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.

THURSTON COUNTY, Wash. — By the end of the week, officials with Thurston County expect to have dozens of people previously living along I-5 into housing or some form of shelter. Efforts to address a ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Homeless people sleeping on sidewalks in downtown Olympia could lead to expanded measures by city leaders. People are already prohibited from sitting or sleeping on sidewalks, streets ...

An elected official along with Lacey and Olympia city staff members tour the sprawling homeless encampment along Martin Way East in the Olympia city limits known as the “Jungle.” An elected official ...

LACEY, Wash. — Lacey’s former Days Inn hotel has a new name and is almost ready for its new purpose. The Maple Court enhanced shelter, operated by the Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI), is expected ...

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

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 ...

Olympia resident Ben Charles, of Crazy Faith Outreach, has been serving food to the homeless in an Olympia parking lot for nearly three years. Now the city has banned the group, citing public safety ...