Thurston County Planning Commission to hold public hearing on code change for sex offender housing

13 May 2024, 4:59 pm

The Thurston County Planning Commission will host a public hearing next month on code changes for Less Restrictive Alternative (LRA) Housing, an alternative to total confinement for offenders a court ...... Read More »

What’s happening this week around Thurston County

6 May 2024, 1:22 pm

Enjoy music by The Jacked Lords as well as kids activities, treats, and a chance to gather to share ideas about what you would like to see happening at the nonprofit park during its second decade. The ...... Read More »

Woman faces possible first-degree murder charge in connection to Thurston bar shooting

5 May 2024, 12:51 am

The woman was booked into jail Friday afternoon, according to Thurston jail information ... according to court records. The victim, Gaylord Travis Sayers of Olympia, 56, died at the scene.... Read More »

Thurston judge sentences Lacey veteran for trying to kill estranged wife by burying her alive

23 April 2024, 3:26 am

An admitted to the crime in a plea deal with prosecutors last month and the court’s sentence follows that agreement. “On October 16, 2022, in the County of Thurston, Washington, with the ...... Read More »

New Suit - Employment Class Action

19 April 2024, 1:32 pm

Boomshaka Olympia, owner and operator of Sky Zone trampoline park, was named in a class action on April 18 in Washington Superior Court for Thurston County for alleged violations of Washington's ...... Read More »

Thurston Co. resident pleads guilty to hate crime after tirade in Social Security office

2 April 2024, 9:35 pm

A Thurston County resident pled guilty Tuesday to making a threat against a Black federal employee at the Social Security office in Olympia ... “If the court accepts the plea agreement at ...... Read More »

Judge denies bail for Thurston County man accused of killing woman found in house fire

14 March 2024, 1:58 pm

14—A Thurston County judge denied bail ... collected DNA samples from him with a warrant, court records show. (c)2024 The Olympian (Olympia, Wash.) Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.... Read More »

Thurston task force arrests man accused of dealing fentanyl in downtown Olympia Tuesday

2 February 2024, 12:50 am

On Wednesday, Thurston County Superior Court Judge Sharonda Amamilo found ... (c)2024 The Olympian (Olympia, Wash.) Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.... Read More »

Commissioner Karl Triebel

29 December 2022, 3:22 am

He lives in Olympia with his wife and three children. Commissioner Triebel serves on the Appellate Education Committee, volunteers as a pro tem judge in Thurston County District Court, and mentors ...... Read More »

Judge Erik D. Price

5 November 2021, 9:27 am

Judge Price was appointed to the Court of Appeals ... as a partner with Lane Powell PC in the Olympia office. Judge Price earned both his bachelor's degree and law degree, with honors, from the ...... Read More »

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