Finding great hidden gem restaurants in Olympia isn’t always about chasing the newest opening or the busiest dining room. Sometimes the best meals come from the places locals quietly recommend to friends—the family-owned taco shop tucked inside a gas station, the food truck with a loyal following, or the neighborhood restaurant you’ve driven past dozens…
A Washington man is suing Google, claiming the company’s Gemini AI chatbot caused him to develop a compulsive psychological dependency that disrupted his daily life. The lawsuit was filed in Seattle federal court Monday, May 4, by Jason Rivas of Lacey, who is representing himself in the case. In the complaint, Rivas alleges Google designed…
A Washington woman is suing a produce distributor after she says she became seriously ill with Salmonella during a cruise, with the infection later linked to a multistate cucumber outbreak. Olivia Smith, of Lacey, alleges she contracted Salmonella after eating contaminated cucumbers while aboard the Celebrity Summit cruise between April 20 and May 4, 2024,…
Human remains found near a Lacey elementary school in 2009 have been identified as Donald Myrel Nelson, a Thurston County man who disappeared in 1989. The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the identification this week, bringing partial closure to a missing person case that stretched across three decades. Nelson was reported missing in February 1989,…
A Fife-based property management company will pay more than $46,000 to 22 service members after illegally charging them fees for ending leases early due to deployment, relocation, or other military orders. Olympic Management Company agreed to provide refunds and interest to affected tenants following a state investigation, Washington Attorney General Nick Brown announced Thursday, Aug….
