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Published May 17th, 2013 - 7:24PM
Several Pierce County cities will see a leadership shakeup at the end of this year, as many cities are losing their mayors and others have attracted challengers.
Published May 14th, 2013 - 8:04PM
The slow-motion process of filling an empty judicial seat in Pierce County’s largest court takes another step Wednesday, with no clear date for a final decision.
Published May 1st, 2013 - 11:26AM
Pierce Transit has won a $1.1 million state grant to increase bus service on the Pacific Avenue corridor between Parkland and downtown Tacoma.
Published April 24th, 2013 - 12:08PM
South Sound 911’s board unanimously approved an agreement today with the City of Puyallup, agreeing to pay for about $3.5 million in radio improvements for the city.
Published April 24th, 2013 - 12:05AM
Voters rejected on Tuesday the creation of a park district in Bonney Lake, which would have granted the city authority to tax residents to maintain parks and recreation facilities.
Published April 20th, 2013 - 5:30PM
Pierce County is preparing to buy a crucial, missing link for connecting the Foothills Trail from South Prairie to Buckley.
Published April 18th, 2013 - 12:46PM
The Tacoma-Pierce County Board of Health approved more than $1 million in cutbacks Wednesday to a range of programs, including enforcement of the ban on smoking in restaurants and outreach to high-risk, pregnant women.
Published April 16th, 2013 - 11:09AM
Pierce County Councilman Stan Flemming is calling for an audit to determine how much the county’s mental-health provider spends on administrative costs compared with patient care.
Published April 16th, 2013 - 12:05AM
The Pierce County Council won’t be changing its meeting time anytime soon.
Published April 16th, 2013 - 12:05AM
Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy has selected former Washington State Patrol Chief Lowell Porter as director of the county’s Department of Emergency Management.
Published April 9th, 2013 - 8:08PM
Pierce Transit’s vanpool program will continue rolling without any cuts for at least three more months.
Published April 9th, 2013 - 3:29PM
Remodeled Sprinker Recreation Center in Spanaway has cut its energy use in half, making it Pierce County’s “Biggest Energy Loser.”
Published April 8th, 2013 - 6:48AM
Pierce County is poised to make a range of revisions to its animal code, including when a dog can be declared dangerous.
Published March 27th, 2013 - 12:05AM
The Pierce County Council unanimously approved a measure Tuesday calling for foreclosed homes to be registered and abandoned residential properties to be maintained.
Published March 26th, 2013 - 12:05AM
A Pierce County Council committee Monday delayed action on moving the full council’s meetings to a later starting time, a proposal that supporters say would allow more members of the public to attend.


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