A third-grade girl was injured this afternoon after being shot in the stomach at Armin Jahr Elementary School in Bremerton, police said. Police say they found a gun in the classroom and have detained a third-grade boy.
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Washington state cannot force pharmacies to sell Plan B or other emergency contraceptives, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, saying the state's true goal was to suppress religious objections by druggists - not to promote timely access to the medicines for people who need them.
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Ahhh-vocados – they’re not just for guacamole. Although the yummy dip is probably one of their most popular uses, there are other reasons to love avocados.
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Retail gasoline prices continued to move upward today in Tacoma and nationwide in the wake of fire late last week at a Ferndale refinery, continuing tension in the Middle East and speculative buying in the oil market.
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If you take a cup of uncertainty, add a measure of mild panic, fold in a spoonful of speculation, combine with a refinery fire and cook under the hot media lights, what do you get?
A third person has told police she had sex with a former Stadium High School security guard while she was a student. Police told prosecutors, who this week filed an additional charge of sexual misconduct with a minor against 31-year-old Donte Lipscomb. He now faces five counts in all.
The Pierce County Council approved an $18 million contract today for an upgraded radio system for sheriff’s deputies and other emergency responders.
Most Tacoma City Council members were less than eager Tuesday to slap a new tax on two of the city’s largest employers.
