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1 week ago | theolympian.com | Rolf Boone

The wildly popular Hands on Children’s Museum, which opened in its current East Bay location 13 years ago and served more than 300,000 visitors last year, now wants to expand north with a second building, more outdoor learning space and more parking. The proposal was shared with the Port of Olympia commission on Monday.

1 week ago | theolympian.com | Martín Bilbao

A 55-year-old man accused of raping and beating a 63-year-old woman in Lacey last year has been accused of raping another woman in Olympia. Ryan David Bezon attended his preliminary appearance April 8 for a new case in Thurston County Superior Court. That same day prosecutors charged Bezon with six counts related to an alleged rape that occurred between Sept. 8 and 9 in an encampment known as “The Jungle” off Martin Way East.

1 week ago | theolympian.com | Rolf Boone

A 53-year-old Snoqualmie man was arrested on suspicion of multiple crimes last month after police connected him to a stolen sailboat, stolen equipment on board and possibly stolen oysters, according to Olympia police. About 8:30 a.m. March 9, police were dispatched to a marina in the 500 block of Columbia Street where the boat owner reported a missing sailboat. Police also learned that there had been a series of thefts from boats in the area, Olympia police Lt. Paul Lower said.

1 week ago | theolympian.com | Karen Butler

April 14 (UPI) -- FOX Nation has announced plans to air a three-part game show called Greg Gutfeld's What Did I Miss? May 12-14. "Truth can be stranger than fiction and who better to help isolated Americans catch up on the headlines they missed during an unprecedented news cycle than Greg Gutfeld," FOX Nation President Lauren Petterson said in a statement Monday.

1 week ago | theolympian.com | Rolf Boone

A cat and dog died in a fire that destroyed an RV in Lacey Sunday afternoon, according to Lacey Fire District 3. A man also was treated for minor burns to a hand, Battalion Chief Ryan Perz said. Another occupant of the RV was not there at the time of the fire. A second dog also was not hurt, he said. Fire crews were dispatched to the Value Village parking lot about 5:10 p.m. and found the fire well underway, he said.