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Thurston County’s highly-anticipated race for the sheriff’s office will proceed as expected, with both incumbent Sheriff Derek Sanders and challenger Kevin Burton-Crow filing for candidacy this …
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Emily Fitzgerald / For Nisqually Valley News
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5/13/26
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During the first joint meeting between the City of Yelm and Yelm Community Schools (YCS) since 2019, it was revealed that — due to Blue Fern Development’s planned construction in the recently …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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5/13/26
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Let’s Go Washington launched an initiative campaign Tuesday aimed at repealing Washington’s new income tax.
As reported by The Center Square, LGW last Friday secured ballot titles and …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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5/12/26
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Thurston County deputies and Olympia police on Monday captured a suspect accused of evading multiple law enforcement agencies across two counties in a stolen Home Depot van.
In a Facebook post, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/12/26
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday extended a highly anticipated stay blocking an appellate court’s pause on telehealth abortion access until May 14.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s …
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By Sofia Resnick / Stateline
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5/12/26
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Nearly six months after The Center Square began investigating inexplicably large taxpayer subsidies to home daycare providers in King County, the state has yet to announce plans to thoroughly audit …
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By Carleen Johnson and TJ Martinell / The Center Square
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5/11/26
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The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) recently honored three 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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5/11/26
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Nearly one year after being placed on administrative leave by the Olympia School District (OSD) for alleged sexual harassment, Ryan Akiyama, a former Yelm High School (YHS) principal, remains on …
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By Nisqually Valley News staff
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5/11/26
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The conservative political committee Let’s Go Washington plans to soon begin gathering signatures as part of its push to overturn the state’s new income tax on high earners.
But the group …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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5/11/26
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Gray wolves are gaining numbers in Washington, continuing a trend that began nearly 20 years ago.
The newest official gray wolf population lists at least 270 wolves in 49 packs based on surveys …
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By TVW
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5/11/26
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The Thurston County Board of Health has updated its membership structure, reducing the total number of members from 12 to 10.
The change expands tribal representation to include individuals from …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/11/26
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State Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia, will host a town hall for his congressional campaign at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 13, at the Skookumchuck Grange, 5345 Skookumchuck Road SE, Tenino.
Braun, …
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By The Chronicle staff
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5/11/26
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Incumbent Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders formally kicked off his re-election campaign with a large celebration on Saturday.
Sanders welcomed a crowd of roughly 1,000 supporters, …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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5/11/26
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A regional timber industry group warns that Washington’s Department of Natural Resources is headed for deep budget trouble that will result in state worker layoffs and force taxpayers to foot more …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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5/11/26
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The federal student loan system is set to see a dramatic overhaul beginning this summer, and critics warn it likely will make loans more expensive and difficult to obtain for borrowers — driving …
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By Shauneen Miranda / Washington State Standard
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5/10/26
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From the Rockies to the Cascades to the Sierra Nevada, mountainsides across the West are sparsely covered by the snow that usually blankets the high country well into the summer.
That snowpack …
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By Alex Brown / Washington State Standard
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5/10/26
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Pressure is mounting on Washington Governor Bob Ferguson to decide if Washington will opt into the federal education tax credit scholarship program, now that a second Democratic governor has signaled …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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5/8/26
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Gov. Bob Ferguson is the first Washington governor in more than 30 years to be found in violation of the state's executive ethics law, according to the board's enforcement website.
The governor …
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Tim Clouser / The Center Square
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5/8/26
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Let’s Go Washington on Friday announced they have received their initiative ballot titles from the office of Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown, as the group prepares to launch a …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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5/8/26
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Thurston County Sheriff’s Office K9 Igo was reunited Wednesday night with a suspect he apprehended almost exactly a year ago.
In that incident, the suspect had fled on foot and tried to hide …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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5/8/26
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