This is the second year the city has spent heavily to support providers of publicly financed affordable housing who are struggling to financially stay above water.

OLYMPIA, Wash. — State lawmakers are heading into the 2026 budget season with an estimated shortfall of $390 million. So, ...

The curated articles highlight criminal sentencing outcomes in Thurston County Superior Court for cases in Olympia and Lacey.

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

It is as if this policy comes straight out of a Charles Dickens story,” Washington Attorney General Nick Brown said.

Nearly two weeks after a leak shut down the pipeline that delivers jet fuel to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, the ...

The rapid return of homeless encampments to this park has neighbors and advocates worried it signals what's to come when ...

Kevin Hinzpeter was sentenced to more than 14 years in prison for setting a man on fire at an Olympia homeless camp in 2023. Prosecutors say Hinzpeter and another suspect, Christopher Snyder, attacked ...

There are many ways to go from Seattle to Portland. You can catch an hour flight, go for a three-ish hour drive, jump on a 3 1/2-hour FlixBus or take a scenic 3 1/2-hour Amtrak train ride. But how ...

In a major shift, HUD’s plan would direct most of the $3.9 billion in homelessness funds away from Housing First to programs that prioritize work and drug treatment. By Jason DeParle Jason DeParle ...