seeing a surge in applications for concealed carry permits for firearms. “At the end of June 2025, there were 709,334 Washington residents with an ...

Acclaimed stand-up comedian Sam Miller will perform live at Simply Organic Cafe & Catering in Tenino on Thursday, Aug. 1 at 7 p.m. Miller, from Olympia, is 6 feet, 6 inches tall, 360 pounds, and over ...

Due to increased risk of wildfires, the Gifford Pinchot National Forest fire managers have issued restrictions on campfires, smoking and other activities within the forest. The restrictions went into ...

On Wednesday, a former Washington State University criminology Ph.D. student who brutally murdered four University of Idaho students in 2022 was sentenced to four consecutive life terms in prison ...

They come from Oregon and California. Colorado and Canada. One family traveled all the way from Hawaii. Another from Japan. Naturally, most come from within the state of Washington. Their destination: ...

The Thurston County Fair is back this summer with four days of rides, live entertainment, local agriculture and FFA showcases — plus all your favorite fair food (and some new options, too.) The ...

Federal immigration arrests across Washington rose sharply in June as the Trump administration continues its aggressive nationwide push for deportations, according to new data. Arrests in June, more ...

A parade Saturday morning is historically the opening act for the Tenino Oregon Trail Days. The Tenino Motorcycle Drill Team will be found along Sussex Avenue starting at 10:45 a.m. doing drills for ...

This will be the 44th time pilots from around Washington will fly in to Cougar Mountain Airfield for a potluck, June 30. This year will be a bit different than those in the past because it’s honoring ...

The U.S. government sold off these aging ships — leaving states in the Pacific Northwest to pay the price Washington, Oregon officials say they’ve spent millions removing or destroying abandoned ...

The Washington state Department of Youth, Children & Families Oversight Board received devastating news from the state Office of the Family and Children’s Ombuds. During a four-hour meeting on ...