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Newly appointed Tacoma City Councilman Robert Thoms improperly used his office to advocate for a school bond measure while his lobbying firm was under contract with Tacoma Public Schools, the city’s Board of Ethics has found.
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Three boys were mourned Monday in a Pierce County courtroom. The majority of the tears were for Hector Hernandez-Valdez, who was 15 when he died a gruesome death at the hands of brothers Luis and Cristobal Arroyo on June 1, 2012 in an apartment on Tacoma's East Side.
Additional law enforcement officers will patrol Pierce County roads starting today in search of drivers texting or talking on their cell phones.
Tacoma-born and Tacoma-based Richlite Co. celebrates its 70th anniversary this year. You might have never heard of Richlite. You're not alone. "We're one of the best-kept secrets in Tacoma, " said marketing director Don Atkinson.
Several News Tribune staff members have been honored as part of the 2012 Society of Professional Journalists Northwest Excellence in Journalism Contest.
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