Melissa Brower, left, shows Allenmykael Harlin-Gonzalez the da Vinci robot-assisted surgery system’s robotic arms at Tacoma General Hospital Thursday. (PHOTOS BY DEAN J. KOEPFLER / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)

Puyallup teen goes from gown to scrubs and robots

2:11 AM - Wanting to be a doctor when he grows up, Allenmykael Harlin-Gonzalez, a 17-year-old from Puyallup, put his lifelong role as a patient on hold and instead gets to learns about hi-tech surgery.

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Published February 13th, 2012 - 12:05AM
There were sharp tools, cedar shavings and steaming pans of water.
Published February 13th, 2012 - 1:45AM
Question: When you get stopped for speeding or something on the highway, it seems like police always start by asking “Do you know how fast you were going?” or “Do you know why I stopped you?”

Why do they do this? And what’s the best way to answer? – Jeremy, Tacoma

Published February 13th, 2012 - 12:05AM
This will be South Park Community Center’s spring.
Published February 13th, 2012 - 2:26AM
Lakewood police officer Skeeter Timothy Manos fended off garnishments of his city wages while allegedly skimming charitable donations intended for the families of four slain colleagues.
Published February 13th, 2012 - 12:05AM
Some tax-weary property owners on the west side of the Narrows say they’re tired of being asked for more money, especially in tough times.
Published February 12th, 2012 - 7:26AM
At least the waiting is over. That’s small consolation for friends and family of 12 Joint Base Lewis-McChord Stryker soldiers who spent much of the past two years ensnared in a sprawling war crimes investigation.
Published February 12th, 2012 - 7:19PM
Some tax-weary property owners on the west side of the Narrows say they’re tired of being asked for more money, especially in tough times. But supporters of the Peninsula School District’s proposed operations levy say local tax dollars are needed to continue supplementing state and federal funds.
Published February 12th, 2012 - 7:26AM
The husband and wife from Joint Base Lewis-McChord had a novel approach to parenting. They left their two boys, ages 3 and 4, in a van with the engine running and shopped for 90 minutes at a Tacoma sex shop.
Published February 12th, 2012 - 8:00AM
The state Supreme Court, prodded into action by a 2009 case involving a reprimanded Federal Way judge, is weighing a rule to underscore that court administrative records are public.


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