In Washington, the capital city is not even in the top 20 in terms of population. But when Olympia was selected in 1853 to be the capital of the newly formed Washington territory, it actually was ...

Washington's two statues in National Statuary Hall are also in the Olympia Capitol: Marcus Whitman, pioneer missionary, and Mother Joseph, whose work in Vancouver led to the founding of the ...

National Guard members and a Washington State Patrol trooper stand behind a perimeter fence, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee activated members of ...

Members of the Washington National Guard stand along a perimeter fence as an Olympia Fire Dept. truck passes by, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Ted S. Warren / AP ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Mother Nature is helping Washington return a man-made lake to its natural state. The state is restoring Capitol Lake, a lake created by an Olympia dam in the 1950s, to an estuary.

But for Olympia residents who don’t want to drive to Seattle, the Washington State capitol building and campus feature several cherry blossom trees and an abundance of other beautiful fauna.

Washington’s capital had lower scores in other categories. Olympia ranked 18th for economic well-being, which examined debt, unemployment, income growth and other factors, results show.

The Washington state Capitol in Olympia is pretty quiet these days as legislators work from home. (GeekWire Photo / John Cook) Washington state legislators this week approved a new tax on capital ...

OLYMPIA — A judge has overturned a new capital gains tax on high profit stocks, bonds and other assets that was approved by the Washington Legislature last year, ruling that it is an ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Standing tall just a block from Washington’s State Capitol Building a tree that’s literally out of this world. It’s Washington’s Moon Tree.