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Final week of bridge girder work for new southbound I-5 Puyallup River Bridge

January 17, 2021 By Washington State DOT Leave a Comment

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TACOMA – With 76 bridge girders already installed, construction crews building the new southbound Interstate 5 Puyallup River Bridge for the Washington State Department of Transportation are entering their final week of girder setting. … [Read more...]

Lakewood Police Officer Fires Weapon On Duty

January 16, 2021 By City of Lakewood 2 Comments

Submitted by Chief Mike Zaro, Lakewood Police. On January 15 at approximately 9 AM officers responded to the Springbrook neighborhood in Lakewood for a report of a suspicious fire with the suspect still in the area. … [Read more...]

Volunteer Crew Cleans Up Steilacoom’s Sunnyside Beach Following Wind Storm

January 16, 2021 By Nancy Henderson Leave a Comment

On January 14, on short notice, 10 volunteers gathered limbs and vegetative debris from Sunnyside Beach Park and the Community Center filling a truck bed with what they collected. … [Read more...]

Let’s go!

January 16, 2021 By Pierce County News Leave a Comment

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By Bruce Dammeier, Pierce County Executive. Four years ago, I had the privilege of being sworn in as Executive for the first time. Hundreds of guests joined me in a large conference center.  It was festive, loud and lively. … [Read more...]

CPSD Promising Futures is Open Doors student Savannah Avitia

January 16, 2021 By Clover Park School District Leave a Comment

Our Promising Futures student this week is Open Doors student Savannah Avitia. … [Read more...]

Local Students Named to President’s List at Gonzaga University

January 16, 2021 By The Suburban Times Leave a Comment

SPOKANE, WA - The following local residents have earned placement on the Gonzaga University President's List for fall semester 2020. Students must earn a 3.85 to 4.0 grade-point average to be listed. … [Read more...]

Mary Bridge Talking to Kids about distressing events

January 16, 2021 By The Suburban Times Leave a Comment

Submitted by Chris Ladish, PhD For many months, we have seen images and watched news that is both concerning and incredibly distressing, from the ongoing pandemic and the protests and unrest over the summer to a contentious election cycle and the events that took place at the U.S. Capitol in early January. … [Read more...]

Kilmer Encourages Biden Administration to Repeal Trump’s Harmful Anti-Worker Executive Orders

January 16, 2021 By Office of Representative Derek Kilmer 1 Comment

Washington, D.C. – On January 15, Representative Derek Kilmer (WA-06) led a letter to President-elect Joe Biden to encourage his Administration to repeal executive actions taken by the Trump Administration that have eroded essential rights and protections for federal workers. … [Read more...]

272 new Pierce County COVID-19 cases, and 4 new deaths confirmed Jan. 15

January 16, 2021 By Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department Leave a Comment

On Jan. 15, we confirmed 272 new COVID-19 cases and 4 new deaths, all with underlying health conditions: … [Read more...]

All initial unemployment claims and continued claims decreased Jan. 3-9

January 16, 2021 By Washington State Employment Security Department Leave a Comment

During the week of January 3-9, there were 27,147 initial regular unemployment claims (down 8.4 percent from the prior week) and 515,561 total claims for all unemployment benefit categories (down 7.5 percent from the prior week) filed by Washingtonians, according to the Employment Security Department (ESD). … [Read more...]

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