Memorial Service Set for Bellevue Police Officer Killed in Crash

The person who died in a traffic collision on Wednesday, Feb. 1 in Roy has been identified by the Pierce County Medical Examiner and Washington State Patrol. Ariel Meyer, 30, of Yelm, died after losing control of her vehicle while trying to merge lanes on State Route 507 at around 6 a.m. Wednesday. WSP trooper Robert Reyer said Meyer's car slid into southbound traffic and was struck on the passenger side by a utility van.

A pursuit in Thurston County ended in a fight between deputies and the suspect in a pile of cow dung, according to the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office. On Sunday night, deputies were dispatched to an auto theft in progress off of Waddell Creek Southwest. The reporting party said someone...

Two months after a Puyallup barber was killed, police have not identified a suspect. Jose Velez, 43, owned JQ's Barber Shop at 112 E. Stewart Ave. Police said he was cutting a child's hair the evening of Nov. 30 when a gunman walked into the shop, went directly to the barbershop owner and opened fire.

A man was arrested Saturday on suspicion of multiple crimes after reportedly stealing a vehicle, crashing into two cars and running from deputies, according to the Thurston County Sheriff's Office. Deputies were dispatched to an auto theft Saturday afternoon. The Ford F-350 was slowed by spike trips, but the driver...

Lacey police are asking the public to help identify a man who fired his weapon into the air Saturday morning. About 11:40 a.m., the man fired shots into the air in the 8100 block of North Bicentennial Loop Southeast, Sgt. Jeremy Knight said. That area is near the Marvin Road and Martin Way intersection, a busy commercial district in Lacey.

A deputy at the Thurston County Corrections facility was fired Feb. 1 after being arrested in 2022 for drunk driving. According to a news release from the Thurston County Sheriff's Office, the deputy was arrested in the Olympia area by Washington State Patrol last year for driving under the influence. He accepted a plea deal for first-degree negligent driving, which is a misdemeanor.

Philip Knowles, a firefighter in South King County, goes on hundreds of emergency calls every year. But those during the extreme heat wave of summer 2021 are etched in his brain. The bulk were from people reporting heat-related illnesses like heat stroke, heat exhaustion or other complications from overheating as...

ROCHESTER — Finally healthy at just the right time, the Rainier girls basketball team took care of business in the first round of the 2B District 4 tournament Saturday afternoon at Rochester, beating Kalama, 62-26 to advance to the district quarterfinals on Tuesday. The Mountaineers will take on Forks,...

TUMWATER — As the lights dimmed and the spotlight was lowered at Black Hills on Saturday, the W.F. West boys wrestling team got about its work. The Bearcats’ business is winning, and business — for the 11th consecutive year — is booming. W.F. West, fresh off...

Five members of the Thurston Youth Climate Coalition fell dramatically to the ground at Lacey City Council on Thursday, all of them wanting to protest what they see as a lack of local action to fight climate change. It was quite a display. As Avanti High School student and coalition...

Rainier: Howell 1, Ja. Meldrum 19, Jo. Meldrum 23, Owen 5, Ji. Meldrum 12, Sprouffske 4. Ocosta: Figueroa 13, Agramon 4, Barnum 8, Lewis 6, Prigmore 11, Turner 12, Lewis 8. In a dogfight in the first round of the 2B District 4, the Rainier boys basketball team needed every bit of every minute to pull out a win in Montesano Saturday night against Ocosta.