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The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for the Chehalis River near Grand Mound in Thurston and Grays Harbor counties. The warning will go into effect this evening and will expire late Sunday morning. Minor flooding is forecast. The warning reads: …FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING… * WHAT…MinorContinue reading “Flood warning issued for Chehalis River near Grand Mound”

The Thurston County Narcotics Task Force conducted on operation on Monday, November 8th that resulted in the arrest of three subjects for drug and firearms offenses and the seizure of $1.2 million worth of drugs, $90,000 in US currency, and several firearms and soft-body armor vests. Officers contacted the three subjects in a rental vehicleContinue reading “Narcotics Task Force arrests 3, seizes $1.2 million worth of drugs at Scatter Creek Rest Area”

UPDATE 4:30 PM – Police have confirmed that a 29-year old male and 27-year old female were found in the hotel room with gunshot wounds. One subject is deceased and the other was transported to St Peter’s Hospital with life threatening injuries. Officers also confirmed that the two subjects were from out of state. TheyContinue reading “Lacey Police investigating shooting at Super 8 Motel”

A 24-year old male is in custody for 2nd Degree Murder after he allegedly attacked a man in his 40s, kicking him in the face and rendering him unconscious. He was later found dead where the assault occurred. Olympia Police were dispatched to the area of the 5th Avenue Bridge at approximately 2:00 am onContinue reading “Details released in 5th Ave Bridge murder investigation”

An unidentified pedestrian has been airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after they were struck on the off-ramp from I-5 southbound to Plum St Sunday evening. Troopers with the Washington State Patrol arrived around 9:15 pm Sunday. They found a severely injured person in the road and requested aid. It was unclear at firstContinue reading “Pedestrian airlifted to Harborview following collision on Plum St off-ramp”

Questions are arising and rumors are circulating about the possible return of a Thurston County “cat killer” after a cat was found killed and mutilated in a neighborhood near Olympia High School. The cat was found in a yard in the area of Eskridge Blvd SE & Quince St SE, according to posts made onContinue reading “Cat found dead in neighbor’s yard being investigated as suspicious”

The Washington State Patrol has identified the man who was killed in a motorcycle accident on SR 12 at Forstrom Rd SW near Rochester on Sunday evening. He has been identified as Craig J. Nelson, 62, of Centralia. Nelson was travelling westbound on SR 12 on his motorcycle when a man driving a yellow ChevroletContinue reading “State Patrol identifies man killed in Rochester motorcycle accident on Sunday”

It’s almost July 4th, and the Thurston County Manager, in consultation with the Fire Marshal, has enacted an emergency ban on consumer fireworks in unincorporated Thurston County due to high fire danger following our historic heat wave last week. Fireworks are already prohibited by law in the cities of Olympia, Lacey and Tumwater. Residents areContinue reading “Fireworks are banned in Thurston County. Residents encouraged to use non-emergency line, not 911, to report violations”

Authorities from Thurston and Mason counties are searching for 24-year-old Kyle Baker, who is also known by the name “Bam Bam”. He is suspected of killing another man with a machete in Shelton on June 24, 2021. The homicide occurred on Thursday, June 24, near Kneeland Park in the 200 block of Turner Ave inContinue reading “Authorities searching for murder suspect known to be homeless in West Olympia”

The National Weather Service in Seattle has issued an Excessive Heat Watch in our area, effective Friday afternoon through Monday evening. They are anticipating a heat wave that could break records. The official forecast from the National Weather Service is calling for a high of 102 degrees on Saturday, 107 degrees on Sunday, and 102Continue reading “Historical heat wave on tap this weekend”