The Aug. 5 primary will narrow the two races — for Districts 3 and 5 — from three candidates each to two, and those two will face off in the November election. The Olympian has posted similar stories ...

Some who begrudgingly admit that Gazans are starving lay the blame primarily at the feet of Hamas militants who provoked ...

First models were too skinny. Then, it was fat-shaming. Our culture rushes to counterbalance past neglect but overshoots by ...

We learned a lot in our time in Taiwan. For instance, SuSu had the care of our little son, Ross, and he was darling with big ...

North Cascades National Park in northwest Washington was the best place for seeing stars in the state, the site said, and ...

This is not a good month to move or transplant perennials, trees or shrubs, but when it’s necessary, heroic measures can help the plant survive.

The parents were accused of trying to kill their teen daughter outside Timberline High School on Oct. 18, 2024.

So, The Olympian reached out to candidates in contested primary races and asked some of those pointed questions. Below you’ll ...

Changes to the federal food benefit, previously known as food stamps, were embedded in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed ...

The Thurston County Board of Commissioners approved an agreement on Wednesday, July 30.2025 that queue’s up the $34.9 million sale of a seven-acre property in downtown Olympia.

Please join our journalists from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 12, at Squaxin Park’s Rose Garden shelter for Ice Cream with The Olympian! We will have ice cream bars, popsicles and other treats ...

Air Operations with the Mason County Sheriff’s Office used helicopters for bucket drops filled with water from Lake Cushman to battle the Bear Gulch fire on July 31. The human-caused fire started on ...