Whatever happened to the beloved stained-glass dome of the old First United Methodist Church of Tacoma?Read more...

The allure of the U.S. Open apparently hasn’t convinced many developers to express interest in building and operating a clubhouse, lodging and other facilities at Pierce County’s Chambers Bay Golf Course.Read more...

A mother and her son who owned two pit pulls that mauled a Gig Harbor woman in her home last August pleaded guilty Thursday to misdemeanor charges. Read more...

The United States Golf Association will pay Pierce County $2.5 million to lease Chambers Bay Golf Course for the 2015 U.S. Open, according to a draft contract for the tournament. Read more...

Pedestrians peer through picture windows as about 70 worshippers sing in a renovated storage building made of concrete in downtown Tacoma. Read more...

The allure of the U.S. Open apparently hasn’t convinced many developers to express interest in building and operating a clubhouse, lodging and other facilities at Pierce County’s Chambers Bay Golf Course. Read more...

Tacoma firefighters pulled a man out of his burning house amid flames and black smoke Thursday morning. Read more...

A walk through Tacoma’s Point Defiance Park on a golden spring afternoon came to a shattering end Thursday for two pedestrians who were hit by a car that police believe was going much too fast. Read more...

A McNeil Island prison corrections sergeant was awarded one of the state Corrections Department’s highest honors Thursday. Read more...

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The Olympia prosecutor’s office said Thursday that it has filed misdemeanor charges against three of the 61 people who were arrested during protests that tried to stop military shipments from leaving the Port of Olympia in November. Read more...

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Metro Parks Tacoma will open three spraygrounds today to take advantage of a forecast of sunny, 90-degree weather. Read more...

A father ran over and killed his 17-month-old daughter Thursday while backing out of his carport at his home outside Rainier, according to the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office. Read more...

Pierce County prosecutors filed a first-degree murder charge Thursday against a second man suspected of participating in a homicide in Tacoma’s Old Town neighborhood. Read more...

A memorial ceremony Wednesday for another fallen soldier at Fort Lewis was like all the others that the Army post has held over these past six years of war, except in one respect. Read more...

South Sound bicycle commuters tout the benefits of two-wheeling it, while advocates urge newcomers to try National Bike to Work Week It began with a two-mile ride at lunch. Scott McElhiney then worked up to bicycling seven miles when he could steal a few minutes. Soon he was up to a 20-mile round-trip commute to work almost every day. And cycling became a new lifestyle for the 44-year-old Midland mechanic. Read more...

Four years ago, the Washington state teachers union tried to replace Terry Bergeson as superintendent of public instruction by enticing a well-liked and well-known former superintendent to come out of retirement and run again. Read more...

A group of mental health care providers in Washington is offering free help to Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and their families who either can’t or don’t want to go through traditional channels for care. The Soldiers Project Northwest is modeled after a similar effort in Los Angeles, where volunteer therapists since 2004 have seen clients without charge for help with their war-related problems. Read more...

Ralph Nader is still running for president. But in Tacoma on Wednesday, his pitch for another option on the ballot was just as impassioned. Read more...

The 5-12 Learning Community school in Lakewood will start its fourth year with a new home and a new name. Read more...

The cost of licensing a cat or a dog in East Pierce County would increase under a plan to make pet owners, not the general public, more financially responsible for animal control. It would require all owners – whether their pet is spayed, neutered or unfixed – to pay more. Read more...

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Federal officials are defending the health care programs in the nation’s immigration detention centers in the midst of national media reports highlighting inmate deaths, including one in Tacoma. Read more...

A car crashed into a utility pole in Roy on Wednesday morning, downing power lines and closing Highway 507 for several hours. Read more...

Tacoma police have arrested a second suspect in the March shooting death of a Parkland man in a quiet Old Town neighborhood. Read more...

After striking out with the state Supreme Court, The News Tribune has asked the state Court of Appeals to speed up its review of a case involving Federal Way Municipal Court Judge Michael Morgan. Read more...

A group of mental health-care providers in Washington is offering free help to Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and their families who either can’t or don’t want to go through traditional channels for care. The Soldiers Project Northwest is modeled after a similar effort in Los Angeles, where volunteer therapists since 2004 have seen clients without charge for help with their war-related problems.Read more...