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.

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 ...

Dozens of Thurston County residents returned their ballots to a county drop box Saturday morning as part of an organized effort to encourage early voting in the Nov. 3 midterm election. Olympia … ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 … ...

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 ...

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 … ...

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, ...