The county plans to consolidate the Sheriff’s Office administration and field operations at a Tumwater building.

Sheriff Sanders was hit by a suspected DUI driver late Saturday night, resulting in a hospital visit and an arrest.

The search for victims of Hurricane Helene dragged into its second week on Friday, as exhausted rescue crews and volunteers continued to work long days — navigating past washed-out roads, downed power lines and mudslides — to reach the isolated and the missing.

We're coming to pick up our people." With at least 215 killed, Helene is already the deadliest hurricane to hit the mainland U.S. since Katrina in 2005, and dozens or possibly hundreds of people are still unaccounted for.

With at least 215 killed, Helene is already the deadliest hurricane to hit the mainland U.S. since Katrina in 2005.