OLYMPIA — In a span of about three months, the number of tents in the state capital’s downtown increased tenfold. City leaders were at a loss. They couldn’t just sweep the camps away, because the U.S.

OLYMPIA, Wash. — A man was arrested after police said he threw "softball size rocks" at Olympia firefighters who were responding to an active fire. "In the last few weeks there have been several ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. – As lawmakers continue debate on how to close the state’s multi-billion-dollar budget shortfall, questions are coming up about how services for the homeless could be affected. “It was ...

Days after The Olympian published a story about an elected official and others touring the homeless encampment known as the Jungle - a meeting that was spurred by concerns about recent violence at the ...

A jury convicted the man of first-degree murder and other crimes while a co-defendant who pleaded guilty got a much lower sentence.

A tip led police in Olympia to human remains in a wooded transient camp. Police detectives checking out the transient hangout in southeast Olympia, found the body and talked to several people believed ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. -- A proposal to start a homeless shelter with fewer rules drew a big crowd at a public meeting Wednesday night. Members of local faith communities are collaborating for 'The People's ...

A 47-year-old man is in stable condition at a regional hospital after Olympia police say he was set on fire at a homeless encampment known as the Jungle. About 1 a.m. Tuesday, police were dispatched ...

The city of Olympia earlier this month completed the final phase of a long-term plan to move homeless residents out of Percival Creek canyon on the city’s west side and into housing. When the day was ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington State Department of Commerce is investing $1.2 million in grants to provide homelessness diversion programs statewide. Commerce said the programs are meant to help ...