There are three key differences between Pierce County's one-stop domestic violence center and others considered the best in the nation.
Back in 1995, Pierce County officials realized that women and men who'd been abused by family members had to go to a bewildering array of locations to report the abuse and get the help they needed.
When Crystal Brame's family and lawyer sued the City of Tacoma last week, they said they didn't think city officials had done enough to protect future victims of domestic violence.
When a woman is killed by her abusive husband, the most common question people ask is, "Why didn't she leave him?"
Two Tacoma City Council members will travel to New Orleans this week for a national conference on domestic violence.
A co-worker might see an unexplained bruise on a fellow employee.
The Tacoma City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to begin work on a citywide domestic violence policy that council members believe could be end up serving as a model for other cities.
Although it's months before the state Legislature reconvenes, two Pierce County lawmakers already are working on a proposal prompted by Crystal Brame's death.
The City of Tacoma may end up writing a domestic violence policy to cover every city employee, not just those who work for the police department.
Confused by all the different groups and committees working on domestic violence plans in the wake of the David Brame shootings?
Tacoma and Pierce County leaders want to work together to create a domestic violence center in downtown Tacoma where victims could go to see law enforcement officers, lawyers, victim advocates and court staff.
A new $473,600 federal grant announced Tuesday by Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Edmonds) aims to improve community and legal services for domestic violence victims throughout Pierce County.
Domestic violence cases aren't waiting to be read in the Pierce County Prosecutor's Office anymore.
It takes more than cops, courts and special commissions to stop domestic violence, members of the Pierce County Commission Against Domestic Violence said Friday.
It's your job to get involved if you hear fighting in the apartment next door, or if you know a friend is in a scary relationship.
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A 3 part story, the News Tribune investigated the tenure of Tacoma Police Chief David Brame and his life with Crystal Brame …
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