Sep 4th, 2008 · Conservationists are starting to raise the alarm about native oysters and their disappearing habitat. The situation is so serious that a band of scientists went to a remote inlet on the West Coast of Vancouver Island in search of Olympia oyster reefs.
Mar 24th, 2008 · The Olympic torch is now on its 85,000 journey to Beijing, despite attempts by human rights protesters to disrupt the torch-lighting ceremony in ancient Olympia, Greece.
Aug 26th, 2007 · Firefighters in southern Greece are battling a massive blaze that threatens to destroy the ancient city of Olympia, the site of the world's first Olympic games. At least 57 people have been killed in the wildfires.
Apr 28th, 2007 · In a new film about love and Alzheimer's, the disease that claimed her mother, the Oscar-winning actress co-stars as a hard-edged woman who has "kind of given up on life" -- until she meets a man caught in a crisis of his own.
Dec 18th, 2006 · A group of foster parents in Washington state became the first in the nation to unionize earlier this year. Now they're preparing for the first legislative session as an organized body, and they have plenty of issues they plan to take up with state lawmakers. Austin Jenkins of Northwest News Network reports from Olympia.
May 4th, 2006 · In several western states, government agencies that manage state-owned land have started acting like real-estate moguls, buying and trading land to generate healthy profits. In a few cases, state officials have even given land to developers in exchange for ownership of strip malls or parking lots. The practice is alarming to some critics. Austin Jenkins reports from Olympia, Wash.
Mar 16th, 2006 · For thousands of nervous parents, a popular college guide listing little-known, but highly-regarded, campuses has attracted a cult following. The Evergreen State College outside Olympia, Wash., is one of the schools listed in Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools You Should Know About Even If You're Not a Straight-A Student.