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The couple whose January arrest exposed a two-county puppy mill in the Seattle area, with hundreds of dogs living in squalid conditions, pleaded guilty Friday to six counts each of first-degree animal cruelty.
Washington's largest winery made the world's greatest wine this year, according to Wine Spectator.
The left lane of the Nisqually River Bridge on northbound Interstate 5 in Thurston County will be closed from 7 to 11 a.m. today to accommodate a bridge inspection, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation.
PERUGIA, Italy – Prosecutors on Saturday requested life in prison for an American student and her ex-boyfriend accused in the fatal stabbing of her British roommate during a drug-fueled sex game — charges the U.S. woman dismissed as “pure fantasy.”
The provost at the University of Washington has taken on a second job as a director on the corporate board at Nike.
South Sound residents can indulge in a musical treat next month that was kindled in the recital halls of South Korea.
Depending on the weather, an overnight eastbound Highway 16 closure at Nalley Valley is scheduled from 10 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22 until 5 a.m. Monday, Nov. 23 so crews can re-stripe the roadway.
A Puyallup student group is accepting toy donations for its 23rd annual holiday gift giveaway for needy children throughout the Puyallup School District.
Clover Park High School band director Dennis Dearth has been named the 2009-10 Mountain Region Music Educator of the Year.
Dressed in a white, floor-length gown, 3-year-old Willow Johnson was ready to officially join her new family.
A Lake Tapps man sentenced this week to serve 25 years in prison for federal child-sex crimes pleaded guilty Friday to similar charges in state court.
New details indicate a kindergarten teacher in Tacoma was suspended earlier this month after he was accused of grabbing a female student by the sleeve – possibly pinching her skin – and then pushing her to the ground.
Residents in a Federal Way neighborhood are upset and balking at a proposal that would more than double the dues of 1,350 homeowners to prevent Twin Lakes Golf & Country Club from closing.
A jury has found a former Pierce County sheriff’s deputy not guilty of first-degree criminal trespass with sexual motivation.
Tech. Sgt. Heather Normand of Tacoma has loaded a variety of cargo onto jets over the years: food, water, troops, toilet paper, generators, helicopters, Humvees and more.
The number of officially confirmed swine flu deaths in Pierce County climbed to 10 Friday.
Olympia police served a search warrant Thursday night at a home in Rochester but weren’t able to find Robert J. Maddaus, who is suspected of shooting a man Monday morning.
Seth Little thought the valuables in his Northeast Tacoma house were safe from burglars – until two weeks ago.
Tim Eyman lost a round in court Friday over his effort to make state elections officials answer questions about their policy for making initiative-signers’ names public.
It took a chase and a Taser, but Puyallup police arrested a suspected bank robber Friday, possibly ending a string of six heists dating back to September.
A California man was sentenced to federal prison Friday in connection with four bank robberies – including three in the Puyallup area – during fall 2007.
Tacoma firefighters conducted a high-angle rope rescue Thursday after a pickup truck went 100 feet down an embankment in Northeast Tacoma.
The Humane Society of the United States is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to arrests and convictions after five emaciated horses were found last week on a logging road near Elbe.
Facing up to 90 days in jail, former Pierce County Superior Court Judge Michael Hecht begged Thursday not to be incarcerated for his convictions on charges of felony harassment and patronizing a prostitute.
Puyallup police were searching Thursday for the man who robbed a South Hill bank branch.
They didn’t pause to think.
It was supposed to be an easy mission: The Fort Lewis soldiers would load their Strykers with water and food for another platoon, ferry it to a combat outpost and return home.
Fife police have arrested two men in connection with a robbery Nov. 12 at a Pacific Highway bank branch.
Law enforcement officers believe they’ve arrested a young man wanted for four bank robberies in Pierce County.
A man running from a traffic stop was killed Thursday when he was hit by two cars on Interstate 5 near Tacoma.
Gov. Chris Gregoire said Thursday she opposes state schools chief Randy Dorn’s proposal to delay the requirement for students to pass math and science tests to graduate, because the state’s economy depends on Washington students leaving high school well trained in both subjects.
An additional $760 million in hoped-for state revenue evaporated in the latest economic forecast, and lawmakers began talking up the pros and cons of tax increases to help plug a budget shortfall now estimated at $2.7 billion.
A Fort Lewis soldier on his first combat deployment was killed Tuesday in Afghanistan when a roadside bomb exploded near his vehicle.
Puyallup City Councilman George Dill died of a heart attack Thursday morning, leaving a void on the seven-member council and in the community where he was an active volunteer.
TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. – Two days before shipping off to war, Marine Pfc. Jesse Sheets sat inside a trailer in the Mojave Desert, his gaze fixed on a computer that flashed contrasting images.
WASHINGTON – With a pivotal vote looming in the next few days, Washington state’s two senators said Thursday that it was definitely time to begin debate on the Senate Democrat’s $849 billion plan to overhaul the nation’s health care system.
Bethel High School senior Travis Rimestad wanted to show his classmates how wheelchair basketball is done.
The Tacoma Rainiers will continue playing baseball in Cheney Stadium for the next 32 years, under a lease agreement approved by the Tacoma City Council this week.
Puyallup’s rosy financial picture has darkened in 2009, and city officials are looking at ways to save.
The prosecutor in the Michael Hecht case is in no mood to show mercy to the former Pierce County Superior Court judge when he’s sentenced today.
Changes are coming to the front door of Tacoma’s favorite playground.
The Federal Way City Council has put off until Dec. 1 a decision on when voters will elect a mayor.
The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department on Wednesday eased restrictions on who should receive swine flu vaccinations, moving young children back to the head of the line.
The location for tonight’s community discussion on Tacoma schools has changed.
A former treasurer of the Graham Elementary PTA pleaded not guilty Wednesday to stealing from the parent organization in 2007 and 2008.
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