Lea Rhodes was born on Oct. 12, 1938, in Stratton, Colorado, and was one of four children to Everett and Anna Joy. Dottie was ...

The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission is expanding its same-day reservation option to all parks with ...

An 80-year-old Rainier man died following a crash on U.S. Highway 12 in Salkum on March 15, according to a news release by the Washington State Patrol on Friday morning.  Donald B. Bell was ...

The driver of a vehicle that fled from police at speeds up to 135 mph on northbound Interstate 5 in Lewis and Thurston counties before crashing in Thurston County on Saturday is now facing charges in ...

A divided Washington state Senate on Saturday approved a hike in the state’s gas tax and a two-year budget that hinges on billions of dollars from new taxes on the state’s wealthiest … Bill would ...

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