The Thurston County Coroner has released details about the deaths of two men in the Yelm area last week. Emergency responders were dispatched about 7 a.m. Tuesday, May 21, to a motor home and boat fire in the 10500 block of Old McKenna Road. Fire crews later discovered a dead man, prompting a wider investigation […]
The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office says a standoff that ended Tuesday night near Yelm could be related to a death investigation at an adjacent property. Early this morning firefighters were called to an RV fire near 103rd Avenue and Old McKenna Road. Firefighters on seen discovered what they thought could have been a body and […]
Deputies with the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office say they are investigating a shooting that happened in the Yelm area Sunday. They found the suspect’s house around 45 minutes after the shooting happened. With the help of the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department, law enforcement surrounded the house and commanded the suspect to step outside. “Our SWAT […]