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.

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 ...

An elected official along with Lacey and Olympia city staff members tour the sprawling homeless encampment along Martin Way East in the Olympia city limits known as the “Jungle.” An elected official ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. -- 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...