Office of Rep. Mari Leavitt, 28th Legislative District announcement. Drugs like fentanyl are hurting our families, friends, and communities. Those who are living with the pain of substance use disorder are feeling the most harm due to a lack of treatment and support. This session, the legislature expanded our approach with bipartisan support, ensuring we […]
Northbound Pacific Ave. Between South 7th St. and Schuster Parkway Closed for Maintenance April 27
TACOMA, Wash. – On April 27, from 6 AM – 4 PM, northbound Pacific Avenue between South 7th Street and Schuster Parkway will close for roadside vegetation maintenance. While access to northbound Schuster Parkway from Pacific Avenue is unavailable, traffic will be detoured around the closure via Stadium Way. Community members with questions can call […]
Obituary Notices – April 25, 2024
Edwards Memorial Funerals Homes, Chapels and Crematories: Jack Gene Apthorp. Mountain View Funeral Home: Rosa Lapuz Daniels. Hill Funeral Home: Toni Rae Thomas. Gaffney Funeral Home: Mary “Mollie” Margaret Cleary. New Tacoma Cemeteries, Funeral Home and Crematory: Jerry J Menge.
The Sub Times Sports Page: Baseball at LBC Week 2
Submitted by Greg Rediske. April 16 & 20 & 23 Results 12U (ages 12 and under)Raptors 14, Diamondbacks 2 Dominators 11, Titans 9 10U (ages 10 and under)Rainiers 11, Cyclones 7The Cyclones jumped out with 4 runs in the first, but the Rainiers scored 6 in the 6th to take the lead for the first […]
Acting Proper and Proper Acting
Nora could have been a great looking woman. She loved acting, but she sometimes took everything too literally and had issues with almost every director she had ever met. Nora spoke up for herself and often was never asked a second or third time to try out for a part in a local production. She […]
Hilltop Artists Turns 30 This Summer
Submitted by Dr. Kimberly Keith, Executive Director, Hilltop Artists. It’s 2024, and as Hilltop Artists celebrates thirty years of building better futures in Tacoma, Pierce County, and beyond, I am filled with hope for our young people. I also recognize that the current challenges in our communities are very similar to those we faced when […]
Medal of Honor Recipient, Advocate for Mental Health Visits Pierce County
Submitted by Cohen Veterans Network. Medal of Honor Recipient Staff Sgt. Ryan Pitts visited Pierce County last Friday in celebration of the 5th anniversary of the Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at Valley Cities in Lakewood. This clinic provides high-quality mental health care for veterans, active-duty service members and military families throughout Pierce County […]
Clover Park Rotary and NW Youth Corps improve Lakewood’s Environment
Submitted by Clover Park Rotary. King 5 News visited Lakewood’s South Sound Wildlife area to feature the ongoing work of Clover Park Rotary and the Northwest Youth Corp. Thanks to an Urban Forestry Grant, Clover Park Rotary was able to have a crew of young college age students from the NW Youth Corps onsite for […]
Connie Hampton Connally Launches New Novel at King’s Books
Some of you may already have read Tacoma-based author Connie Hampton Connally’s novel The Songs We Hide, published in 2018 by Coffeetown Press and a finalist for the Nancy Pearl Book Award in 2019. After that the former English and music teacher spent her time working on a second novel which has already won the […]