Thursday 11th March, 2010
World Vision Workers Honor Slain Comrades
The News TribuneWorkers at World Vision’s U.S. headquarters in Federal Way prayed, shed tears and mourned Wednesday for their colleagues who were killed in an attack in Pakistan. “It’s a sad day her...
Tolmie State Park Could See County-tribal Management
The News TribuneMax and Robbie Schrader enjoy some of the 1,800 feet of saltwater shoreline on the Nisqually Reach last December at Tolmie State Park. The Nisqually Tribe and Thurston County are in discussions to tak...
Ok, Continue To Tell Us Like It Is
The News TribuneThe Puyallup City Council has rejected a proposal that would have required citizens to be “courteous in their language and deportment” when speaking at council meetings. After hearing obje...
Ousted Judge Seeks Assistance On Appeal
The News TribuneFormer Pierce County Superior Court Judge Michael Hecht wants taxpayers to pay his legal fees as he appeals his criminal convictions. Hecht, found guilty in October of felony harassment and patronizin...
Photo Of Man Wanted In Assault Released
The News TribuneTacoma police have released a photograph of a man accused of sexually assaulting a developmentally disabled man at the Point Defiance Boathouse restroom last month. Pierce County prosecutors charged J...
Deputy Struck By Driver Of Stolen Truck Shoots Him
The News TribuneA fleeing man who allegedly knocked down a Pierce County sheriff’s deputy with a stolen truck was shot and then bitten by a police dog before being taken into custody Wednesday. The 22-year-old ...
Puyallup Teen's Death Sparked Overdose Law
The News TribuneGov. Chris Gregoire on Wednesday signed into law a measure that makes Washington the second state in the nation to have a law granting some legal immunity to people who call to report a drug overdose....
Interstate Health Insurance Fails
The News TribuneA bill giving Washington consumers an opportunity to buy health insurance from other states died in the Legislature this year under pressure from advocates for mental health equality, massage therapis...
Corrie's Parents Accuse Israel
The News TribuneHAIFA, Israel – Rachel Corrie’s family opened a civil case Wednesday, accusing the Israeli military of whitewashing its investigation into the Olympia activist’s 2003 death. Corrie&r...
Pierce County: Barista Pleads Not Guilty For Showing Skin
The News TribuneA not guilty plea was entered Wednesday on behalf of a young woman thought to be the first bikini barista in Pierce County charged with indecent exposure. Megan Elizabeth Lenn, 19, waived her appearan...
Tacoma: Police Arrest Man After Bank Robbery
The News TribuneTacoma police arrested a man Wednesday shortly after a gunman robbed a South End bank branch. The bandit walked into the U.S. Bank branch at 870 S. 38th St. just after 1:20 p.m. He carried a gun and d...
Man Charged With Killing Wife
The News TribunePierce County prosecutors have filed murder charges against a man whose wife was found fatally shot inside their burned-out South Tacoma home in January. Michael Carlson, 53, was charged Tuesday with ...
Joint Base Lewis-mcchord: Globemasters Carry Supplies To Chile
The News TribuneAircrews from Joint Base Lewis-McChord’s 62nd Airlift Wing delivered medical personnel and equipment to Chile this week. Two C-17 Globemaster III cargo jets flew Monday to Lackland Air Force Bas...
Giving Lessons In Social Justice
The News TribuneTalking about the Holocaust is hard, emotional work, says teacher Lisa McGowan. But she believes it’s important work. That’s why she devotes about a month of every school year to exploring...
Spanaway: Carjack Suspect Charged, Pleads Not Guilty
The News TribuneA 33-year-old Spanaway man who police say led them on a high-speed chase before abandoning his own vehicle and carjacking another was charged Wednesday with one count each of first-degree robbery and ...
Special Session Likely In Olympia
The News TribuneGavels will bang the Legislature’s two-year session to a close today, but it appears the final punctuation mark on budgets and taxes will have to wait. “I think it’s likely the budge...
State Won't Take Parolees Despite Ruling
The News TribuneState corrections leaders have been told they have no authority to bar Arkansas parolees from moving to Washington. The state’s response: Too bad. Change the rules, or we won’t play.The po...
In Northwest Waters, Scientists Track ‘dead Zones'
The News TribuneWASHINGTON – Lower levels of oxygen in oceans, particularly off the Northwest coast, could be another sign of fundamental changes linked to global climate change, scientists say. They warn that ...
Boe's Actions Questioned After Failure To Disclose
The News TribuneLess than two hours before the Tacoma City Council was set to consider awarding a controversial $26.5 million contract to renovate Cheney Stadium on Tuesday, Tacoma Rainiers President Aaron Artman mad...
Smx Advanced Seattle Registration Open – Best Rates Available Until March 21
PR WebNow in its fourth year, Search Marketing Expo - SMX Advanced is the search engine marketing conference for sophisticated search marketers; coming to Seattle June 8-9, 2010.
Long-term Safety Of Bone-strengthening Drug Questioned
KOMO 1000ABC News has uncovered information that bone-strengthening drugs like Fosamax and Boniva may actually cause fractures -- something a UW doctor has warned about for years.
Vancouver Music Teacher Killed In Fall From Horse
KOMO 1000VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) - A Clark County sheriff's officer says a 57-year-old Battle Ground woman has died of injuries suffered in an apparent fall from a horse. Sgt. Kevin Allais said deputies were cal...
Wash. Rider Dies In Apparent Fall From Horse
The Seattle TimesVANCOUVER, Wash. — A Clark County sheriff's officer says a 57-year-old Battle Ground woman has died of injuries suffered in an apparent fall from a horse. Sgt. Kevin Allais said deputies were c...
Wilson Duo Helps Cleveland Take Down White River
The Seattle TimesCheyenne Wilson scored 22 points and Whitney Wilson added 14 points and a game-high 18 rebounds to lead Cleveland to a 68-57 first-round win over White River Wednesday at the Class 3A girls basketball...
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