A press release from Metro Parks Tacoma. Campfires and candlelight provide illumination for this magical evening walking tour of Fort Nisqually Living History Museum. Guests eavesdrop as more than a hundred historical interpreters bring to life the men, women, and children of the Hudson’s Bay Company in the year 1855. Be entertained by songs, dances, […]
Initial regular claims increased slightly while total claims for all benefits decreased the week of Aug. 29
A press release from Washington State Employment Security Department. During the week of August 29 to September 4, there were 5,205 initial regular unemployment claims, up 2.6 percent from the prior week. Total claims filed by Washingtonians for all unemployment benefit categories numbered 257,702, down 5.6 percent from the prior week. Initial regular claims applications […]
Pierce County COVID-19 data update confirmed September 10
A press release from Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. On Sept. 10, our 14-day case rate per 100,000 for Aug. 19-Sept. 1 is 676.7. The 14-day case rate offers the most reliable look at COVID-19 disease burden on Pierce County. Our hospitalization rate is currently 17.5 per 100,000. Today, we confirmed 414 COVID-19 cases and 3 […]
Obituary Notices – September 11, 2021
New Tacoma Cemeteries and Funeral Home: Larry Thompson Watson Sr.; Ursula Michelle Gilstrap. Mountain View Funeral Home: Maxine K. Leppanen; William (Bill) E. Ruth; Virgilio “Gil” Carmen Villagracia. Hill Funeral Home: Timothy Thompson.
Never forget
A story from Pierce County Executive, Bruce Dammeier. Tomorrow we will mark the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Looking back, it’s almost impossible to imagine the devastation of that day, and the effects that reverberate to this day. I remember the shocking images of planes colliding into the World Trade […]
Steilacoom Town Administrator September 10 Report to Council
Read the Town of Steilacoom Administrator’s September 10 report to the Town Council by clicking here.
Lakewood City Manager September 10 Info Bulletin
Read the Lakewood City Manager’s (John Caulfield) September 10 Info Bulletin to the Mayor and City Council online by clicking here.
Litters of Kittens Dumped Outside at Tacoma Shelter
Submitted by Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County. TACOMA, WA – On the morning of September 9, two litters of kittens ranging from 4 to 9 weeks old were found abandoned outside at the Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County. Two kittens were found in a cardboard box at one of the shelter’s […]
Annual Radio Gala This Weekend Only
Submitted by Lakewood Playhouse. Lakewood Playhouse opens its 83rd Season with its 14th Annual Radio Gala, a live presentation in classic radio show style. Join us for the gothic vampire horror story, CARMILLA, and a story of possession, THE HORLA. Directed by James Venturini. Buy tickets online.