Thurston County News

A federal judge ruled Thursday against the owners of the Great Wolf Lodge on two legal arguments to stop Thurston County from collecting property taxes on the resort.

A group known as "Five Corners Family Farmers" has filed a lawsuit over a controversial cattle feedlot that may be built in Franklin County near Eltopia.

OLYMPIA A man arrested Monday on suspicion of selling heroin out of his home on Olympia's west side "admitted to purchasing large amounts of heroin on a regular basis from two Mexican sources in the Tacoma area," court papers state.

A group of Washington state farmers have joined two environmental groups in filing a lawsuit to block a proposed feedlot from using a well that is exempt from requiring state permits to water up to 30,000 cattle.

Two people are dead after a crash in Thurston county - and police need your help finding the driver they say caused it.

Counterfeit $20, $50 and $100 bills have turned up in Thurston County in the past few days, according to the Thurston County Sheriff's Department.

The Toyota at the state Route 12 crash scene Monday. Two people were killed Monday afternoon after a driver in Thurston County swerved to avoid a truck that had pulled out in front of him.

Yesterday Mary and I wandered around Olympia. Among the things we saw/did was...have lunch with my ex-attorney and still good friend Shawn Newman.

An Olympia man's in jail for a hit and run crash that seriously injured a four year old boy.

A Thurston County judge sentenced a Fort Lewis soldier who has served two tours of duty in Iraq to one year in prison Wednesday for selling 20 Ecstasy pills to an undercover informant last year.

A man accused of felony hit and run and vehicular assault crashed into a car on Yelm Highway Tuesday night - seriously injuring a 4-year-old boy and putting a 10-year-old boy in the hospital - because he was racing to a veterinarian after his dog was struck in front of his home, court papers state.

A man arrested Tuesday on suspicion of smashing into cars is allegedly part of the "Bump and Go Posse," a group that rams other drivers for fun, said Jim Chamberlain of the Thurston County Sheriff's Office.

The following projects are expected to affect traffic in Thurston County in the coming week, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation.

A 76-year-old woman said she was driving to pick up prescriptions about 8 p.m. June 8 when she was struck from behind by a car that accelerated toward her quickly from a distance.

Food maker Nestle USA on Friday voluntarily recalled its Toll House refrigerated cookie dough products after a number of illnesses were reported by those who ate the dough raw.

Five out of 42 businesses sold alcohol to minors during a compliance check last week, the lowest percentage in several years, Chief Criminal Deputy Jim Chamberlain said.

Deputies arrest an SUV driver accused of causing three hit and run crashes in Thurston County on Tuesday, June 16, 2009.

OLYMPIA, Wash. -- A man accused in three hit-run crashes in Thurston County told deputies he was part of the "Bump and Go Posse." Sgt.

A 40-year-old Yelm man was in jail Tuesday, after a woman told police he raped her June 14 when she refused to have sex with him in exchange for the heroin he had shared with her, court papers state.

The following events and construction projects will affect traffic in the coming week, according to the Washington state Department of Transportation.