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The Washington Department of Ecology (DOE) launches Air Quality Program aiming to gather input from residents regarding air pollution and its impacts on the community.
Despite the enactment of …
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“Thurston County Sheriff's Office (TCSO) is the 5th largest sheriff's office in the state. All four sheriff's offices that are larger than us have aviation programs,” Thurston County …
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For the past 15 months, I have been engaged in photographically documenting the homeless in Olympia for The JOLT and national media . As such, I have had the opportunity to meet and talk with …
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A shooting suspect who fled from the scene was chased by law enforcement, which resulted in a collision on Interstate 5. This information was released on April 7.
In a post by Thurston County …
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Every April since 1974, Global Volunteer Month is a time to recognize volunteers and people who actively support their communities, whether through volunteerism or other elements around the Points of Light Civic Circle®...
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“Climate change is an existential threat that cannot be ignored, and we are doing our part to move further and faster to save our planet,” said Puget Sound Energy (PSE) President and CEO …
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Late in the evening on March 29, a Thurston County Jail inmate assaulted another inmate, leaving the victim with life-threatening injuries.
According to the Thurston County Sheriff’s …
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Intercity Transit’s (IT) board of directors authorized General Manager Emily Bergkamp to execute a $275,000 purchase order with Day Wireless Systems to provide digital radio communications for …
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By Jerome Tuaño
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4/8/24
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Thurston County received an in-depth study of its industrial lands inventory to help guide future land use and economic development decisions.
The 2023 Industrial Lands Study was commissioned by …
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The Thurston County Auditor’s Elections Division has mailed out more than 20,000 ballots to registered voters in the Yelm area for the upcoming April 23 Special Election.
These ballots are …
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The county's Community Planning and Economic Development (CPED) department briefed the Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) on the comments received for the Forest Lands Conversion Code Update.
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Thurston County has officially designated April 2024 as Volunteer Appreciation Month, highlighting the indispensable contributions made by volunteers across the community.
The proclamation, …
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By JC Medina
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4/5/24
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Preliminary data released by Thurston County Public Health and Social Services, based on the Point-in-Time Count Homeless Census (PIT), revealed a rise in the homeless population for 2024.
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While certain economic indicators show Thurston County has been on an upswing since the pandemic, certain issues, such as housing affordability, continue to plague the county. Gene Angel, director of …
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Thurston County is looking to draft regulations for the housing of sex offenders, according to the county’s recently approved docket of development code amendments.
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Christopher Burbank, one of the three police officers involved in the death of Manuel Ellis in Pierce County in March 2020, has resigned today, two days after he was sworn in as lateral patrol deputy …
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Community members protested the hiring of Christopher “Shane” Burbank as a Lateral Patrol Deputy at the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) due to his involvement in 2020 …
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On the night of March 28, Thurston County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) responded to reports of a suspicious vehicle in the Lacey area.
Authorities discovered that a man inside the vehicle was …
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By Darlanne Cruz
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4/3/24
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Thurston County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO), Tenino Police Department, Washington State Patrol, South Thurston Fire & EMS, and East Olympia Fire District 6 responded to the scene of a serious …
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By Darlanne Cruz
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4/2/24
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Thurston County Sheriff’s Office is looking to invest in equipment and technology to mitigate vehicular pursuits, Sheriff Derek Sanders told the Board of County Commissioners during an update …
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