U.S. House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, who made history as the first woman to hold the speaker’s gavel, announced Thursday she will retire, ending a 40-year legislative career as one of the ...

Kevin Mills, the 40-year-old Rochester man accused of sexually assaulting a child, was sentenced to three years and 10 months in prison in Thurston County Superior Court Oct. 24. In addition to ...

Thurston County’s Citizens’ Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials, also known as the salary commission, voted Monday, Oct. 20, to retain current salaries for the Thurston County Board of ...

Washington voters have rejected ballot measures and constitutional amendments proposing an income tax ten times. The most recent ballot failure was in 2010, with 64% voting no. When the legislature ...