We don’t have to be at the mercy of challenges

5 February 2012, 12:32 am

The saying “everyone talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it” is as applicable, and potentially misleading, in community economic development as it is in meteorology.... Read More »

Nigerian Central Washington student stuck in immigration limbo

4 February 2012, 6:57 pm

Technically under an order of deportation, Nigerian native Al Okere could be deported at any time. Now that he's at Central Washington University, he's getting support from activists lobbying for the so-called Dream Act.... Read More »

Access Information Management acquires Washington Archives Management

3 February 2012, 1:29 pm

Access Information Management has purchased Washington Archives Management. Prior to the acquisition, Fife-based WAM was the largest, independent records and information management provider in the Seattle/Tacoma area. "This acquisition of Washington Archives Management from Mark and Bill Naubert rep... Read More »

Washington State's Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association Names Attorney Stephanie L. Bloomfield of Gordon Thomas ...

2 February 2012, 3:54 pm

TACOMA, Wash., Feb. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Gordon Thomas Honeywell congratulates our partner Stephanie Bloomfield on her election as Vice President/President-elect to the Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association ...... Read More »

Rural/Metro Wins 911 Contract to Continue as Exclusive Ambulance Provider to the City of Tacoma, Washington

2 February 2012, 9:34 am

SCOTTSDALE, AZ-- - Rural/Metro Corporation, a leading national provider of ambulance transportation and private fire protection services, announced today that it has been awarded the exclusive contract ...... Read More »

Fed judge considers if pharmacies must sell Plan B

2 February 2012, 5:25 am

A federal judge is considering whether Washington state can require pharmacies to stock and sell Plan B or other emergency contraceptives, even in the face of religious objections by druggists who believe they destroy human life.... Read More »

New Lincoln coach Jon Kitna's goal: Creating family atmosphere through successful football

26 January 2012, 8:44 pm

If Jon Kitna’s vision is fulfilled, Lincoln High School – and Tacoma, too – will experience success that goes far beyond the football field.... Read More »

Tacoma Narrows Bridge reopens

20 January 2012, 5:35 am

UPDATE: The Washington State Patrol reopened the Tacoma Narrows Bridge shortly after 6:30 p.m. Friday. Traffic is reduced to the center lanes of each direction due to the ongoing danger of ice falling from suspension cables. The bridge was closed at 11:55 a.m. Friday. the last time the bridge was c... Read More »

Ice chunks force closure of Tacoma Narrows Bridge

20 January 2012, 5:29 am

UPDATE: The Washington State Patrol reopened the Tacoma Narrows Bridge shortly after 6:30 p.m. Friday. Traffic is reduced to the center lanes of each direction due to the ongoing danger of ice falling from suspension cables. The bridge was closed at 11:55 a.m. Friday. the last time the bridge was c... Read More »

About 3,000 expected to gather in Tacoma for diversity holiday

14 January 2012, 4:15 am

Nearly 3,000 people are expected to gather Monday at the Tacoma Dome Exhibition Hall to celebrate community diversity and the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. The 24th annual event, sponsored by the city’s Human Rights and Human Services Department, will be a musical tribute to the life and leg... Read More »