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The director of Washington’s Department of Enterprise Services is out and the leader of another agency is in charge temporarily, Gov. Bob Ferguson announced Wednesday.
Director Matt Jones, a …
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By Jerry Cornfield / The Washington State Standard
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7/22/26
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A 15-year-old Tenino boy was injured Tuesday in a single-car collision off U.S. Highway 12 east of Mary’s Corner, according to a press memo from the Washington State Patrol (WSP).
The teenager …
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By The Chronicle staff
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7/22/26
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A civilian sustained minor injuries in a fire that damaged three RVs and four vehicles near Rochester on Wednesday.
The fire was reported at approximately 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday, July …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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7/22/26
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Members of the Bucoda Town Council convened for their monthly regular meeting on Tuesday, July 14, and among the agenda items for council consideration were a trio of Washington state Department of …
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By Owen Sexton / owen@chronline.com
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7/22/26
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The Thurston County Board of Commissioners welcomed a menagerie of farm animals, including chickens, guinea pigs, bunnies, a goat and a sheep to its board room on Tuesday to celebrate the upcoming …
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By Emily Fitzgerald / emily@thurstonchronicle.com
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7/22/26
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Thurston County celebrated its employees on Tuesday as they distributed the 30 Achievement Awards they received from the National Association of Counties (NaCO).
Thurston County announced the …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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7/22/26
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The Saint Martin’s University athletic department announced Wednesday the hiring of Bruce Jackson as the new head track and field and cross country coach. His first day as a Saint will be Monday, …
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By Nisqually Valley News Staff
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7/22/26
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The City of Yelm is preparing for an uptick in population as Blue Fern Development continues to make progress on its master-planned community, and has entered a professional services agreement with …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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7/22/26
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In an effort to bolster the City of Yelm’s Salary Commission following the departure of one of its commissioners, Yelm City Councilors unanimously approved Mayor Joe DePinto’s recommended …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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7/22/26
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Saturday, July 25 Nisqually Valley Barbecue Rally The Yelm Chamber of Commerce will host the seventh annual Nisqually Valley Barbecue Rally from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 25, at Yelm City …
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7/22/26
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Six of seven Yelm City Councilors voted to approve the rezoning of 20 parcels near Yelm City Limits to residential status in order to avoid traffic from semi-trucks and large vehicles during a …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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7/22/26
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In an effort of pure good will, and a push to reemerge as a community leader, the Yelm Eagles FOE organization successfully hosted a fundraiser on Saturday, July 11, and raised enough money to donate …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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7/22/26
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The City of Yelm, an official Purple Heart City, is one step closer to further honoring its veterans in a large way — by constructing a veterans park and memorial walk near the intersection of Mill …
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Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com
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7/22/26
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High school students in Washington may soon have more options to connect coursework with their career plans.
In the first comprehensive update to graduation requirements in over a …
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By Aspen Ford / The Washington State Standard
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7/22/26
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The Oregon Department of State Lands is proposing for the first time to charge multinational telecommunications and tech companies for using the seafloor off the state’s Pacific Coast for …
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Alex Baumhardt / Oregon Capital Chronicle
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7/22/26
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A five-month-old baby died in a vehicle fire in the Tumwater area on Tuesday, the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office confirmed.
Two other children who were in the vehicle when it caught …
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By Thurston Chronicle staff
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7/21/26
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Every day seems to provide more evidence that Washington-based businesses are leaving the state or expanding outside the state because of the mounting tax and regulatory burden.
Some of those …
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By Carleen Johnson / The Center Square
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7/21/26
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Washington’s runaway payouts for government misconduct climbed to $537 million in the past year, as the ever-growing sum continues to strain the state’s finances.
That tally from the fiscal …
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By Jake Goldstein-Street / The Washington State Standard
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7/21/26
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Earlier this month, U.S. Congresswoman Emily Randall, D-Washington, introduced the bipartisan Northwest Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act of 2026 aimed at helping recover endangered salmon …
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By The Daily World
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7/21/26
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Washington’s K-12 education oversight agency is proposing a series of policy changes to improve the state’s handling of teacher misconduct allegations.
In a letter sent to the state’s …
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By Moe K. Clark / InvestigateWest
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7/21/26
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