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There was the same Qwest Field roar. The same Seahawks fan intensity.

Events of the past few weeks have rocked the financial world, including retirement funds, which have sustained more than $2 trillion in losses nationwide over 15 months, according to a congressional estimate.

Middle East occupations will be the focus of a three-day Peace Works conference in Olympia this Friday through Sunday.

The River Ridge High School library got a bit bloody last week.

If Initiative 1000 passes, Washington will become the second state to allow terminally ill adults to receive a prescription for lethal drugs.

For Jonathan Turlove and Duane French, both of whom work in Olympia, the issue isn’t just political; it’s personal. Turlove’s mother used Oregon’s assisted-suicide law to end her life after a 10-year battle with cancer, and he supports Washington’s proposed law. But French, who lost the use of his legs 40 years ago, says the law poses a threat to him and others with disabilities. Both stated ...

On July 5, 1996, Roxanne Jones was driving along a rural Lewis County road when an oncoming car veered across the center line toward her vehicle.

Methane gas generated at the LOTT Alliance wastewater treatment plant in Olympia will be converted into energy to heat the new administration and education building in the years ahead.

Wall Street's roller-coaster week has resulted in a modest amount of investor panic, but there are ways for seasoned and new investors to weather tough economic times, an estate planner told residents of a west Olympia retirement community Saturday.

Construction begins Monday on expanding the park-and-ride lot at Martin Way.

South Sound residents lined up to exchange precious metals for cash Friday at Westfield Capital mall, and with an eye on the faltering economy, many said they planned to use the money for fuel or bills, or to put it in a bank or credit union account.

With deep budget cuts expected to bring layoffs to government departments throughout Thurston County in 2009, the county's financial picture grew even more grim — and icky — Sept. 25.

Three masked gunmen crashed a get-together being held by three Evergreen State College roommates at a home in the 800 block of West Bay Drive about 9:30 p.m. Oct. 3, demanding "jewels, cash and drugs," one of the roommates said.

A legislative investigation in Alaska has concluded that Gov. Sarah Palin abused her power in pushing for the firing of an Alaska state trooper who was once married to her sister, or by failing to prevent her husband, Todd, from doing so.

OLYMPIA -- An Olympia police officer pulled over a pickup in west Olympia around 1 p.m. Friday, leading to the seizure of about 11 pounds of marijuana with a street value of about $41,800, Thurston County Narcotics Task Force detectives say.

A 21-year-old Olympia man faces charges of driving under the influence and totaled his 2004 Dodge pickup in a one-vehicle crash this morning, according to a State Patrol report.

FORT LEWIS -- The Headquarters of the 62nd Medical Brigade will return from a 15-month deployment to Iraq on Tuesday.

Questions keep coming up about voter registration practices in Washington state, but not at the scale seen after the disputed governor's race in 2004.

Envision a Percival Landing boardwalk with mostly concrete and metal instead of wood, and most of it not over water. Picture shorelines restored with native plants. Imagine rustic pavilions providing momentary shelters from the rain or sun.