A neighborhood like no other in Olympia is almost ready for its grand opening. Residents will start moving into 30 brand new homes in downtown’s “Plum Street Village” early next month, and they won’t ...

Four people were arrested after attacking a woman at a prominent Olympia homeless camp, Olympia Police confirmed. A woman was allegedly beaten with a bat and had a gun loaded with a single round ...

THURSTON COUNTY, Wash. — By the end of the week, officials with Thurston County expect to have dozens of people previously living along I-5 into housing or some form of shelter. Efforts to address a ...

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 ...

Correction: The chance of homelessness rises 4.5 times if a student leaves high school without a high school diploma or a GED. A source misspoke at the Tuesday, May 13, meeting of the North Thurston ...

OLYMPIA — In a span of about three months, the number of tents in the state capital’s downtown increased tenfold. City leaders were at a loss. They couldn’t just sweep the camps away, because the U.S.

Volunteer Eliza Ramsey of Seattle talks with Dana Smith during the Point in Time homeless census outside the Salvation Army shelter in downtown Olympia in 2022. Tony Overman [email protected] ...

People camp along Interstate 5 next to the Sleater-Kinney Road Northeast overpass on March 28. Steve Bloom [email protected] A fire broke out Wednesday at a homeless encampment along Interstate 5 ...

Days after The Olympian published a story about an elected official and others touring the homeless encampment known as the Jungle - a meeting that was spurred by concerns about recent violence at the ...