West Pierce Fire & Rescue crews were dispatched at approximately 7:20 a.m. on Dec. 15 to the vacant commercial building just south of Columbia Bank (9600 block of Gravelly Lake Dr.).
To Know
County’s 2022-2023 budget signed
Pierce County Council social media post. Pierce County Executive Bruce Dammeier signed the County’s 2022-2023 biennial budget on Dec. 14. Read the highlights from the budget here.
Tacoma Community College Foundation Scholarship Application Opens Jan. 1
Tacoma Community College announcement. Who: Anyone who plans to attend Tacoma Community College for the 2022-23 school year, including current high school students should apply for a TCC Foundation Scholarship. The application period runs from January 1 through March 31, 2022. Fill out one application to be considered for more than 300 TCC Foundation Scholarships! The […]
Pierce County COVID-19 data update confirmed December 14
Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department press release. On Dec. 14, our current 14-day case rate per 100,000 is 288.2 for Nov. 21-Dec 4, which is: Similar to the last 2-week period (date range: Nov. 7-Nov. 20). It declined less than 10%. The 14-day case rate offers the most reliable look at COVID-19 disease burden on Pierce County. Our current 7-day hospitalization rate per 100,000 is 5.3 for Nov. 28-Dec 4, […]
Obituary Notices – December 15, 2021
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Chae Pal An; Aleksandr Vasilyevich Petrov. Mountain View Funeral Home: Annie Maude Newman. Powers Funeral Home: Norma Josephine Jaquez. Hill Funeral Home: Bernice Adella Sienkiewich; Zachary William Neil. Gaffney Funeral Home: Maciej Marek Ziniewicz. Week’s Dryer Mortuary: Barbara Joan (Smith) Buckley.
12,000+ pounds of food, $14,000+ donated in 2021 Fallen Officer Food Drive
City of Lakewood Police Department announcement. LAKEWOOD, WA – Final numbers for the Fallen Officer Food Drive are in. As of Dec. 14, our totals are: 12,160 pounds of food and $14,185 in donations. LPD and the Emergency Food Network appreciates your continued support of this event, and the families who will be served by […]
Cold temps, slick roads
West Pierce Fire & Rescue Tweet. This is your friendly reminder to please SLOW DOWN. Icy roads and slick conditions are resulting in collisions this morning. Take it slow!
Steilacoom Roundabout Now Open
The Town of Steilacoom website reports the roundabout at Rainier Street and Union Avenue is now open.
Construction on the Tacoma General Station begins; Emergency Department and hospital access is open
Sound Transit announcement. Starting Dec. 13, crews started building the Tacoma General Station in Martin Luther King Jr. Way, south of S. 3rd St. Access re-opened to the Emergency Department, hospitals and medical centers. To access the Emergency Department, follow MLK Jr. Way north from 6th Avenue or south from Division Ave. To access Kaiser […]