Authorities are asking for help in locating a Thurston County teenager who has been missing for over a month. Jaycee Hunt, 15, was last seen at her Olympia residence on Wednesday, Feb. 18, according to Olympia Police. Additional details, including a clothing description and possible destination, were not immediately available. Anyone with information on the…
Three adults were found dead with apparent gunshot wounds inside an Olympia residence after neighbors reported an argument followed by gunfire. Officers from the Olympia Police Department responded to a home in the 2300 block of 19th Court NW around 10:40 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, after receiving reports of arguing and the sound of gunshots,…
Three years after a Lacey toddler was found covered in bruises, skull fractures, and catastrophic head injuries, a Thurston County jury convicted his mother’s boyfriend of murder. Jurors found that 31-year-old Eric Boudreau caused the fatal injuries that killed 13-month-old J.A.M., rejecting his claim that the child tumbled down a staircase while in his care….
A man armed with hammers broke into Washington’s Capitol in Olympia on Sunday night, Oct. 5, vandalizing historic rooms and artifacts, starting a fire, and causing significant damage before being taken into custody. Gov. Bob Ferguson said the Legislative Building was vandalized and several facilities damaged after an intruder entered through a ground-floor office window…
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,…
Olympia’s Sage Ahrens-Nichols is headed to Fiji, and she’s bringing her persistence—and her quirky sense of humor—with her. CBS revealed the cast of Survivor season 49, and among the 18 players set to battle for $1 million is the 30-year-old clinical social worker, who now calls Olympia home. In her cast introduction, Ahrens-Nichols leaned into…
Gov. Bob Ferguson said Washington “will not be bullied” after US Attorney General Pam Bondi threatened state officials with criminal prosecution over sanctuary protections. Bondi’s letter, sent late last week, accused Washington of violating federal law through “sanctuary policies and practices.” Without citing specifics, she warned that officials “using their official position to obstruct federal…
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….
