Two flood-prone cities in eastern Pierce County say they could face significant financial losses if a national wildlife group is successful in blocking flood insurance for new construction in parts of the Puget Sound area.
There is limited bus transportation in the Orting and White River school districts this morning.
The months-long process of redrawing Pierce Transit’s boundary lines is under way, and a new draft map leaves out large chunks of eastern and western Pierce County.
The YMCA planned for Sumner likely will include a warm-water recreation pool, exercise equipment, a room for community functions, a teen center, an art center, and a gym with space for basketball, volleyball and other sports.
When it comes to Christmas lighting displays, enough is not enough for Randy and Jennifer Tribbett of Orting.
Just in time for this week’s flood watch, Pierce County has mailed out more than 19,000 flood bulletins to people who live on or own property near or in flood hazard areas.
The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for rivers in Western Washington, including the Puyallup River in Orting. There's also a high wind advisory in effect for 7 p.m. today to noon Tuesday.
A swath of land that includes one of the Puyallup Valley’s last remaining daffodil farms will be taken into the City of Puyallup in January, making it easier for a longtime agriculture family to sell it and for buyers to develop it.
Amy Moreno-Sills has built a life and a living from Pierce County’s rich soil. She resides with her family on an organic farm south of Orting, and she’s the vegetable production manager at Terry’s Berries on River Road in the Puyallup Valley.
A 21-year-old Orting-area man is in critical condition after nearly drowning while swimming in Clear Lake, according to Pierce County Sheriff’s spokesman Ed Troyer.
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