A jury convicted the man of first-degree murder and other crimes while a co-defendant who pleaded guilty got a much lower sentence.

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.

A tip led police in Olympia to human remains in a wooded transient camp. Police detectives checking out the transient hangout in southeast Olympia, found the body and talked to several people believed ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. – As lawmakers continue debate on how to close the state’s multi-billion-dollar budget shortfall, questions are coming up about how services for the homeless could be affected. “It was ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington Attorney General Nick Brown is suing the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, ...

A 47-year-old man is in stable condition at a regional hospital after Olympia police say he was set on fire at a homeless encampment known as the Jungle. About 1 a.m. Tuesday, police were dispatched ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The growth rate of homelessness in Washington slowed in 2025, according to results from the annual Point in Time (PIT) count and the Department of Commerce’s Snapshot of Homelessness ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington State Department of Commerce is investing $1.2 million in grants to provide homelessness diversion programs statewide. Commerce said the programs are meant to help ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. -- A proposal to start a homeless shelter with fewer rules drew a big crowd at a public meeting Wednesday night. Members of local faith communities are collaborating for 'The People's ...