Olympia

Communities Olympia medical building evacuated after bomb threat

By Michael Harthorne Published: May 14, 2013 at 12:57 PM PDT Last Updated: May 14, 2013 at 1:52 PM PDT

OLYMPIA, Wash. -- The Providence Professional Building in Olympia was evacuated Tuesday after a woman called in a bomb threat around 11 a.m., according to the Olympia Police Department.

Communities Anonymous letter paints ugly picture of Olympia parks dept. (Video)

By Jon Humbert Published: May 9, 2013 at 11:01 PM PDT Last Updated: May 9, 2013 at 11:14 PM PDT

An anonymous letter with talk of sex, taxpayer abuse and more started a major investigation in Olympia. Bitter rivalries led to a resignation and embarrassment for the city parks department.

Communities Woman says she killed former counselor because 'he was a creep'

By Associated Press and KOMO Staff Published: May 3, 2013 at 1:34 PM PDT Last Updated: May 6, 2013 at 7:13 AM PDT

A woman who says she was a former patient of an Olympia mental health counselor is accused of stabbing him in the neck while they were in bed and then strangling him with an extension cord.

Communities Deputies: Man siphoned, resold thousands of dollars of gasoline (Video)

By Jon Humbert Published: May 7, 2013 at 11:11 PM PDT Last Updated: May 7, 2013 at 11:22 PM PDT

It was a convenience store unable to be convenient.

Communities Olympia homicide victim was stabbed, strangled to death (Video)

By Associated Press Published: May 2, 2013 at 9:28 AM PDT Last Updated: May 2, 2013 at 6:32 PM PDT

A homicide victim whose body was found Tuesday night in an Olympia home had been stabbed multiple times, but the cause of death was found to be strangulation, Thurston County Coroner Gary L. Warnock said Thursday.

Communities Armed robbery leads officers to meth, guns, stolen property

By Michael Harthorne Published: May 1, 2013 at 1:23 PM PDT Last Updated: May 1, 2013 at 1:39 PM PDT

The robbery of a woman at gunpoint early Tuesday in Centralia led officers to a cache of stolen guns, suspected meth and burglarized property.

Communities Olympia rally calls for stronger gun control laws (Video)

By Kara Kostanich Published: Apr 20, 2013 at 6:04 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 1:29 PM PDT

A group of local mothers, fathers, neighbors and religious leaders is using the anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre to take aim at gun control, gathering together for a rally in Olympia.

Communities 3 injured in hit-and-run crash in Olympia; suspect arrested (Video)

By KOMO Staff Published: Mar 28, 2013 at 7:44 AM PDT Last Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 1:29 PM PDT

The suspect in a hit-and-run crash that injured three people early Thursday in Olympia has been located and arrested, police said.

Communities WSP: Woman arrested for DUI after car found on side of road

By KOMO Staff Published: Apr 26, 2013 at 1:29 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 1:29 PM PDT

Troopers responded to a single car crash in Olympia Sunday morning after a passerby noticed the car lying on its side in some brush off the road. The driver was arrested for DUI.

Communities Lawmakers take a break from gun control debate to shoot guns (Video)

By Elisa Jaffe Published: Apr 4, 2013 at 8:52 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 1:44 PM PDT

State lawmakers held a legislative shootout on Thursday within hours of Connecticut passing some of the strictest gun laws in the country.

Communities Armed demonstrators rally against gun control efforts (Photo Gallery) (Video)

By MIKE BAKER Associated Press Published: Feb 8, 2013 at 4:22 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 1:29 PM PDT

Supporters of gun rights in Washington state turned out in force Friday at the state Capitol, carrying guns and signs while decrying efforts to control firearms.

Communities Increased patrols around Olympia schools after abduction attempt

By Michael Harthorne Published: Mar 7, 2013 at 10:35 AM PDT Last Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 1:29 PM PDT

The Olympia Police Department is increasing patrols around Westside-area schools after middle-school student was grabbed in a possible abduction attempt Tuesday evening.