Just in time for the holidays, WSDOT and ODOT are starting two additional Amtrak Cascades daily roundtrips between Seattle and Portland. Beginning Monday, Dec. 11, more trains will run in both directions – for a total of 12 trains every day between the two most popular cities on the route. The new schedule will see trains departing […]
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Obituary Notices – November 30, 2023
Mountain View Funeral Home: George Trachier. Powers Funeral Home: Ilene Edith Whitman. Hill Funeral Home: Michael Shestopal Jr. Gaffney Funeral Home: Donald Abe Myers.
A Festive Holiday Celebration with The Midwinter Revels
Submitted by Puget Sound Revels, Tacoma Creates. Tacoma, WA – ‘The Midwinter Revels‘ is already flashing up on the marquee at Tacoma’s historic Rialto Theatre, promising a stunning spectacle of song, dance and holiday fun for people of all ages. This December, the show transports us to a medieval village in England along the Silk […]
M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust awards UPS Professor with Prestigious Scientific Research Award
Tacoma, Wash. — Professor Stacey Weiss, associate chair of biology and William L. McCormick Professor of Natural Sciences at the University of Puget Sound, has been honored with the prestigious 2023 Lynwood W. Swanson Scientific Research Award by the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust. The award was presented to Professor Weiss at the Murdock College Science Research […]
MultiCare receives 15th consecutive ‘Most Wired’ award
TACOMA, Wash. — For the 15th consecutive year, MultiCare Health System was named a “Most Wired” U.S. health care organization by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME). The CHIME digital health “Most Wired” award program conducts an annual survey to assess how effectively health care organizations use technology to improve care. MultiCare was […]
Obituary Notices – November 29, 2023
Mountain View Funeral Home: Robin Ann Eagen; Retavis Lee Polk.
Welding program students at Bates Technical College Krak down on this year’s display
The 10-foot Kraken octopus makes its debut at Fantasy Lights For nearly three decades, Bates Technical College’s Welding program students have been adding their unique touch to the magical wonder of Spanaway Park’s Fantasy Lights. Year after year, crafting enchanting displays has become a cherished tradition, often featuring iconic symbols of the Pacific Northwest. This […]
Pierce Transit Nov. 30 Board Meeting Agenda
The Pierce Transit Board will meet on Nov. 30 remotely at 3 pm. Read the meeting agenda and participation instructions here.
Obituary Notices – November 28, 2023
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Donald J Anderson; Raymond Clyde Cox. Mountain View Funeral Home: Donald L Ugelstad. Powers Funeral Home: Steven Leroy Snyder; Renita Annette Howat; Harold Fred Abegglen Jr.