| Woman Charged With Robbing Coffee Stand Pierce County prosecutors have charged a 20-year-old woman with robbing a coffee stand on Tacoma’s East Side last month. Marisa S. Richie was arraigned Wednesday on one count of first-degree... | |
| Police Don't Believe Man's Tales About Bag Of Stolen Cash When the police showed up he was holding a black bag full of stolen money. First he said somebody handed him the bag and ran off. Then he said he saw someone drop the bag on a street corner and... |
| Justice Department Lauds Pacific Lutheran The Department of Justice on Thursday honored Pacific Lutheran University’s work to raise awareness about violence against women. “Your programs and collaborations are a model for the... |
| Grassroots Push Aims To Get Ymca Project Running Full Steam Now that Bonney Lake officials have the land they need to build a YMCA, they’re looking at ways to get it up and running ahead of schedule, including asking people for money. City officials... |
| Fire Dispatch Centers Approve Merger The two dispatch agencies that handle virtually every fire call in Pierce County want to consolidate – first by sharing a building, then by merging their communication operations into one.... |
| It's Back To War For Engineer Battalion Lt. Col. Heather Warden and Command Sgt. Major Michael E. Sims Sr. furl the colors of the 864th Engineer Battalion in a ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord on Thursday. The unit is about to deploy... |
| Weather Delays Viaduct Changes 1 Week The Sprague Avenue exit in Tacoma and its traffic weave on state Route 16 will stay open another week, the state Department of Transportation said Thursday. The exit is being closed in connection... |
| Jacoby Tapped For New Job Lt. Gen. Charles Jacoby takes a photo of Vice President Joe Biden during Biden’s visit to Baghdad in... |
| Community Fights East Side Club Closure Busing Key As Club Readies Planned Alternatives For East Side Kids, Parents Chantell Hill, upset about the looming closure of the East Side Boys & Girls Club, passed out fliers trying to recruit other parents to join her in protest at a Tacoma City Council committee meeting... |
| Cleveland 65, Shorecrest 52. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CLEVELAND (65) Scott 3, Trotter 2, McGee 0, Jenkins 12, C.Wilson 20, Savini 5, Smith 4, W.Wilson 19. Totals 24-54 14-23 65. SHORECREST (52) Axelson 5, Ruhlman 0, Schrote... |
| Cleveland Cruises Past Shorecrest THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TACOMA, Wash. -- Cheyenne Wilson had 20 points, Whitney Wilson added 19 points and 13 rebounds and Cleveland cruised past Shorecrest 65-52 in the quarterfinals of the... |
| Told There's No Buyer For Pea Crop, Farmers Adjust Stanwood farmers Bill Williams (left), 87, and his son Rick strap crates filled with recyclable pesticide containers onto a flatbed trailer Thursday morning as dog Buddy watches. The Williamses... |
| Bill Passes Making Cell Phones, Texting While Driving Primary Offense Police may soon be able to pull over those cars whose drivers are talking on a handheld cell phone.The House reversed course Thursday night and, in an agreement with the Senate, approved a bill to... |
| Everett Courts Water-bottling Company EVERETT — A private company named after the Greek goddess of fresh water wants to build a beverage plant in north Everett, a venture that could bring as many as 1,000 family-wage jobs to the... |
| Alcohol, Marijuana Cited In Fatal Wrong-way Crash EVERETT — A Bothell woman suspected of causing a wrong-way crash that killed two people told Everett police that she drank three glasses of wine at a friend’s house before getting behind... |
| Suspect In Boy's Death On The Run MARYSVILLE — Police continued on Thursday to search for a murder suspect who may have robbed a Marysville pharmacy just hours after he failed to show up for a court hearing.James Douglas... |
| Lundeen Parkway In Lakes Stevens To Close Utility work is nearly complete as the city of Lake Stevens prepares to build a $1.5 million roundabout at the intersection of Lundeen Parkway and Vernon Road. The city plans to close Lundeen Parkway... |
| State Restricts Bpa, Including In Baby Bottles When it comes to baby bottles, Danielle Ouellette knows what she doesn't want. She reads packages in search of “BPA-free.”“Do I look for it? Sure I do,” the Lynnwood woman... |
| Former Fire Chief Was Well-loved Photo courtesy of Mike and Raili Calvert Reino Watson in a photo from 1944. Watson is a former Everett Fire Department chief and served the department from 1947 to... |
| Legislature's Special Session Starts Monday OLYMPIA — State lawmakers finished their scheduled 60-day session Thursday night but they are not done for the yearThey're scheduled to be back in special session beginning at noon Monday,... |
| Horse-crazy Kids Can Earn Free Trip To Camp Colorado is looking for a few friends.You can book the horse for a week this summer. Horse Country Farm in Granite Falls offers riding camps where children can choose their steed.“Wyoming, a... |
| Arlington Schools Audit Clean, But Issue Lingers ARLINGTON — The Arlington School District recently received from the state a clean audit of its 2008-09 finances, one free of problematic findings.“Appropriately and efficiently handling... |
| United Way Says Thanks To Donors United Way of Snohomish County has recognized donors and employers who ran outstanding fundraising campaigns to benefit kids and families in Snohomish County.Despite a challenging economy and an... |
| Bill To Delay Impact Fees Dies In Legislature OLYMPIA — A bill to energize construction of new homes in Snohomish and King counties has short-circuited in the Legislature.The Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties... |
| Exercise Gear Installed At Bellingham Marina BELLINGHAM - The Port of Bellingham has installed three exercise stations near Squalicum Boathouse at the edge of Squalicum Harbor.Mike Bozzo, port maintenance manager, said the three blue metal... |
| Rail Pro New Website Redesign For Custom Railing Fabrication In Portland & Seattle A top railing company in Seattle, Washington and Portland, Oregon has recently undergone major changes to its website interface. Rather than being a static page, Rail Pro dot com will be a dynamic,... |
| Shadle Park 63, O'dea 54. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SHADLE PARK (63) Douglas 23, McBournie 0, Bettinson 0, Millican 0, Brown 6, Andersen 2, Pettersen 15, Boese 6, Ingham 4, Rodgers 7. Totals 21-52 19-24 63. O'DEA (54) ... |
| Douglas Leads Shadle Park Over O'dea THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TACOMA, Wash. -- Robby Douglas scored 23 points, Jake Rodgers had 19 rebounds and fifth-ranked Shadle Park defeated O'Dea 63-54 in the quarterfinals of the Washington boys... |
| Washington Rallies To Beat Oregon State 59-52 By GREG BEACHAMAP SPORTS WRITER LOS ANGELES -- Isaiah Thomas scored 15 points and third-seeded Washington roared back from a big second-half deficit to keep its NCAA tournament hopes alive with a... |
| Lawrie's Throws Perfect Game For Washington THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SEATTLE -- Danielle Lawrie threw her second perfect game of the season and Washington-record third overall, striking out 14 in Washington's 3-0 victory over Miami of Ohio on... |
| Gulstad Sends Mercer Island Past Kennedy Catholic THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TACOMA, Wash. -- Hailey Gulstad scored with 14 seconds remaining to complete Mercer Island's rally past defending champion Kennedy Catholic 52-20 in the quarterfinals of... |
| Arkansas, Washington Still Sparring Over Felons Arkansas wants to keep sending parolees here, but Gov. Gregoire won't budge after Arkansas felon Maurice Clemmons murdered four Lakewood police... |
| Boy's Courage Lives On, Even After 28 Surgeries Jake Finkbonner has that kind of courage and a lot of faith. He almost lost his life to an aggressive form of flesh-eating bacteria four years ago, but today is back playing basketball and baseball.... |
| Soana Lucet Leads Arizona Past Washington State Women | College Basketball Soana Lucet had 22 points and seven rebounds as Arizona held on to beat Washington State 62-60 in the first round of the Pac-10 tournament Thursday... |
| Bellingham School Board Oks Proposed Cuts BELLINGHAM - The elementary strings musical program, PE teachers and librarians are still programs and staff that potentially could be cut next school year, after hours of discussion among Bellingham... |
| Squalicum 80, Mark Morris 63. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Herndon 1, Hinton 4, Dickerson 24, Stackhouse 9, Vail 0, Kurtz 0, Voeut 11, Chunphakvenn 2, King 0, Qualls 4, Greene 17, Thompson 8. Totals 29-47 11-17 80. MARK MORRIS... |
| Lawrie's Perfect Game Makes Uw's Night THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SEATTLE -- Reigning national player of the year Danielle Lawrie threw a perfect game to cap the first night contest in Husky softball history as Washington blanked Miami of... |
| No. 1 Enumclaw Holds Off Bellevue THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TACOMA, Wash. -- A 3-point attempt by Will Locke with 4 seconds to play missed and top-ranked Enumclaw held off a furious fourth quarter rally by Bellevue to stay undefeated... |
| Enumclaw 66, Bellevue 63. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ENUMCLAW (66) Lewis 13, Waters 2, Clyde 12, Myers 11, Carel 18, VanTrojen 10, Maloney 0, Goch 0. Totals 25-46 11-16 66. BELLEVUE (63) Dresser 3, Richard 2, Ahrens 2,... |
| Burlington-edison Gets Past Eatonville, Into Semis THE ASSOCIATED PRESS YAKIMA, Wash. -- Brenna Anderson had 19 points and 11 rebounds and Ryleigh Swagerty's 3-pointer early in the fourth quarter put Burlington-Edison ahead in the Tigers' 41-37... |
| Ephrata 62, West Valley 43. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Gassman 2, Duke 0, Roth 12, Buchholz 9, Bauman 3, Wagner 3, Brad. Bagby 10, Brax. Bagby 0, Martin 0, Shields 0, Brown 0, Garbe 4. Totals 17-53 4-4 43. EPHRATA (62) ... |
| Simon Leads Ephrata Past West Valley, Into Semis THE ASSOCIATED PRESS YAKIMA, Wash. -- Patrick Simon soared for 21 points, nine rebounds and three blocked shots on Thursday night to lead second-ranked Ephrata to a 62-43 victory over West Valley... |
| Shadle Park 49, Seattle Prep 37. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SHADLE PARK (49) Dezellem 0, Humphrey 9, Santos 0, Marlin-Dimond 1, Hagan 0, Chandler 11, Hert 0, Orcutt 0, Hathaway 14, Reidt 3, Carney 2, Knutsen 9. Totals 15-52 15-19... |
| Hathaway Leads Shadle Park Over Seattle Prep THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TACOMA, Wash. -- Leading scorer Aleisha Hathaway returned from a one-game suspension to score 14 points, Chelsea Chandler added 11 and Shadle Park defeated Seattle Prep 49-37... |
| Gregoire Calls Special Session OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Gov. Chris Gregoire is calling a special session so that lawmakers can finish their work on patching a $2.8 billion budget hole.Lawmakers adjourned their 60-day regular session... |
| Teen Pleads Not Guilty In School Shooting Plot A 17-year-old Brewster youth charged as an adult with attempted first-degree murder has pleaded not guilty to allegations that he planned to bring guns to Chelan High School and open... |
| Legislature Toughens Cell Phone Law OLYMPIA — The state Legislature has approved a measure that makes it easier for police to ticket people who are driving while either texting or talking on a cell phone without a headset.On a... |
| Legislature Adjourns — But Gregoire Calls Special Session To Start Monday OLYMPIA — Gov. Chris Gregoire is calling a special session so that lamwakers can finish their work on patching a $2.8 billion budget hole.Lawmakers adjourned their 60-day regular session at... |
