Former patients or family members of patients who would like to share their ideas about care and help to improve care at ...

The Olympia City Council on Tuesday night rejected a proposal to adopt a $20 minimum wage as part of a Workers' Bill of Rights initiative. The council voted 4-3 against passing the initiative outright ...

On Wednesday, a former Washington State University criminology Ph.D. student who brutally murdered four University of Idaho students in 2022 was sentenced to four consecutive life terms in prison ...

Acclaimed stand-up comedian Sam Miller will perform live at Simply Organic Cafe & Catering in Tenino on Thursday, Aug. 1 at 7 p.m. Miller, from Olympia, is 6 feet, 6 inches tall, 360 pounds, and over ...

Hoopers in the South Puget Sound region are lacing up their sneakers and heading to Tenino on Saturday, July 26, and Sunday, July 27, for the seventh annual Capital City 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament. ...

Inclusion Pro Wrestling has its sights set on Thurston County. The promotion will make its debut show in Tenino and the county from 4 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 2, at the Stone City Event Center, … ...

The Thurston County Fair is back this summer with four days of rides, live entertainment, local agriculture and FFA showcases — plus all your favorite fair food (and some new options, too.) The ...

A single-story 1,500-square-foot residential home off state Route 507 in Yelm, near George Road, erupted into flames Saturday, July 19, around 7 p.m. According to the Thurston Co. Scanner, News, & ...

Enjoy these snapshots of articles written in past issues of the Nisqually Valley News from 45, 35, 25 and 15 years ago. A look back at this week, 45 years ago • Mount St. Helens blew its top ...

They come from Oregon and California. Colorado and Canada. One family traveled all the way from Hawaii. Another from Japan. Naturally, most come from within the state of Washington. Their destination: ...