OLYMPIA, Wash. — Officials say a hotel in Olympia that caught fire early Friday morning, displacing around 80 people, was not up to code due to the age of the building.

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Seven individuals arrested Sunday night in Olympia for forcibly occupying the Red Lion hotel near the state Capitol appeared before a judge Monday. The individuals are facing ...

Olympia Police Lt. Paul Lower told CNN affiliate KOMO News one of the people who entered the hotel was wielding a hatchet, adding that others reportedly carried batons and knives.

This winter, after the city of Olympia conducted sweeps of homeless encampments following increased pressure from the community, about 76 households were put up in hotels to wait out the cold weather.