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While the full council was not there, a quorum was still present at the Bucoda Town Council, which met at the Bucoda Community Center on May 12.
Councilors Steven Lyle, Laura Wilson and John …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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5/18/26
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A motorcyclist died after crashing into a guardrail on southbound Interstate 5 in Thurston County early Saturday morning.
The motorcyclist has been identified by the Washington State Patrol as …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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5/18/26
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Those who drove past the construction site on 73rd Avenue Southeast in Tumwater or Coates Avenue Northwest in Yelm last week were greeted with a somewhat uncommon sight: women-dominated construction …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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5/18/26
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A project to build roundabouts at three intersections on state Routes 510, 507 and 702 kicked off on Monday, May 18.
The roundabouts will replace stop signs that currently control the …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/18/26
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Through May 31, law enforcement agencies across Washington will participate in the national “Click It or Ticket” campaign. Troopers and officers will be looking for drivers and passengers who are …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/18/26
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As the June 1 closure date for the Yashiro Japanese Garden grows closer, the City of Olympia on Friday shared its plans to preserve and relocate the garden to another public site.
“The city is …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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5/18/26
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Among the agenda items for the Rainier City Council on Tuesday, May 12, was the city’s six-year street plan listing street upgrade and improvement projects public works staff hope to get completed.
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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5/18/26
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For more than a year, Rep. Tarra Simmons has been dogged by allegations she improperly used her cachet as a lawmaker and cash from her prior campaigns to assist two nonprofit organizations, one of …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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5/18/26
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Despite sitting $34.5 billion short on a 2016 voter-approved system expansion, Sound Transit still has millions to spend on billboard advertising.
The Board of Directors will consider punting …
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Tim Clouser | The Center Square
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5/16/26
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A Seattle City Council Committee is directing Mayor Katie Wilson to make a recommendation by Aug. 1 as to the fate of the troubled King County Regional Homeless Authority.
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By Randy Diamond | The Center Square
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5/16/26
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Desperate to get a handle on rising property insurance costs driven by natural disasters, some state lawmakers are opening up a new line of attack in the effort to force oil companies to bear the …
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By Alex Brown / Stateline
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5/16/26
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A Washington judge on Friday sided with the state as he turned back a lawsuit seeking to block a controversial 2025 law concerning rights for parents of public school students.
Thurston County …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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5/15/26
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The three-person race for Thurston County commissioner in District 5 is officially underway.
Lacey City Council member Nic Dunning, also known as Nicolas Martinez-Dunning, and North Thurston …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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5/15/26
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Washington state Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia, made a campaign stop on the outskirts of the Third Congressional District on Wednesday, May 14, at the Skookumchuck Grange in Tenino, speaking to …
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By Jacob Dimond / For The Chronicle
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5/15/26
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“Everybody is leaving.”
Washington AI startup entrepreneur Jesse Proudman said in a Thursday interview with The Center Square that he's had enough, and he's not alone.
The Venice.ai …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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5/15/26
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Food stamp enrollment in Washington state fell sharply between last summer and early this year amid federal cuts to the program and as fewer immigrants accessed benefits.
The decline here is …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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5/15/26
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Washington Attorney General's Office officials described the state Supreme Court as “favorable a venue as we’re likely to get” to thwart a referendum on a new millionaire's tax, according to …
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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5/14/26
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From mandatory police trainings to millions of dollars in state spending to close the “digital divide,” Washington agencies are struggling to prove whether major programs are working.
The …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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5/14/26
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The federal government announced Wednesday it’s reimbursing the Washington state health department $263 million for costs responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The money is part of $538 …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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5/14/26
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Tenino High School senior Baylee Ahrens has compiled quite the trophy case in her journey raising and showing livestock, as well as in FFA.
She’s won awards like grand champion senior showman …
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By Dylan Reubenking / dylan@thurstonchronicle.com
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5/14/26
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