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City Is Washington's First to
Protect Polyamorous Families

Mar 17, 2026 4:10 PM CDT

City Is Washington's First to Protect Polyamorous Families

Measure in Olympia adds anti-discrimination shield for diverse family structures

(Newser) - Olympia just quietly stepped into new legal territory in Washington. The state capital has become the first in the state to explicitly bar discrimination against people in polyamorous and other nontraditional family arrangements, adding "diverse family and relationship structures" to its anti-bias and housing rules in a unanimous City...

Woman Returns
Ancient Greek Relic
After 6 Decades

Oct 14, 2025 7:01 AM CDT

Woman Returns Ancient Greek Relic After 6 Decades

'It is never too late to do the right thing'

(Newser) - More than 50 years after quietly taking a piece of ancient Greek history, a German woman has returned the stolen relic to its rightful home—proving it's never too late to set things right. The 2,400-year-old artifact—a limestone column top about 9 inches high and 13...

Missing a Loved One? Look for a 'Wind Phone'

That Rotary
Phone in the
Forest Can
Ease Your Grief

Jun 17, 2023 4:15 PM CDT

That Rotary Phone in the Forest Can Ease Your Grief

After Army vet created a 'wind phone' for a local park, they're now popping up everywhere

(Newser) - At the end of 2020, Corey Dembeck heard the awful news that the 4-year-old daughter of a friend had suddenly died after a bout with strep led to sepsis. The US Army veteran and former photojournalist wanted to do something immediate for the family of little Joelle Sylvester, so he...

Why It's Wise to Avoid
Following a Coroner's Van

Aug 8, 2017 10:45 AM CDT

Why It's Wise to Avoid Following a Coroner's Van

Gurney with body slips out into intersection in Olympia, Wash.

(Newser) - Police say a gurney holding a dead body fell from the back of a coroner's van into traffic in Olympia, Wash., per the AP . The Olympian reports the van was heading back to the county coroner's office Monday after responding to a home death. Olympia Police Department Lt....

Greek Fires Probed; Toll Hits 61

Aug 27, 2007 7:26 AM CDT

Greek Fires Probed; Toll Hits 61

A prosecutor will probe whether the fires can be considered terrorism

(Newser) - A day after flames were beaten back at the ruins of ancient Olympia, Greek officials are considering whether the blazes still raging across the country can be considered terrorism, and arsonists prosecuted accordingly. Wildfires started in may disparate places have killed at least 61 people. Several people have been held...

Greek Fires Continue to Rage

Aug 26, 2007 9:12 AM CDT

Greek Fires Continue to Rage

Flames kill 51; international help on the way

(Newser) - Greece is under a state of emergency as rampant fires continue to torch villages and threaten the vicinity of historic Olympia, Reuters reports. At least 51 are dead and thousands have fled their homes from a swath of flame that spread over 100 miles. PM Costas Karamanlis blames arsonists, and...