Tacoma Community College announcement. Over the course of the pandemic, Tacoma Community College (TCC) has helped train the Nursing Assistant Certified (NAC) staff Washington’s hospitals, clinics and other health care settings need to function. Now the college is giving NACs trained at TCC and elsewhere the chance to take the required certification exam before their […]
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Tacoma City Council Appoints Olgy Diaz to At-Large Position 7
City of Tacoma press release. TACOMA, Wash. – From a pool of six final candidates, Olgy Diaz has been appointed by the Tacoma City Council to the vacant At-Large Position 7, for a term to expire December 31, 2023. Council Member Diaz, the first Latinx person to serve on the City Council, is to be […]
Washington State Patrol in-custody Death Investigation
Submitted by Lt. Chris Lawler, Lakewood Police Department On August 9, at 7:39 PM, a Washington State Trooper attempted to stop a red Ford truck in the 3700 block of Pacific Avenue in the city of Tacoma. The driver of the truck nearly struck a pedestrian and then ran a red light at 45th Street. Based […]
Area Student Named to the St. Olaf College Dean’s List
The following local student has been named to the St. Olaf College dean’s list for the spring 2022 semester. Jane Sikes, Parents Kenneth and Erin Sikes. The dean’s list recognizes students with a semester grade point average of 3.75 or higher on a 4-point scale. One of the nation’s leading liberal arts colleges, St. Olaf […]
Lightning Wednesday Morning
Tacoma Public Utilities social media post. Lightning strikes cause power outages across the South Sound. Photo courtesy of our friends at the Port of Tacoma.
The Homeless Pollution or Solution?
German Lopez is a writer for The Morning, The New York Times’s flagship daily newsletter, where he covers major world events and how they affect people. On July 15th he wrote about the “Homeless in America” and how the homelessness crisis is getting worse. “Shelters across the U.S. are reporting a surge in people looking […]
Interfaith Alliance Leads a Weekend of Protest Against Gun Violence
Associated Ministries press release. PIERCE COUNTY, WA – Faith communities across Pierce County will unite to protest, be a public witness against, and cultivate actions towards ending gun violence during the weekend of August 12-14. A group of local congregation/community members and faith and spiritual leaders have been meeting to consider what faith and spiritual […]
Area Student Graduates From St. Olaf College
The following local student graduated with the St. Olaf College Class of 2022. Tacoma’s Zoe Q. Garrett, Bachelor of Arts, Parents James and Amanda Garrett One of the nation’s leading liberal arts colleges, St. Olaf challenges students to excel in the liberal arts, examine faith and values, and explore meaningful vocation in an inclusive, globally […]
KIRO: Officer helps save toddler who swallowed fentanyl pill at Tacoma park
“TACOMA, Wash. — A 2-year-old boy is recovering at a Tacoma hospital after police said he accidentally ingested a fentanyl pill at a Tacoma park on Thursday afternoon. “According to police, the child and his mother were at Oakland Madrona Park when the boy found the pill in the dirt.” Watch/read the story at the […]