BOO-Coda: The town of Bucoda's Boo-Coda Spook-Tacular Halloween Festival is packed with Halloween fun, from a hearse procession and viewing to a pumpkin pie eating contest and casket races. Check the schedule for details. Dates: Oct. 1-31, with most events falling on weekends.

Multiple law enforcement and emergency response teams are responding to reports of a possible military helicopter crash in a remote part of Thurston County.

A local sheriff said the military "lost contact with a helicopter in the area." It's unclear how many people were involved.

Deputies and firefighters are working to reach a crash site after a military helicopter went down late Wednesday night, sparking a fire.

THURSTON COUNTY, Wash. — Deputies and rescuers responded after a Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) helicopter went down in the Capitol Forest, west of Olympia, Wednesday night. The crash happened in the Summit Lake area.

Thurston County announces application period for land use and zoning proposals from September 15 to November 14.

An inmate died while at Thurston County Jail, Sheriff Derek Sanders confirmed Sunday. The cause of death has yet to be determined by the coroner’s office, as of this reporting.

Thurston County Sheriff’s Office is reporting a helicopter down near Summit Lake in the Capitol Forest west of Olympia.A post on the TCSO Facebook site says the

The man reportedly confessed to the murder this past weekend and led deputies to a gravesite in east Lewis County.

The Thurston County Public Health & Social Services Department invites county residents to give important input on the strengths and weaknesses of our health in Thurston County by completing a short,