A Kent man allegedly fled from Thurston County deputies in Olympia and later crashed on Interstate 5 in DuPont. Read More

A chicken chain known for its wings, tenders and chicken sandwiches has opened a new restaurant in Olympia. Read More

"... we had reports of this car doing donuts on the highway prior to this happening," a State Patrol spokesperson wrote on social media. Read More

A 30-year-old Olympia driver was injured after crashing on northbound Interstate 5 Monday morning, according to the Washington State Patrol. About 8:25 a.m., the man was headed north with a passenger ... Read More

Traffic appeared to be backed up near the exit on northbound I-5 at 2:30 p.m., according to WSDOT's traffic cameras. Read More

The crash closed a lane of Sleater Kinney Road Southeast. Read More

A wreck slowed traffic on Interstate 5 between Lacey and Olympia Thursday morning. The crash occurred at about 7:47 a.m. on southbound I-5 at milepost 108 which is near Sleater-Kinney Road Northeast, ... Read More

OLYMPIA, Wash. - The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) announced SR 20 / North Cascades Highway has partly reopened, but the full stretch of highway will remain closed longer than ... Read More

A Kent woman died at the scene. Read More

Legislation to address dangerous crash hotspots on Washington roadways cleared another hurdle in Olympia. The House of Representatives passed Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 6066 with a 94-2 ... Read More

Legislation allowing luxury electric vehicle makers Rivian and Lucid to join rival Tesla in selling directly to Washington customers is on a fast track for action in Olympia. Read More

OLYMPIA, Wash. - All northbound lanes of Interstate 5 near the intersection of State Route 101 and Deschutes Parkway SW were closed early Monday morning after a crash involving three semi-trucks. Read More

All northbound lanes of Interstate 5 near the intersection of State Route 101 and Deschutes Parkway SW were closed early Monday morning after a crash involving three semi-trucks. Read More

All northbound lanes of Interstate 5 near U.S. 101 in the Olympia area are fully blocked after a collision involving three semi-trucks and a car, officials say. The Washington State Department of ... Read More

OLYMPIA, Wash. - The Washington State Department of Transportation launched a new system along Interstate 5, providing real-time and predictive information to help truck drivers locate available ... Read More

A 67-year-old Springfield, Oregon, woman died at an area hospital Friday night after a wreck on Interstate 5 near Lacey, according to Washington State Patrol. Read More

A serious semi-truck crash has shut down all southbound lanes of I-5 near Custer Way in Olympia on Friday morning, creating major delays and detours. Read More

A semi-truck with two unloaded trailers lost control on the wet roadway while going around a curve and collided with a concrete barrier. Read More

A jackknifed semi-truck near milepost 103 in Olympia causes lane closures, impacting traffic on southbound I-5. Read More

All lanes have re-opened following a crash involving four cars and a semi-truck on southbound I-5 near Olympia. Troopers were on scene of a crash involving four cars and a semi-truck near the Maytown ... Read More

The Olympia area has one of the deadliest 10-mile stretches of highway in Washington, according to a new report. Read More

Drivers planning to head north on Interstate 5 Friday or Saturday night, or early Sunday morning, should prepare for lane closures in the Lacey area, the state Department of Transportation announced. Read More

The four soldiers were identified as: Chief Warrant Officer Three Andrew Cully, 35, from Sparta, Missouri, Chief Warrant Officer Three Andrew Kraus, 39, from Sanibel, Florida, Sgt. Donavon Scott, 25, ... Read More

Construction associated with the new Chick-fil-A project in west Olympia will cause traffic delays next week. According to a news release from the City of Olympia, beginning Monday, Sept. 22, through ... Read More

A 41-year-old man, suspected of driving under the influence, is facing a vehicular assault charge after the Washington State Patrol says he caused a rollover wreck in south Thurston County Saturday ... Read More

A log-truck driver who died Wednesday after crashing onto Deschutes Parkway has been identified. Thurston County Coroner Gary Warnock identified the driver as Brian Berry, a 68-year-old Port Orchard ... Read More

Rescue efforts have been hampered by fire, the authorities said. Four special operations soldiers were presumed dead in the crash of a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near a military base in Western ... Read More

Deputies with the Thurston County Sheriff's Office located a fiery crash site after a helicopter crashed near Olympia Thursday morning. Read More

Deputies from the Thurston County Sheriff's Office are at the scene of a helicopter crash near Olympia. The military had lost contact with the helicopter, and a rescue operation is now underway. Read More

In February, state employees started test-driving three cars equipped with DADSS devices. Washington's Traffic Safety Commission said the state was eager to partner with DADSS developers, given that ... Read More

The Washington State Patrol (WSP) is asking for witnesses to come forward and help them identify a driver involved in a hit-and-run crash that resulted in someone's death. Read More

The BriefA pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run on I-5 in Olympia.Troopers say the crash happened just north of Sleater Kinney Road at around 9 p.m. on July 30.OLYMPIA, Wash. - Troopers are asking ... Read More

Highway paint is special in that it has tiny little glass beads mixed into it, which is what makes it reflective at night,'? WSDOT said. Read More

A multi-vehicle collision involving a tanker truck and a motorhome was reported on Monday afternoon near southbound Interstate 5's Exit 105 in Olympia. Read More

Travelers should plan ahead for weeknight lane and ramp closures on Interstate 5 in Thurston County starting Thursday night. The closures will affect parts of I-5 from Olympia and Maytown and will ... Read More

Starting Thursday, travelers going from Olympia to Maytown will see nighttime road work on Interstate 5. The paving project will require I-5 to be reduced to one lane. Two separate work zones will ... Read More

OLYMPIA, Wash. - Different law enforcement agencies across Washington are joining forces to add more police on I-90 next week, according to the Washington Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC). WTSC ... Read More

OLYMPIA, WA - Law enforcement agencies in Washington plan to ramp up speed enforcement on Interstate 90 as part of a nationwide initiative along the longest interstate highway in the country. Read More

Olympia Police Department Lt. Paul Lower explained that two vehicles crashed near Fifth Avenue and Simmons Street. One of the cars spun off the roadway and onto the sidewalk, hitting the two friends. Read More

Two pedestrians were killed Wednesday afternoon in downtown Olympia, according to police. About 5 p.m., a car and truck crashed in the area of Fifth Avenue and Simmons Street near Capitol Lake. As a ... Read More

Olympia police officers were called to a car-pedestrian crash in the downtown area on July 9, 2025. They arrived to find a 2-car crash had spun one car onto the sidewalk, where it hit and killed two ... Read More

WASHINGTON, USA - One person died and four others were injured in an early morning crash on Interstate 5 near Ridgefield, and a Washington State Department of Transportation worker was later hit ... Read More

A 42-year-old Spokane woman is dead and a Thurston County man is facing a potential charge of vehicular homicide after a vehicle struck a pedestrian in Olympia early Saturday morning. Alyssa F. Acord ... Read More

The pedestrian, identified as 42-year-old Alyssa Acord of Spokane, was hit by the Honda Civic as it exited onto Black Lake Boulevard from the southbound highway, according to a WSP memo. She was ... Read More

The Washington State Patrol (WSP) says a woman in the road on Highway 101 southbound in Olympia was struck and killed early Saturday morning. Read More

Summer in Washington is supposed to be a season of celebration: high school graduations, family road trips, long weekends at the lake. But traffic safety officials view it as the most dangerous time o ... Read More

Paul D. Coalman, 40, was speeding on southbound I-5 just north of exit 48 for Castle Rock's business loop when, at around 11:30 p.m., he lost control of his Harley Davidson Street Glide motorcycle and ... Read More

The man was injured in the crash and was taken to PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center in Longview. Man Injured in Cowlitz County Motorcycle Accident on Interstate 5. Cowlitz Count ... Read More

A 40-year-old Olympia man was injured Saturday night after he crashed his motorcycle on southbound Interstate 5 in Cowlitz County, according to the Washington State Patrol. About 11:20 p.m. Saturday, ... Read More

Travelers may see '?seven mile-backups'? on Interstate 5 in Thurston County starting Monday, the Washington State Department of Transportation warns. The backups will be caused by road work that ... Read More

The Washington State Patrol reported investigating 12 fatal collisions and numerous serious injury crashes between May 2 and May 13. Most of th ... Read More

A 69-year-old man was airlifted to a Tacoma hospital on Sunday after a crash on U.S. Highway 12 that also blocked both directions of the road for several hours, according to the Washington State ... Read More

U.S. Highway 12 has closed in both directions near Salkum in Lewis County after a 2-vehicle crash about 11 a.m. Sunday morning, according to the state Department of Transportation. Emergency crews are ... Read More

Three people were killed in a traffic collision that took place near Olympia early Sunday morning, according to the Washington State Patrol. The wreck took place on Interstate 5 at Scatter Creek. A ... Read More

Three people have died after a collision on I-5 in Scatter Creek, South of Olympia, early Sunday morning, the Washington State Patrol (WSP) posted on X. Read More

Three people have died after a collision on I-5 in Scatter Creek, South of Olympia, early Sunday morning, the Washington State Patrol (WSP) posted on X. Read More

The northbound Interstate 5 Scatter Creek Rest Area between Centralia and Olympia is now open, the Washington State Department of Transportation announced in a news release. All amenities at the ... Read More

A semi-truck rolled over on northbound I-5 near DuPont. Backups stretch at least nine miles into Olympia, with traffic investigators working to clean up a fuel spill. TACOMA, Wash. - Northbound lanes ... Read More

Washington state residents should prepare for a temporary shutdown of driver and vehicle licensing services due to system upgrades scheduled from February 10-17. Read More

Northbound traffic makes its usual backup through the construction zone on Interstate 5 through Tacoma, Washington on Thursday, June 16, 2022. Tony Overman toverman@theolympian.com Between Puget ... Read More

Travelers who use the northbound Interstate 5 Scatter Creek Rest Area between Centralia and Olympia will need to make other plans in February, as the rest area will be closed due to construction from ... Read More

Jay Gordon, a sixth-generation Southwest Washington farmer, explained the ugly truth about why the list of crops grown in the state continues to dwindle, and how decisions in Olympia contribute to the ... Read More

Washington State Transportation ... major travel delays due to I-5 traffic has been delayed until 2026. WSDOT traffic alert: Bridge maintenance crews closed the Interstate 90 (I-90) west ramp ... Read More

MARINETTE, Wis. (WFRV) - A 43-year-old Appleton woman was arrested Monday afternoon for her fourth operating while intoxicated (OWI) offense, with a child under the age of 16 in the vehicle. According ... Read More

Andrew Barkis, R-Olympia, said graffiti along Washington's roads was '?getting ... and remove graffiti in the Tacoma area along Interstate 5. It also paid for equipment and supplies. Read More

OLYMPIA (The Center Square)-As the state Legislature ... get as high as $7 billion by the 2029-31 biennium. Aerial view of the Interstate 5 traffic crossing Seattle, Washington State, USA. Driving the ... Read More

Olympia, WA (October 27, 2024) - On Saturday, emergency responders were dispatched to a significant vehicle accident on I-5 southbound to US 101, where a vehicle was reported to be overturned in the ... Read More

Olympia, WA (October 22, 2024) - A three-vehicle collision occurred on Tuesday, prompting a response from emergency services on US 101 southbound to I-5 northbound. The incident led to one lane being ... Read More

Gina Munna, 70, from Georgia, tragically died in a wrong-way crash on Saturday, September 7, on Pacific Ave SE. The | Contact Police Accident Reports (888) 657-1460 for help if you were in this ... Read More

Seattle Woman Arrested in Olympia Deadly Collision Olympia, WA (September 9, 2024) - 70-year-old Gina Munna of Georgia was fatally injured in a wrong-way ... Read More

A 70-year-old woman is dead and a Seattle woman has been arrested on suspicion of multiple crimes after a wrong-way crash on Pacific Avenue in Olympia Saturday afternoon. That's according to the ... Read More

A woman with 47 prior arrests has been arrested again after leading police on a high-speed chase through Lacey. She crashed head-on with another driver, sending one person to the hospital in critical ... Read More

WDFW: Man ran over flock of seagulls in WA 'for fun' When does RapidRide G Line service start in Seattle? Child safe, man in custody after Everett motel SWAT standoff WA launches electric vehicle (EV) ... Read More

Crews reinstalling a traffic signal on Wednesday at the intersection of State Avenue and Central Street in Olympia are likely to cause a traffic bottleneck -- and headaches -- for drivers headed into ... Read More

it's that you drove almost the entire I-5 corridor in Washington and only had slow traffic in downtown Seattle. My experience has typically been traffic jams starting near Olympia and continuing ... Read More

The officer contacted the driver at a gas station at the intersection of Plum Street and Union Avenue Southeast. During the stop, the officer reported seeing a handgun and a lockbox on the driver side ... Read More

First, there will be overnight work from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. on Monday and Tuesday, July 8-9, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation. A two-mile section of northbound I-5 between ... Read More

Washington State Patrol (WSP) troopers responded to a semitruck crash on Interstate 5 (I-5) north just before Southcenter Sunday. WSP reported a semitruck filled with vegetables veered off the freeway ... Read More

Melder was killed on March 30 following a hit-and-run crash on Interstate 5 in Tacoma. Alyssa Melder When 39-year-old Lance Melder would return home to Temple, Texas, his mere presence would lift his ... Read More

An 80-year-old man died Monday after he crashed head-on into a log truck, according to Washington State Patrol. About 1 p.m., Allan B. Kalar of Elma was driving west on U.S. Highway 12 while a log ... Read More

In a promotional campaign called "Test Drive a Win," Washington State Lottery officials created an interactive web app to help customers visualize themselves using their winnings ... Read More

THURSTON COUNTY, Wash. - Multiple agencies, including military police are investigating a helicopter crash southeast of Olympia which occurred around 10 p.m. Monday night. Responding agencies have not ... Read More

State transportation officials have been authorized to use drones to address graffiti vandalism after Washington Gov ... WSDOT will first focus on graffiti around Interstate 5 from Tacoma to Seattle, ... Read More

It would also allow tolling from Interstate 5 to Redmond ... Friday marked the first day of the new higher tolls on SR 167 and I-405. They hit $12.25 on I-405 south out of Lynnwood. The Washington ... Read More

A car plows through standing water on the Washington State Capitol exit off Interstate 5 in Olympia ... in Seattle issued a wind advisory for Tacoma and several other cities in Western Washington ... Read More

Like many states, Washington has steadfast rules regarding speed limits on certain roadways. For example, the speed limit is 25 mph for any residential, city or town streets, and 60 mph on state ... Read More

One crash was reported on State Route 8 and another was reported on Highway 101 in Olympia. Washington State Patrol Trooper John Dattilo said officers were busy Wednesday night into Thursday ... Read More

Wet snow blanketed the Olympia area overnight ... Carper Road Southwest from James Road to Old Highway 9 was closed. Summit Lake Road Northwest from State Route 8 to Summit Lake Shore Road was closed. Read More

About 50 cars were stuck in a ditch because of the conditions on southbound I-5, just south of Olympia at the Highway 101 interchange. Read More