Owner wants to change 100-year-old dock in Pierce County. Will the state let him?
Lerch said Lee bought the dock because he wants to invest in the community, where he has a home and plans to retire. They ...
Worker’s Bill of Rights, $20 minimum wage in Tacoma? Union begins gathering signatures
Activists want to raise the minimum wage, give workers more rights to fair scheduling and full-time hours, and improve ...
Vote now for The News Tribune’s Boys Athlete of the Week (March 3 to 8)
Vote for The News Tribune’s Boys Athlete of the Week for contests played between March 3-8. Voting will remain open until ...
Man assaults toddler after boy refuses to give him a good night kiss, Texas cops say
The 41-year-old man is charged with injury to a child, Texas cops say. /iStockphoto A Texas man became “aggressive” with a ...
Driver tries to run over church worker as children look on, Missouri cops say
As children played in the parking lot on March 7, Clubb drove into the lot and tried to run over the worker with his vehicle, ...
Pierce County embarks on regional response to homelessness. Can it make a difference?
The Unified Regional Approach is an attempt to satisfy the first goal identified in Pierce County’s Comprehensive Plan to End Homelessness — established by the Pierce County Council four years ago.
Americans today are as divided on the value of public education as they are along party lines
Stacker examined partisan divides on public education using polling data from the Pew Research Center and relevant news ...
As tariffs loom and global currency values fluctuate, goods from these top US trade partners may shift in price
OANDA used Census data to see how top import prices and currency values may shift amid tariff fluctuations and ongoing ...
Ranch nearly the size of a town can be yours for $65M, including a California beach
It’s called Rancho Dos Pueblos, a name that refers to “two Chumash villages situated on either side of what is now Dos ...
Passenger kidnaps Lyft driver, then 911 text leads to rescue, California deputies say
A Lyft driver’s text to 911 led to her rescue when she was kidnapped by a passenger, California deputies say. San Diego ...
How ICE raids and work permit delays are impacting manufacturing workers
TeamSense reports that, as ICE raids increase and work permit renewals face delays, manufacturers are seeing a sharp rise in ...