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When a 7-year-old girl, caught in the middle of a custody battle, said that her uncle raped her and that her dad didn’t protect her, Angela Rinaldo wasn’t convinced.
Rinaldo, a guardian ad …
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By Kelsey Turner/InvestigateWest
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5/14/26
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State officials say eastern Washington forests are “overstocked” following years of fire exclusion policies and management practices that have left drier areas ripe for serious wildfires.
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Tim Clouser | The Center Square
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5/14/26
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It’s going to be another tough year for Washington farmers, who were already facing record-low worldwide commodity prices.
While consumers benefit from lower prices on things like wheat …
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By Donna Gordon Blankinship / Washington State Standard
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5/14/26
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A federal judge is weighing whether to toss redrawn political maps for Washington’s Legislature that he approved two years ago, a move that state officials warn would take “a wrecking ball” to …
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By Jerry Cornfield / Washington State Standard
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5/14/26
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The battle over parental rights and how Washington school districts are responding will be front and center for two days of meetings this week of the Professional Educator Standards Board .
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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5/13/26
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The Washington Department of Commerce on Wednesday provided The Center Square with a complete list of taxpayer-funded daycare providers' names and locations, reversing an earlier decision not to …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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5/13/26
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The Olympia Tumwater Foundation (OTF) has announced a request for qualifications (RFQ) for a new public art installation at Brewery Park at Tumwater Falls.
This opportunity invites local artists …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/13/26
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The Washington state Department of Corrections (DOC), in partnership with the Washington state Department of Health (DOH), has made the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline available to incarcerated …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/13/26
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The Tenino City Council has officially dissolved the Tenino Police Department.
The council convened at Tenino City Hall for the council’s Tuesday, May 12, meeting, and, among other business, …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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5/13/26
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For the first time in 10 years, the Nisqually Indian Tribe will host an annual canoe journey, Paddle to Nisqually Medicine Creek Potlatch, this summer.
This canoe journey is an annual …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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5/13/26
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The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) recently honored several staff members as 2025 employees of the year in their respective positions.
The employees are:
• Deputy Arana: …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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5/13/26
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The Thurston County Board of Commissioners is asking for a salary pay freeze for the second year in a row amid the county’s ongoing budget difficulties.
The five-member board voted unanimously …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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5/13/26
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Starbucks is moving forward with a new series of 61 staff reductions in its corporate headquarters in Seattle.
All the layoffs are in the company’s technology department and are a result of a …
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By Randy Diamond / The Center Square
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5/13/26
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Environmental activists have raised the $32,000 needed to spare the trees surrounding a campground on the northern end of the Olympic Peninsula from logging.
In what appears to be a …
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By Aspen Ford / Washington State Standard
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5/13/26
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Last year, FIFA President Gianni Infantino likened this year’s World Cup to “104 Super Bowls.”
With the soccer tournament a month away, that’s feeling like a stretch.
In …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / Washington State Standard
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5/13/26
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It’s no secret that growth is set to come to Yelm over the next 20 years, and during a joint meeting between the City of Yelm and Yelm Community Schools (YCS) on Tuesday, May, 5, public services …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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5/13/26
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Saturday, May 18 City of Yelm Spring Cleanup The City of Yelm will be hosting its spring cleanup day from 8 a.m. until dumpsters are full on Saturday, May 16, at Yelm Public Works, located at 901 …
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5/13/26
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Standing Room Only (SRO) Theater has emerged as one of Yelm’s top entertainment sources since the conclusion of the pandemic, and in recent memory, the organization’s partnership with …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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5/13/26
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During the first joint meeting in seven years between Yelm Community Schools and the City of Yelm on Tuesday, May 5, Cody Colt, Yelm public services director, highlighted some of the area’s …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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5/13/26
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Yelm Community Schools knows the challenges of growing its transportation department amidst a quadruple levy failure, and during the first joint meeting between the City of Yelm and the district in …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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5/13/26
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