4 September 2010, 6:05 am
Tacoma — Washington auto sales are reviving slowly, new figures from the auto industry show, but even those accelerated sales will leave most local dealers below their historic sales highs. Third-quarter sales in the state are expected to fall well below the same period in 2009 because of the abse... Read More »
3 September 2010, 6:24 pm
TACOMA, WASHINGTON : A Spanaway, Washington child molester on Friday was sentenced to over 22 years in prison following his conviction on aggravated abuse of a minor, prosecutors said.... Read More »
3 September 2010, 3:55 pm
TACOMA, Wash. – A man who allegedly approached officers with a knife was shot and killed Friday afternoon by Tacoma police officers. But at least one witness says there was no knife. It happened around 3 p.m. at a bus stop in the 6100 block of Sixth Avenue, a couple blocks from Tacoma Community C... Read More »
3 September 2010, 3:42 pm
TACOMA, Wash. -- Local law enforcement authorities were investigating at least eight rock-throwing incidents Wednesday night and Thursday in Pierce County.... Read More »
3 September 2010, 2:03 pm
A public celebration marking the opening of the Center for Urban Waters, 326 East D Street, is set for Thurs., Sept. 9, at 1:30 p.m. Gov. Chris Gregoire, U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks and Tacoma Mayor Marilyn Strickland will headline the program.... Read More »
3 September 2010, 11:48 am
TACOMA, WASHINGTON : Five activists on Friday were indicted for violating a secure area at Naval Base Kitsap’s Bangor complex, near Silverdale, Washington, prosecutors said.... Read More »
3 September 2010, 9:49 am
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered the Port of Tacoma to restore wetlands destroyed by unauthorized work at two locations in the Commencement Bay area.An EPA investigation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers uncovered the destroyed wetlands on property the port planned to develop... Read More »
3 September 2010, 6:49 am
AAA: Washington gas prices up 14 cents over year... Read More »
2 September 2010, 12:29 pm
The Washington State Department of Transportation has closed two lanes on westbound state Route 16 across the older Tacoma Narrows Bridge to perform repair work on a beam. The closure began shortly before noon and is expected to last 24 hours.... Read More »
2 September 2010, 4:18 am
Tacoma’s city manager fired the city’s top domestic violence victims’ advocate Wednesday, putting an end to a meandering disciplinary process that included an internal city investigation over parts of two years and a drawn-out appeals case.... Read More »