Local News in Pierce County, Washington
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Anderson Island Ashford Bonney LakeBuckley Camp Murray Carbonado
Dupont Eatonville Edgewood
Elbe Fife Fircrest
Fort Lewis Fox Island Ft Lewis
Gig Harbor Graham Kapowsin
La Grande Lakebay Lakewood
Longbranch McChord Afb McKenna
Milton Orting Puyallup
Roy South Prairie Spanaway
Steilacoom Sumner Tacoma
University Pl University Place Vaughn
Wauna Wilkeson Ruston
Parkland Home
Woman sues over Pierce County deputy’s photographs (Tacoma News Tribune)
A Pierce County sheriff’s deputy shot photographs of a partially nude woman arrested for drunken driving in late 2008, and uploaded the images to a law enforcement database “for nothing more than the amusement of his colleagues,” according to a lawsuit filed last month.Pierce County wants data center tax break (Tacoma News Tribune) Lawmakers hope to spark a renewed building boom in Eastern Washington by giving technology companies a pass on taxes when they build vast data centers full of computer servers, and Pierce County wants a piece of the action.
Pierce County mail-in ballot effort dies again (Tacoma News Tribune) Pierce County will remain the only county in Washington to not conduct its elections entirely by mail.
They’ll pick Miss Pierce County today (Tacoma News Tribune) The annual Miss Pierce County Scholarship Competition is set for 11 a.m. today at Life Center church, 1717 S. Union Ave., Tacoma.
Miss Pierce County loves ’em all (Tacoma News Tribune) In her opening statement, law student Kristen Tateishi may have won over the judges. When asked to name her favorite dessert, she answered, “I don’t discriminate against any desserts; they’re all my favorite.”
Pierce County lawmakers oppose any plan to close McNeil Island prison (Seattle Times) A proposal to close McNeil Island Corrections Center, dispersing 1,250 inmates to other prisons and cutting more than 500 correctional staff jobs, has left Pierce County lawmakers scrambling to quash the plan.
York is the ninth healthiest county in the state (York News-Times) Editor’s note: This story is in accompaniment with the 2010 Business Viewpoint publication that ran this past week. YORK — York County may rank high when it comes to unemployment rates — that’s not a good thing.
Soldier to face murder court-martial (UPI) SEATTLE, March 9 (UPI) -- A U.S. Army soldier accused of killing two others stationed at her Washington military base will face general court-martial, military authorities say.
Keeping small business afloat (Tacoma News Tribune) As the new regional administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration , Calvin Goings has a formidable job: help small businesses in the four-state region of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska survive and prosper in the worst economic circumstance since the Great Depression.
Obituaries reported in the Feb. 25, 2010, Advocate (The Marysville Advocate) These obituaries were reported in the Feb. 25, 2010, Advocate: Melvin W. Barker, Kenneth D. Brown and Diane K. Brown, Lois L. Duffy, Joyce Edna Enneking, Richard A. Klover, Carol D. Margaret Long, Dr. Chester Frank Meinecke, Billy Joe Pierce, John K. Reiss and Wilson C. Svoboda.