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updated: Sat Jul 19, 2008 08:20 am

Olympia News

Local news for Olympia, WA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

5 hrs ago | The Olympian

Olympia needs to go up if it's ever going to grow up

Should we make Olympia more vital and sustainable, or let downtown stall while growth sprawls? Olympia faces that clear-cut choice with the isthmus height amendment.

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Related Topix: Olympia Metro, Opinion

14 hrs ago | The Olympian

Thurston county's retail sales tumble

In another sign of the slowing South Sound economy, Thurston County taxable retail sales have fallen for the first time in 13 years, dropping 1.3 percent in the first quarter of 2008 compared with the same ...

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Related Topix: Thurston County, WA, Lacey, WA, Tumwater, WA, Olympia Metro, Yelm, WA

Thu Jul 17, 2008

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Nearly $4.4M awarded in Rainier shooting death

A jury has awarded nearly $4.4 million to the family of a man who was killed by his neighbor in Rainier.

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Related Topix: Rainier, WA, Violent Crime, Thurston County, WA

Wed Jul 16, 2008

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

State's native oaks again see the light

South Sound residents don't have to visit Washington's old-growth rain forests to get a glimpse of the state's living history.

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Related Topix: Seattle Metro, Tacoma Metro, Tacoma, WA, Parkland, WA, Lakewood, WA

KING-TV Seattle

Old Olympia Brewery may become mall

The old Olympia Beer brewery that has been closed since 2003 may be the next mall coming to Tumwater.

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Related Topix: Tumwater, WA

KIMA

State universities want enough money to keep growing

The economy may be slowing down, but the number of Washington students preparing to go to college will continue to be strong, according to the state's four-year universities, which are preparing to ask the ...

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Related Topix: University System of Georgia, State University of New York System, State University of West Georgia (University System of Georgia), Olympia Metro, University of Washington, Tacoma campus (University of Washington)

Tue Jul 15, 2008

The Olympian

Airlift Northwest spokeswoman touts safety

Airlift Northwest hasn't had a serious accident since a helicopter taking off from Providence St.

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Related Topix: Olympia Metro, US Military Prisons, Navy Brig, Puget Sound, Puyallup, WA

Mon Jul 14, 2008

KIRO-TV Seattle

$10,500 Worth Of Cigarettes Stolen In Olympia Wash.

The Thurston County Sheriff's Office reports three robbers made off with $10,500 worth of cigarettes in a break-in early today at an Olympia smoke shop.

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Related Topix: Thurston County, WA, Olympia Metro

The Olympian

Road work could add to drive time

Road-construction season has arrived along with summer's warm temperatures, and a multitude of projects are planned in Thurston County in the coming week: Tumwater: Installation of a lift station at Schmidt ...

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Related Topix: Tumwater, WA, Thurston County, WA, Lacey, WA, Olympia Metro

Sun Jul 13, 2008

The Olympian

Purse thief left his pants, wallet at crime scene, Olympia police say

Olympia police are looking for a man who allegedly stole a woman's purse Saturday at a bus stop in west Olympia, then left his wallet - and his pants - behind.

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Related Topix: Olympia Metro

Sat Jul 12, 2008

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Teen stung by scorpion in Tumwater WA motel

OLYMPIA, Wash. -- A 17-year-old boy staying at a Tumwater motel was stung by a scorpion and had to be treated at a hospital Wendy Holman says she was told her son, Kyle, was the first patient to be treated for ...

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Related Topix: Olympia Metro, Tumwater, WA

Fri Jul 11, 2008

KING-TV Seattle

Restoring marsh at Nisqually Delta

A $12 million restoration effort in the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge begins Monday as crews work to re-establish more than 21 miles of sloughs and channels in the delta between Tacoma and Olympia.

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Related Topix: Seattle Metro, Science, Ecology

The Olympian

Capital City Pride gives participants hope for future

The lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community has celebrated Pride every summer since the Stonewall riots of 1969.

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Related Topix: Transgendered, Seattle Metro, Gay/Lesbian, Olympia Metro, Opinion

Thu Jul 10, 2008

The Olympian

Fight at park over beer, court papers say

A fight at Long Lake Park that sent one man to the hospital after he was pistol-whipped in the head Tuesday night started when members of one group refused to give a member of another group a beer, court papers ...

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Related Topix: Beer, Olympia Metro, Lacey, WA

Seattle Indymedia Center

Vandals Strike Olympia Councilman's Business

A self-proclaimed nihilist group hurled paint-filled lightbulbs at a business owned by Jeff Kingsbury, then posted its opposition to his political views on an anarchist Web site, the Olympia city councilman ...

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Wed Jul 09, 2008

The Olympian

Three vie to replace judge

Thurston County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Jodi Erikson-Muldrew is running for the vacant Thurston County District Judge position that was created after the recent death of C.L. "Kip" Stilz.

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Related Topix: Thurston County, WA, Seattle Metro, Olympia Metro

Tue Jul 08, 2008

The Olympian

Center in Olympia to educate on medicinal marijuana law

An Olympia man will open a resource center outside Olympia next month for patients who use medical marijuana and for those who want to learn more about the medicinal use of cannabis.

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Related Topix: Tumwater, WA, Olympia Metro, Drugs

The Spokesman-Review

Smoking out the loopholes: Bar, club owners fight ban

Walk up the stairs above Frankie's bar in Olympia, and it's like stepping back to 2005.

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Related Topix: Beer, Drink, Spokane Metro, Spokane, WA

Mon Jul 07, 2008

The Olympian

Olympia man arrested in connection with theft of landscaping truck

An Olympia man is in jail this morning in connection with a vehicle theft from a landscaping company over the weekend, according to the Thurston County Sheriff's Office.

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Related Topix: Olympia Metro, Tumwater, WA, Thurston County, WA, Grand Mound, WA

NWCN.com

Warning for W. Olympia residents after cougar sighting

West Olympia residents are being warned to keep an eye on young children and pets after two sightings of a cougar were reported early Monday morning.

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Olympia, Washington is located in Thurston County and is part of the Seattle Metro Area. Zip codes in Olympia include 98501, 98512, and 98513.

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