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Mayowa Aina/KNKXThe Olympia Police Department will implement new reforms after settling with the family of Tim Green, a 37-year-old Black man officers shot and killed in 2022. -
Department of Enterprise Services/Washington State StandardGeneral Administration Building, vacant since 2018, stands as a reminder of a bygone era of architecture and government in Olympia. For others, it’s an eyesore occupying a large city lot. -
Bellamy Pailthorp/KNKXProject engineers partially drained Capitol Lake this week, part of a plan to transform Olympia by removing a dam and restoring the tidelands and estuary that was there before. -
Betsy Perkins/Olympia Jazz CentralOlympia Jazz Central is a vital hub for jazz community in Olympia, promoting local music events and hosting a regular Monday Night Jazz series.
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The importance of that comeback could bring clean water, a rebound of other native organisms, and a renewed availability of a traditional food source for the region’s Indigenous peoples. -
The Olympia Police Department plans to install 16 automatic license plate cameras surrounding the Westside Capital Mall area and near I-5 entrances on the city’s east end. -
Only seven states have legalized human composting as a burial practice. That's why 29 percent of the bodies brought to Recompose, a composting facility in Seattle, come from out of state. -
Washington state Sen. Sam Hunt, a Democrat who has served eight years in the Senate, said he will not seek reelection this year. -
Washington lawmakers are considering a bill that would give 7,500 low-income state residents universal basic income for two years, no strings attached. -
Preventing more deaths on Washington roads and responding to the opioid crisis were top of mind for many in Olympia this week, with lawmakers about a third of the way through the year's legislative session. -
The second week of Washington's lawmaking session was even busier than the first, with lawmakers covering a lot of ground – from new firearm restrictions to how the state should tackle AI. -
Experts say shuttering a school can make financial sense. But it can be hard for students and their families. -
A bill to limit rent increases in Washington is getting a lot of attention in Olympia this week, as lawmakers look for ways to give renters across the state a sense of stability. -
The Port of Olympia started work this week on a plan to remove legacy pollution from the waters of Budd Inlet at the southernmost tip of Puget Sound.
