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, WA - - The homeless crisis is forcing more communities to find answers to the growing problem. The city of Olympia, which declared a public health emergency this past summer, is ready to open ...

After serving 10 months as interim chief, the City of Olympia announced on June 16 that Rich Allen has been named the permanent police chief of the Olympia Police Department. The Olympian After ...

The Olympia City Council may vote on a proposal to raise the city's sales and use tax rate from 9.8% to 9.9% in an effort to ...

Olympia’s city government will operate the Downtown Ambassador program itself and do away with the Downtown Welcome Center, the city council decided Tuesday night. The change will cost the city more ...

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 ...

The City of Olympia has settled a tort claim with the family of Timothy Green for $600,000 two years after he was shot and killed by an Olympia Police Department officer. According to an Aug. 26 news ...

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 — 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 ...

A group of businesses is suing the city of Olympia for failing to mitigate crimes that they say are caused by the homeless encampments in the downtown core. Attorney Jon Cushman said that for years, ...