TACOMA, Wash. – As part of our Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) accreditation, The Tacoma Police Department supports an annual review of all police policies, procedures, and record-keeping. Every fourth year, CALEA conducts an in-person, three-day review on-site at TPD. This month, CALEA conducted its on-site inspection, focusing on data and information management, as well […]
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Obituary Notices – June 21, 2024
Mountain View Funeral Home: Edward T. Porter; Eloise Solheim. Powers Funeral Home: John Eugene Bilbrey; Esther Susanna Smith. Week’s Dryer Mortuary: Barbara Louise Sellers. Scott Funeral Home: Latonya Renee Marie McLemore.
Special City Council Meeting June 21 Will Continue Charter Review Recommendations Discussion
TACOMA, Wash. – The City Council will continue its discussions on the Charter Review Committee’s recommendations for refinements to the City Charter during a special meeting tomorrow, June 21, at noon in Tacoma Municipal Building North (733 Market Street, Room 16). The City Charter is Tacoma’s constitution, or governing law. It sets forth the organization, and […]
Do you own property on a lake or stream shoreline in Lakewood?
New buffer requirements for lakes and streams are part of the 2024 Comprehensive Plan Periodic Review under review by the Lakewood Planning Commission. The Planning Commission wants to hear from property owners who own land within 200 feet of a lake or stream shoreline. The proposed changes, which are required, may affect how you can […]
JBLM hosts Freedom Fest celebration June 29: free, open to the public
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. — Joint Base Lewis-McChord’s Freedom Fest celebration will be at Cowan and Memorial stadiums on Lewis Main Saturday, June 29, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. This is the first year the event is not being held on July 4. It’s free and open to the public. Freedom Fest offers fair […]
Letter: For the Love of Life
He used to stop by occasionally, now and then. Sometimes I’d see him here and there. One time he spread his arms wide and asked ‘how do I look?’ “Great!” I responded. “Where you going?” “Oh, nowhere I guess,” he answered. Life can be like that. All dressed up and nowhere to go. It was […]
Critically Endangered American Red Wolf Pups Receive Exam
Our five critically endangered American Red Wolf pups met the vet team last week for a pup exam at our offsite facility in Eatonville, where the largest Red Wolf population in the world resides. Veterinarian Dr. Kadie evaluated the two-month-old pups’ overall health, checked their heart and lungs, weighed them, and gave them deworming medications […]
Public Hearing Notice – City of Lakewood Planning Commission
The City of Lakewood, WA Planning Commission will be holding a public hearing for the 2024 Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Map Amendment docket list on June 26, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. All persons may submit written comments about the amendments no later than noon on June 25, 2024 or testify in-person or virtually during the […]
Jefferson Park sprayground temporarily closed for removal of fieldhouse
TACOMA, WA: Most of the Jefferson Park fieldhouse, which was damaged by two arson fires in 2021, has been demolished. Although the majority of the 3,000-square-foot building was taken down, a portion of the structure that supports park operations will remain. For the public’s safety, the sprayground must remain closed while this work is completed. The […]