The Olympia City Council voted unanimously on Jan. 6 to direct staff to research implementing speed enforcement cameras, in ...

The City of Olympia may soon be Washington’s first Sanctuary City for transgender and other LGBTQ+ people. About a dozen community members spoke during public comment Dec. 10 to ask the council to ...

Olympia is the only state capital in the U.S. that doesn’t have a museum. We have no place for residents or visitors to learn Olympia’s history, to acquaint themselves with the tapestry of its past ...

Olympia City Council gathered May 20 for its usual regular council meeting. But before they came together in that forum, the council met for dinner at a separate location inside City Hall for a ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — A homeless camp will be swept from an area near the state capitol in Olympia on Wednesday following a homicide and three shootings linked to the encampment. Nearby homeowners have ...

OLYMPIA — The city of Olympia’s jail is aging. Now about 60 years old, the city has determined the building has outlived its structural lifespan. Olympia Police Chief Rich Allen told the City Council ...

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 ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. - After a year of controversy, a homeless encampment in the shadow of the state Capitol building is being cleared. It is the first of two big camps the city of Olympia is moving on. “I ...

The city of Olympia in Washington has declared today, August 23, "Bikini Kill Day," in honor of the foundational riot grrrl band, which famously formed in 1990 with members Kathleen Hanna, Billy ...

(The Center Square) – The Olympia City Council will vote Tuesday night on whether to adopt a Workers’ Bill of Rights that would raise the minimum wage in Olympia to $20 per hour, or send the proposal ...

Thomas Henderson is the chair of the Olympia Arts and Heritage Alliance. He is a retired construction engineer and facility director for the State of Washington. Courtesy photo Olympia is the only ...