As dusk deepens over Woodard Bay, a couple dozen adults and children gather on the south Puget Sound shoreline to wait ... said bat biologist Greg Falxa of Olympia. Each summer, pregnant bats ...

All that tumult will have nearly the opposite effect in the southwest, as heavy winds could lead to “critical fire weather” ...

Commuters to and from Olympia might have another option in a couple of years. The Port of Olympia is exploring the establishment of electric-powered hydrofoil ferry service. “We’re ready to invest to ...

Could a tsunami, which starts miles off Washington’s coast, make its way deep into Puget ... in the south Sound, with the Port of Tacoma getting 3.5 feet and low-lying areas of Olympia could ...