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Dr. Dimyana Abdelmalek, Thurston County Health Officer
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7/16/20
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TUMWATER –– A man was arrested at Fred Meyer in Tumwater early Thursday afternoon after allegedly bringing a gun into the store.
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By Madeline Shannon of JOLT
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7/15/20
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Yelm Police Department
Dora Davine Henson, 39, was arrested around 4:30 p.m. July 14 in the 1100 block Yelm Avenue East in Yelm. She was charged with shoplifting.
Lacey Police …
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By Andrew Oslin of JOLT
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7/15/20
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OLYMPIA - The Olympia City Council voted Tuesday night to distribute $1 million of economic development reserves to support community economic recovery efforts in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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By Prachi Gohil of JOLT
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7/15/20
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TUMWATER –– Tumwater Mayor Pete Kmet announced Wednesday the reorganization of the Public Works Department into two new city departments: Transportation & Engineering and Water Resources & Sustainability.
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City of Tumwater
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7/15/20
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TUMWATER — City officials met Tuesday night to talk about Tumwater’s role in the Thurston Climate Mitigation Plan, a county-wide effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 85 percent below the 2015 baseline numbers by 2050.
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By Andrew Oslin of JOLT
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7/15/20
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TUMWATER ––To complete repairs, multiple roads in the city will be closed from Monday, July 13 to July 17, 2020.
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By Prachi Gohil of JOLT
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7/14/20
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Lacey Police Department
Joshua J Lande, 40, was arrested around 7:34 p.m. July 13 in the 4000 block of Cameron Lane Northeast in Lacey. He was charged with unlawful imprisonment and assault.
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By Andrew Oslin of JOLT
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7/14/20
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TUMWATER –– In response to local and national concern over police and use of force, the Tumwater Public Health & Safety Commission met with the local police department to discuss the ramifications of police use of force and its complexities.
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By Andrew Oslin of JOLT
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7/13/20
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Yelm Police Department
Raymond Criss Darling, 60, was arrested around 6:31 p.m. July 10 in the 17100 block of State Road 507 in Yelm. He was charged with shoplifting.
Danielle Miriam …
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By Andrew Oslin of JOLT
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7/13/20
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A political chain reaction is taking place in our county this fall. Denny Heck left his 10th Congressional seat to run for Lieutenant Governor.
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By Paul Pickett for JOLT
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7/13/20
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OLYMPIA –– Dozens of people gathered at Yauger Skate Park in West Olympia late Friday afternoon to demonstrate against racism in a protest called “Thrash Against Racism and Police Brutality.”
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By Madeline Shannon of JOLT
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7/13/20
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THURSTON COUNTY –– Layne Staley Johnson, 11, sat quietly at a table, carefully constructing the cards she’s made for weeks for cancer patients helped by the American Cancer Society.
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By Nichole Woolsey for JOLT
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7/13/20
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OLYMPIA –– A video posted on Facebook shows a man being beaten over the head during a protest outside Olympia City Hall on July 12, during which he bled profusely before fainting and receiving medical care.
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By Madeline Shannon and Danny Stusser of JOLT
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7/13/20
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LACEY - City officials in Lacey examined the six-year Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) Thursday night to review city-wide transportation projects.
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By Prachi Gohil of JOLT
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7/10/20
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OLYMPIA –– The Olympia City Council approved on Tuesday a plan to address homelessness, which officials called the “One Community” Healthy, Safe & Housed Plan.
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By Madeline Shannon of JOLT
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7/9/20
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Police Blotter for July 8, 2020.
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By Andrew Oslin of JOLT
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7/9/20
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LACEY –– The Lacey Planning Commission reviewed a proposal that allows and establishes standards for buildings up to 500,000 square feet in size in the Light Industrial-Commercial (LI-C) zone.
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By Prachi Gohil of JOLT
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7/9/20
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Lacey Police Department
Joshua Trentonberl Johnson, 28, was arrested around 11:40 a.m. July 7 in the 2800 block of Ruddell Road Southeast in Lacey. He was charged with trespassing.
Joshua …
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By Andrew Oslin of JOLT
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7/8/20
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OLYMPIA -- The Olympia City Council approved a local artist, Andrea Wilbur-Sigo, to complete a street art crossing artwork installation on Eastside Street.
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By Prachi Gohil of JOLT
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7/8/20
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