Four-term Rep. Jenny Graham (R-Spokane) will be leaving the state legislature after the 2026 term. She sat down with SPR's Owen Henderson to talk about her legacy, one of her biggest controversies, ...

These top-rated Mediterranean restaurants in the U.S. serve standout dishes inspired by coastal regions worldwide.

There are local organizations that are happy to help your garden! Here is a list of some of the 2026 gardening classes in Thurston County.

This week, the Washington House of Representatives debated — for more than 24 hours — and then approved an income tax on people who make more than a million dollars a year. We hear some of the ...

The avian at the center of Olympia Family Theater’s “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus” is a pesky sort indeed, incessantly begging to do things he’s been told not to. But part of the fun is in the ...

My wife, Ginny, died ten months ago. In another two months, I will have a new mental disorder: “Prolonged Grief Disorder.” ...

Train Dreams,” the haunting Oscar-nominated drama from filmmaker Clint Bentley, begins with birdsong and light. We see a train track curving its way out of a tunnel into ...

If ever there was a beautiful, must-visit American town, Port Townsend, Washington, has to be it. Located at the northeastern tip of the Olympic Peninsula on the Puget Sound in Washington, Port ...

A 'striking amendment' added to the Mosquito Fleet bill doesn't make sense, nor does it solve anything, writes Rep. Greg Nance.

Pag island in northwest Croatia is a region of pale pink limestone that’s as magical as a desert. First, the area’s holm oak forests were felled for medieval ship-building. Intensive grazing and the ...

A “tax the rich” labor leader from First Hill will take on arguably the most politically powerful — and experienced — ...