Thursday, Oct. 22 City of Yelm Haunted Market The City of Yelm is diving into the spirit of Halloween with its second annual Haunted Market, which is set for 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22.

“Ballot Drop March” participants give three cheers to Thurston County Auditor Mary Hall outside the Thurston County Atrium on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. The November 2026 midterm marks Hall’s last ...

The deadline to pay 2026 second half property taxes is Oct. 31, a news release from the Thurston County Auditor’s Office stated. Because Oct. 31 falls on a Saturday this year, taxpayers have ...

The Rainier volleyball team rolled to a victory on Monday night, sweeping Raymond/South Bend 25-22, 25-12, 25-12 on the road in Raymond. Allyson Ooms led the way with 18 kills and 16 digs, while … ...

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and comedian Mike Myers made the phrase “elbows up” a national rallying cry in the midst of a trade war incited by the Trump administration. Canada’s economic pivot ...

Three children and a teacher are dead in Bend after a 16-year-old with a long gun shot them at Silver Rail Elementary School, police said Thursday. The suspected shooter, who has not been identified, ...

More than 100,000 Ukrainians and roughly 2,000 Sudanese immigrants are bracing for the possibility they’ll lose their humanitarian protections by Monday. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne … ...

King County’s embattled regional homeless authority is facing a nearly $17 million shortfall due to budgeting for unearned administrative fees on grants that were never administered, a new report ...

Washington’s rising utility rates have exposed a central policy divide: Should the state make it easier for utilities to meet its clean energy mandates, or relax those mandates to contain costs and … ...

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson, who did not offer raises to thousands of state workers in recent contract talks, will not get one himself for the next two years, under a recommendation adopted by a ...

Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador addresses attendees during distinguished visitor day, the final day of Cyber Discovery 2026, at the State of Idaho Office of Information Technology Services, ...

Bears are having a very bad year. Across much of the United States, a warm winter and persistent drought have decimated the natural foods that black and brown bears rely on. With nearly … ...