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Salt Lake City Gen Zers Are Moving To This Pacific Northwest Haven Known As 'Mother Nature's City'

Salt Lake City may be among the most popular metro areas for Gen Zers who want large homes, high-paying jobs, and plenty of outdoor adventures. But young adults born between 1997 and 2012 aren't afraid to cross state lines in search of new places to call home. In fact, they're doing it more than any other generation. And according to U-Haul's 2026 Midyear Migration Trends report, many of them are making the 13-hour drive straight to Seattle, Washington. For nature lovers, this Pacific Northwest haven offers a similar combination of bustling city life and the great outdoors.

Seattle, WA · 2d

98.3 The KEY

Newly-Launched WA L-I Program ‘Reimburses’ Ripped-Off Homeowners

Funded by the legislature, the program pays up to $25K to homeowners who meet certain damages criteria when it comes to unscrupulous contractors or other businesses.

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Bellingham Herald

It's been a mild fall in Whatcom County. That's about to change

Get set for a wet and windy weekend, along with a few power outages and coastal flooding, as storms are lining up to batter Western Washington after a drier than normal October. Gusty south winds will increase late Thursday into Friday, with the strongest breezes from Everett northward, National Weather Service meteorologist Jacob DeFlitch said Tuesday in the online forecast discussion. ”Due to continued foliage on the trees, localized power outages may be possible during this period. Snow levels remain higher Friday into Sunday, mainly 5,000 to 8,000 feet, for high-elevation mountain snowfall. Furthermore, seas rise towards 15 to 20 feet Friday, and will need to monitor high surf concerns along the coast,” DeFlitch said. A wind advisory issued for 4 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday calls for south winds at 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 50 mph for western Whatcom County. About a half-inch to an inch of rain is possible through Friday night in the lowlands, with heavy rain Friday and again Saturday night into Sunday as a second storm arrives. “Moderate to heavy rain may lead to roadway ponding and minor nuisance flooding of poor drainage areas, creating difficult commute conditions,” the National Weather Service

Whatcom County, WA · 2d

Nisqually Valley News

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Yelm City Council approves Creek Street improvements, construction management for project

Creek Street will soon see a water main improvement project take place, thanks to Yelm City Council unanimously approving the contract with Active Construction Inc. during a meeting on Tuesday, Oct.

Yelm, WA · 2d

Nisqually Valley News

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Phase 1 of Yelm's Veterans Park and Memorial Walk, including road improvements, nears completion

Phase 1 of the City of Yelm's Veterans Park and Memorial Walk, which is described as having the potential to be the best memorial in Thurston County, if not Washington state, is officially nearing

Yelm, WA · 2d

MyNorthwest.com

‘Even local government in WA is being polarized’: Former Burien mayor links Tacoma housing debate to party pressure

Tacoma’s Safe Homes for All initiative would expand tenant protections, increase penalties for rental-law violations, and establish additional licensing and enforcement requirements. The proposal appeared on the Nov. 3 ballot as Initiative Measure No. 1, building on tenant protections voters approved in 2023. The initiative led in early election...

Tacoma, WA · 3d

thurstontalk.com

Top Local News – Thurston County – November 6, 2026

Your daily roundup of local news from Thurston County, Washington — covering Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater, Yelm, Tenino, and Rochester. 1. Olympia museum takeover explores Indigenous futures. 📍 Olympia. In Olympia, the Coast Salish Museum of Fine Arts has occupied gallery space at the Thurston County Museum of Fine...

Thurston County, WA · 19h

MyNorthwest.com

‘Last place you want to go is government housing’: Curley warns about Tacoma’s direction after tenant measure vote

Tacoma voters backed a sweeping tenant rights measure on Election Night. KIRO host John Curley said the people who wrote it see it as a first step toward something he thinks renters should be wary of: government-owned housing. Curley, host of “The John Curley Show” on KIRO Newsradio, reacted a...

The Chronicle

Two projects on Interstate 5 in Thurston County now complete

Two projects to improve the driving surface of Interstate 5 in Thurston County are complete, a news release from the Washington state Department of Transportation (WSDOT) announced this week.

Thurston County, WA · 21h

gigharbornow.org

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Gig Harbor wasn’t exempt from the blue wave

A blue wave washed up on the shores of Gig Harbor. Democrats nationally seized control of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, and appear on the verge of flipping five governors’ offices around the nation. The pattern held on the peninsula, where Democrats retained the Pierce County Council...

Gig Harbor, WA · 2d

Tacoma News Tribune

Major refugee aid group in Tacoma and Spokane is ending amid financial hits

A Washington-based nonprofit that worked to help asylum-seeking refugees will no longer exist at the end of the year. Thrive International, which was founded in Spokane in 2021 and later expanded its work to Western Washington in Tacoma, formally announced this month it is ending operations as a result of its receivership case, filed in March of this year in Pierce County Superior Court. Thrive provided transitional housing for refugee and immigrant families. In the Nov. 4 announcement, Thrive stated that the receiver, Shelly Crocker, had “determined to pursue the dissolution of the organization following a thorough review of its financial and operational circumstances.” The announcement also noted that all residents living at Thrive’s residential sites were in the process of being “transitioned into safe, stable, and appropriate housing arrangements.” Crocker, in an interview Thursday with The News Tribune, said that 83 Tacoma families would be rehoused across Pierce County and some in South King County. “We have plans for all of them,” she added. A series of financial hits added up ultimately to the latest action. The main factor that triggered the receivership, according to court documents and Crocker, was litigation in Spokane over rent and insurance payments involving

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With Nearly Two-Thirds of Tacoma Homes Built Before 1980, Local Plumbing Company Warns of Seasonal Plumbing Risks

Pierce County Plumbing technician performing underground sewer line installation at a home in Tacoma, WA. Pierce County Plumbing offers free home inspections and hose bib covers to help homeowners protect aging plumbing systems ahead of winter. TACOMA , WA, UNITED STATES, November 6, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- With nearly two-thirds of...

The Chronicle

No major local general election changes as ballots continue to be counted

In the days since preliminary election results have been released around the state, more votes have been counted, but the elections that impact Lewis County have remained more or less the same, with

Lewis County, WA · 21h

The Chronicle

Thurston County Realtors Association helps lead opposition to Home Energy Score program

The Thurston County Realtors Association is doubling down on its opposition to a countywide mandated regional Home Energy Score (HES) program, with its associated political action committee

Thurston County, WA · 21h

thurstontalk.com

2026 Thurston County Christmas Tree Farm Guide

You’ve sorted your Halloween candy, put your clock back and gotten out the sweaters. The next item on your list is planning the holidays, including where to get your Christmas tree! Lucky for us, Thurston County has some amazing family-owned Christmas tree farms that are perfect for picking out the perfect evergreen. Here is your 2026 guide to Christmas tree farms near Olympia and throughout Thurston County.

Thurston County, WA · 2d

The Chronicle

Lewis County Parkinson's Disease Support Group to hold meeting Nov. 12

The Lewis County Parkinson's Disease Support Group will hold a meeting from 1 to 2 p.m. on Nov. 12, continuing the regularly scheduled meetings on the second Thursday of each month. The ...

Lewis County, WA · 21h

hoodline.com

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Four South King County Weeklies Merge Into One Paper Starting Friday

Four weekly newspapers that have covered South King County for decades are becoming one. Beginning Friday, the Kent Reporter, Renton Reporter, Auburn Reporter and Federal Way Mirror will combine into a single regional print publication called the South King Reporter, even as their individual websites stay online. The move was...

King County, WA · 1d

The Center Square

Most county charter amendments addressing budget, oversight on track to pass

(The Center Square) - Two days after polls closed, 19 of the 24 charter amendments in Clallam, Clark, Pierce and Snohomish counties are on track to pass as election officials process any remaining ballots. Four of the state’s 39 counties placed charter amendments on the November ballot: Clallam County considered...

Pierce County, WA · 1d

theorcasonian.com

Pea Patch Community Campus takes shape; housing construction to begin this Fall

The Pea Patch Campus is beginning to be shaped into the community we’ve been imagining. Over the summer, local contractor Island Excavating completed site preparation, utility connections, stormwater management (no, that big hole in the ground is not a swimming pool!) and laid the foundation for a new entry road. Watch the site work video to see the progress. This January, construction gets underway on the Townhomes – 20 long-term affordable rental homes – with completion expected by the end of 2027.

Mercer Island, WA · 1d

MyNorthwest.com