Thurston County Public Health and Social Services is reporting a toxic algae bloom for McIntosh Lake near Tenino. Lab results ...

Washington state and Seattle are not changing their immigration policies despite being identified Tuesday in a Department of ...

The Thurston County Narcotics Task Force executed a search warrant Monday at a residence in the 300 block of School Street ...

Tuesday’s primary went well for three appointed Democratic Washington state lawmakers looking to overcome tough challengers to retain their seats. State Sens. Victoria Hunt and Vandana Slatter, and ...

Employees at one of Washington state’s largest health agencies are bracing for layoffs due to ongoing funding challenges. Though how many could lose their jobs and when aren’t known, the leader of the ...

Democrat leaders in our state have found a new reason to criticize the federal government. This time it’s the July 24 executive order about ending crime and disorder on America’s streets ...

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, and a bipartisan group of federal lawmakers introduced a bill last week that would put tribal law enforcement on equal footing with their federal ...

Thurston County is home to multiple watersheds and basins — areas of land where rivers, streams or other flowing surface waters converge. According to a Thurston Regional Planning Council (TRPC) ...

One of Washington state’s most photogenic hikes, the High Rock Trail — known for its dramatic cliffs and panoramic views of Mount Rainier — is temporarily closed through mid-September. But the reason ...

A new firearms-related law took effect this month in Washington, but the state is still two years away from implementing a controversial law requiring a permit to purchase firearms. House Bill 2118 ...