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
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
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!
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
Our Promising Futures student this week is Open Doors student Savannah Avitia. … [Read more...]
Local Students Named to President’s List at Gonzaga University
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
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
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
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
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...]