Maintenance supervisor Kevin Joyce cleans the community pool at the Tabula Rasa apartment complex in Tumwater. The 118-unit community opened in May and already is at 70 percent capacity. (Steven M. Herppich/The Olympian)
South Sound apartment vacancies remain tight and rents continue to rise, according to a fall survey of the Puget Sound apartment market.
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South Sound apartment vacancies remain tight and rents continue to rise, according to a fall survey of the Puget Sound apartment market.
LACEY — Report cards will look a little different for elementary school students in North Thurston Public Schools this year.
A woman wanted in Independence, Mo., for kidnapping her four noncustodial children was arrested at an Olympia hotel Sunday afternoon, according to the Olympia Police Department.
FORT LEWIS — Staff Sgt. Eric Sabroe of Olympia received a U.S. flag, a lapel pin and a certificate signifying the U.S. government's appreciation for the year he spent deployed in Kuwait.
OLYMPIA — The upcoming presidential election is a chance for NOVA School students to learn about civics and civility.
• Level 3 offender registers as a transient
• North Thurston to meet on boundaries tonight
• City works to fix finance errors found by audit
Two were fathers and longtime fixtures in their communities. One was an 18-year-old football player just beginning his life. — Two were fathers and longtime fixtures in their communities. One was an 18-year-old football player just beginning his life. Three firefighters were honored Sunday in the 24th annual Fallen Firefighters memorial service at the Capitol Rotunda.
Various aspects of the Iraq War will be discussed at several events this month.
For three years, readers have advocated for a left-turn lane at Plum Street and Fourth Avenue. Traffic backs up at the intersection, and drivers worry that increased port growth will create even more congestion, one reader wrote.
Reported vehicle prowls - thefts of personal items from unoccupied vehicles - have gone up dramatically throughout Thurston County, law enforcement officials say.