Lakewood native Savannah Sclair received their Bachelor of Arts degree from Whitman College on May 23. A graduate of Charles Wright Academy, Sclair graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Astronomy and Physics. About Whitman College: Founded in 1882, Whitman College is a highly selective private, independent, co-educational, non-sectarian residential liberal arts and sciences undergraduate college […]
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Bates Technical College recognizes academic instructor Angela Driver with prestigious Exceptional Faculty Award
TACOMA, Wash. – Bates Technical College academic faculty member Angela Driver recently received the annual Exceptional Faculty Award in a surprise celebration in her honor. As an Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (I-BEST) instructor in the Diesel and Heavy Equipment program, Driver teaches and students literacy, work and college-readiness skills so they can move through their program and into living wage careers […]
Flag Lowering for victims of San Jose shooting, Memorial Day
Pursuant to the attached Presidential Proclamation, Governor Inslee hereby directs that Washington State and United States flags at all state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff immediately, in honor of the victims who tragically lost their lives on May 26, 2021, in San Jose, California. Flags should remain at half-staff until close of business or sunset on Sunday, May 30, […]
MultiCare and WSU Research Finds Disparities in Breast Cancer Screening Due to COVID-19
TACOMA, Wash. — A research study released by the MultiCare Institute for Research & Innovation and Washington State University that aimed to better understand health disparities during the pandemic found a related 49 percent decrease in breast cancer screenings in Washington state, of which there were several substantial health inequities in this decline. Women of color, women living in […]
Pierce County Library System closed Monday, May 31, Memorial Day
The Pierce County Library System will be closed Monday, May 31, Memorial Day. During that time, the Library’s online services, as always, will be open at www.piercecountylibrary.org, featuring downloadable e-books, audiobooks and magazines as well as other services and resources.
366 new Pierce County COVID-19 cases, 3 new deaths confirmed May 27
On May 27, our 14-day case rate per 100,000 for May 3-16 is 248.8. The 14-day case rate offers the most reliable look at COVID-19 disease burden on Pierce County. Our hospitalization rate is currently 8.8 per 100,000. Today we confirmed 366 COVID-19 cases and 3 new deaths: A man in his 40s from Tacoma. […]
Obituary Notices – May 28, 2021
Mountain View Funeral Home: Alfred Birkland; Samuel Benjamin Crawford Jr; Rev. John T. Logan. Hill Funeral Home: Catherine Louise Spangler; Stacy Ann Moergeli-Lind.
AG charges three officers in the killing of Manuel Ellis, Tacoma, County Officials Respond
TACOMA — On May 27 the Washington Attorney General filed felony charges against three Tacoma Police Department officers involved in the homicide of Manuel Ellis. The Attorney General charged Christopher Burbank and Matthew Collins with Second-Degree Murder and Timothy Rankine with First-Degree Manslaughter. Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed the charges in Pierce County Superior Court. If convicted, the standard sentencing range for […]
Meadow Park driving range re-opens May 28
The driving range at Meadow Park Golf Course re-opens on May 28 with new nets and a range of other improvements.