This morning (Sept. 27), at 5:04 a.m., a 911 caller reported that he had just been shot at after confronting a suspicious person in his neighborhood in the 1300 block of 104th St E in Midland. When deputies arrived, the victim told them that he saw a suspicious person in his neighborhood and confronted him. […]
To Know
The Lakewood City Council Oct. 2 Meeting Agenda
The Lakewood City Council will hold a Regular Meeting on Oct. 2 (7 PM). Access the agenda and access instructions here.
Pierce County completes the purchase of a downtown Tacoma building
Pierce County announced today the completion of acquiring a downtown Tacoma office building located at 1501 Market St. The building purchase is the next step in the County’s Justice Center and Space Planning Study – an initiative to convert the County-City Building (CCB) into a Justice Center campus to improve service delivery and public access. […]
Survey open for Sounder South Strategic Plan input
On Sept. 27, Sound Transit launched a survey to solicit public input on the Sounder South Strategic Plan, created in early 2020, which prioritized longer trains to provide more capacity during peak commute periods. Since then, travel patterns have changed with the increase of hybrid and remote work. With this survey, the public is being […]
Obituary Notices – September 30, 2023
Week’s Dryer Mortuary: Robert Paul Going.
Celebra tu herencia
Pierce County Executive, Bruce Dammeier announcement. My family heritage is from Germany. While I don’t speak much German (Ein bisschen – “a little bit”), I especially appreciate Germany’s printing history (I have a model of the Gutenberg Press in my office). Each of us has a family lineage and history of which we can be […]
Deputies Save Elk Stuck in Tree Swing
On Friday September 1st our deputies responded to an injured animal call. Usually these can require deputies to put the injured animal down, which is not a fun thing to have to do. When deputies got to this call they saw an Elk who had gotten his antlers very tangled in the rope of a […]
Lakewood City Manager September 29 Info Bulletin
Read the Lakewood City Manager’s (John Caulfield) September 29 Info Bulletin to the Mayor and City Council online by clicking here.
Flag Lowering to honor U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Washington Office of the Governor announcement. Pursuant to the attached White House notification and 4 USC 7 (m), Governor Inslee hereby directs that Washington State and United States flags at all state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff immediately, in honor and remembrance of United States Senator Dianne Feinstein. Flags should remain at half-staff until close of business […]