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Steve Powell trial begins this week
Sun, 06 May 2012 17:50:22 -0700
PIERCE COUNTY, Washington (ABC 4 News) - Steve Powell's trial officially begins this Wednesday on May 9 after two days of jury selection in Pierce County, Wash. Steve is charged with 14 counts of voyeurism. He also faces one pornography charge. Powell is accused of storing pornography on his computer and video taping two neighbor girls through their bathroom window. Jury selection begins Monday ...
Perception vs. reality in Pierce County’s crime trends
Thu, 17 May 2012 00:14:09 -0700
When it comes to violent crime, appearances can deceive.
State, meet records fall at 3A bi-district track meet
Sun, 20 May 2012 00:35:04 -0700
After he crossed the finish line, Lakes High's Izaic Yorks earned a bit of Washington state high school history in the 1,600-meter run, completing the four laps in 4 minutes, 4 seconds. Not only was it an all-time best mark in the state, he wrested away the 2012 national lead from a fellow Pierce County runner – White River’s Marcus Dickson (4:05.83).
County executive’s policy address is late this year
Sat, 19 May 2012 13:29:36 -0700
Scheduling issues are cited as the reason why the county executive has yet to deliver his annual speech.
Pierce County online school to close
Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:58:32 -0700
A pioneering Pierce County school district and a leading online education company have decided to end a partnership that began in 2006.
Accomplice in Lakewood officer shootings to be released early
Thu, 17 May 2012 17:20:02 -0700
Latanya Clemmons, who was convicted of rendering criminal assistance after her brother Maurice Clemmons shot and killed four Lakewood police officers in 2009, is being released early after serving some of her time in a work release facility. Maurice Clemmons shot and killed Lakewood Police Sergeant Mark Renninger and Officers Tina Griswold, Ron Owens and Greg Richards in a Pierce County coffee ...
Suspect ID'd in theft of Miss Washington's credit cards
Thu, 03 May 2012 12:59:10 -0700
Pierce County detectives have identified a suspect in the theft of Miss Washington's credit cards , the Sheriff’s Office said Thursday. Jayson Boderson-Matthai, 32, of Renton, is expected to be charged after police said he took the cards, and used them. Police said he was also in possession of a Tacoma Fire jacket. The robbery occurred sometime in the early morning hours of February 28, the ...
Pierce County online school will close
Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:36:37 -0700
A pioneering Pierce County school district and a leading online education company have decided to end a partnership that began in 2006.
Ind. conservation officers investigate injury ATV accident
Fri, 18 May 2012 18:08:37 -0700
(NEWS RELEASE) -- Indiana conservation officers are investigating an injury ATV accident that occurred in Washington County Friday evening. The accident occurred on private property located northwest of Palmyra off of South Palmyra Road. The operator, Cecil D. Shrout, 60, was injured when his Polaris Ranger ATV went over a steep embankment along the drive to his property and he was thrown from ...
State sees more people getting pertussis shots
Sat, 19 May 2012 00:19:59 -0700
As the number of whooping cough cases continues to rise during the state’s worst outbreak, more people appear to be getting vaccinated to ward off the highly infectious disease, public health officials say.