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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.
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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.
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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.
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Washington state Sen. Sam Hunt, a Democrat who has served eight years in the Senate, said he will not seek reelection this year.
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Washington’s Legislature convenes for the 2019 session in less than a week. Lawmakers will come together starting Monday for a 105-day, budget-writing…
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People who love Puget Sound orcas and want to save them from extinction will rally in Olympia tomorrow. And Gov. Jay Inslee plans to join them,…
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A Thurston County judge ordered the City of Olympia to stop moving homeless people into a sanctioned encampment downtown just hours after the camp opened…
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Following eight months of meetings, a workgroup on the prevention of sexual harassment in the Washington state House is recommending the formation of an…
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Gov. Jay Inslee’s possible presidential campaign is getting financial backing, with more than $112,000 raised since October. Olympia correspondent Austin…
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Olympia’s Capitol Lake was designed to be an ornamental reflecting pool to compliment the dome of the legislature. But the lake is in trouble. A…
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Local leaders, police and businesses around the Puget Sound region are preparing for May Day on Tuesday.May Day is International Workers Day. In Seattle…
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A turreted brick home known as The Castle. A tan bungalow. An 111-year-old corner house with a covered porch. Just south of the state Capitol building...
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Leaders in Olympia are trying to adapt to changing demographics and make room for an influx of new residents, but their plan is rankling some…
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Stemming a tide of homelessness on the West Coast is hard enough for major cities like Seattle, where coffers are full of tax revenue from technology…