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Clover Park High School band director Dennis Dearth has been named the 2009-10 Mountain Region Music Educator of the Year.
Soldiers in mechanic Good Adam’s squad could use laundry soap and boxer briefs.
To school psychologist Angie Jennen, her black Labrador retriever Mick is a four-legged teacher, helper and built-in reward system for the kids she works with every day.
John Bailey was on his way out of the Lakewood post office on Friday when he learned that Karen and Sharon Lawson were retiring.
Two of three men suspected of stealing marijuana from an Oregon City, Ore., home Wednesday morning were arrested five hours later in Tillicum, police said. Police were seeking the third.
The only contested race for the Clover Park School Board pits incumbent J. Paul Wagemann against challenger Juanita Daniels.
This election year will mark the biggest change on the Lakewood City Council in its 13-year-history.
In a tough economy, school officials hoping to modernize or replace old buildings face difficult choices. Do they try to sell the public on the idea that building now is a bargain? Or do they wait until voters are in a better mood to raise their taxes?
Choked by congestion, the Tillicum neighborhood in Lakewood becomes a stalled parade of cars every rush hour.
Choked by congestion, the Tillicum neighborhood in Lakewood becomes a stalled parade of cars every rush hour.
The Lakewood Boys and Girls Club is holding an art walk this evening.
These days, the Lakewood Theatre – once the hub of the city’s entertainment and fine-dining scene – is a forgotten relic of local history.
Lakewood is proposing an overhaul to its popular neighborhood policing program next year.
Lakewood is proposing an overhaul to its popular neighborhood policing program next year.
The Lakewood City Council has adopted a new law to help police in the city’s ongoing effort against the sex trade.
Lakewood officials might take a closer look at the pros and cons of managing Fort Steilacoom Golf Course.
The Lakewood City Council has adopted new law to help police in the city’s ongoing effort against the sex trade.
A 20-year-old man was able to talk his way out of a death sentence after suspected Lakewood gang members kidnapped him following a drug deal gone bad, authorities said Thursday.
Lakewood police say prostitutes are getting more and more street-savvy in their efforts to beat the law.
Lakewood will study the effects of Fort Lewis’ growth on surrounding communities, thanks to a $1.8 million grant from a Department of Defense agency.
Lakewood police and members of the South Sound Gang Task Force arrested a second man in a gang-related shooting last month.
In two to three weeks, the camera vans that roam Lakewood school zones to nab speeders will be gone.
Clover Park school leaders say they hope Lakewood will step up and provide more flashing lights and police patrols if the city goes through with its plan to eliminate roving camera vans near schools.
Violent crime as a whole in Lakewood increased 21 percent during the first half of this year. The category of domestic violence arrests jumped even more: 31 percent.
The city that introduced school-zone camera enforcement to South Sound drivers eight years ago is considering a new approach.
Lakewood will honor the 45,000 members of the military and their families who live in the city and neighboring communities with an appreciation celebration today.
Enough people have called and e-mailed at me at this point regarding my reporting of a scuffle at Adam Smith's Aug. 25 town hall meeting that I'm convinced I got it wrong.
Lakewood is now the sixth Washington city to participate in a federal immigration program that encourages job creation through foreign investment.
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