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Tacoma zoo's leopard cub now on public exhibit

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:31:42 -0400

TACOMA, Washington - A clouded leopard cub born May 1 at the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma is now on public exhibit.

4-year-old boy who fell in Lacey pool dies

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:18:54 -0400

LACEY, Washington - A 4-year-old boy who fell into an apartment building swimming pool at Lacey has died.

New Wash. law might have prevented slaying of dad by...

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:50:09 -0400

By LARRY LARUE - Kim Meline never got the chance to testify in favor of a new law that was precipitated by the murder of her husband at the hands of her son.

Stepfather locates runaway through escort ad

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 02:17:05 -0400

TACOMA, Washington - The Pierce County prosecutor says a man looking for his runaway 15-year-old stepdaughter located her through an Internet prostitution ad and helped police locate two men now charged with promoting sex abuse.

Crushed cars recovered from Commencement Bay

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:46:22 -0400

TACOMA, Washington - Three-dozen scrap cars that fell off a barge Feb. 24 in Tacoma's Commencement Bay have been recovered.

New seaplane dock available in Tacoma

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:06:17 -0400

TACOMA, Washington - A seaplane float has opened near downtown Tacoma on the Thea Foss Waterway.

Police say 1 Wash. neighbor killed another

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 02:20:05 -0400

TACOMA, Washington - Police say a north Tacoma man fired some rounds from his back porch, then shot and killed his next door neighbor before driving to a friend's house and committing suicide.

Police: body found in N. Tacoma, suspect also dead

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 02:50:00 -0400

TACOMA, Washington - Tacoma police say a suspect in a fatal shooting in north Tacoma has been found dead in nearby Gig Harbor, Washington

Seattle options Noesi, recalls Beavan

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 21:12:12 -0400

SEATTLE - Right-hander Hector Noesi has been optioned by the Seattle Mariners to Triple-A Tacoma and the team recalled right-hander Blake Beavan.

Rep. Steve O'Ban appointed to replace Sen. Carrell

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 19:25:13 -0400

TACOMA, Washington - Rep. Steve O'Ban has been appointed to fill the seat of Sen. Mike Carrell, who died last week from complications related to his treatment for a blood condition.

New study finds problems in central Puget Sound

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 14:26:59 -0400

SEATTLE - Despite improvements in the most industrialized and populated areas of the Puget Sound, a new report issued Tuesday by the Washington Department of Ecology shows the overall health of the state's broadest waterway is declining in at least one way.

Harbor seal pup born at Tacoma aquarium

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:02:44 -0400

TACOMA, Washington - A harbor seal pup was born Sunday at the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma, and another harbor seal at the aquarium is expecting any day.

Sex offender running for Port of Tacoma commission

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 11:56:13 -0400

TACOMA, Washington - One of Washington's most notorious sex offenders is running for a job as a Port of Tacoma commissioner.

Tacoma woman runs over, kills 2-year-old son

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 18:29:16 -0400

TACOMA, Washington - Police say a Tacoma woman ran over and killed her 2-year-old son while backing out of her driveway in an SUV.

Tacoma's Museum of Glass getting $1M donation

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 14:27:42 -0400

TACOMA, Washington - The Weyerhaeuser family is giving $1 million to the Museum of Glass in Tacoma to establish an endowment.

Man sought in Oregon arrested in Fife, Wash.

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 02:32:06 -0400

FIFE, Washington - Police in Fife, Washington, near Tacoma say a 24-year-old man sought on a homicide warrant out of Multnomah County, Oregon, has been captured after a manhunt along the Puyallup River.

Former OR nurse sentenced for child pornography

Fri, 31 May 2013 18:49:27 -0400

TACOMA, Washington - A former pediatric nurse from Portland, Oregon, has been sentenced in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to seven years in prison for distribution and receipt of child pornography.

Memorial for Tacoma firefighter who died on duty

Fri, 31 May 2013 16:21:23 -0400

TACOMA, Washington - Firefighters and other mourners filled the Tacoma Dome Exhibition Hall on Friday afternoon for a memorial service for Tacoma firefighter Albert Nejmeh.

Mariners recall Liddi, demote Maurer

Wed, 29 May 2013 19:45:23 -0400

SAN DIEGO - The Seattle Mariners have recalled infielder Alex Liddi from Triple-A Tacoma and sent rookie starting pitcher Brandon Maurer down to Tacoma in a corresponding move.

Sen. Mike Carrell dies in Seattle at age 69

Wed, 29 May 2013 17:22:41 -0400

OLYMPIA, Washington - Sen. Mike Carrell, who received a stem cell transplant last month for a blood condition, died Wednesday from complications related to his treatment. He was 69.

$1M bail for man accused in baby-freezer case

Wed, 29 May 2013 03:49:30 -0400

TACOMA, Washington - Bail was set at $1 million Tuesday for a 25-year-old Washington man accused of putting his 6-week-old daughter in a 10-degree freezer for about an hour to stop her crying.

$1M bail for man accused in baby-freezer case

Wed, 29 May 2013 01:22:29 -0400

TACOMA, Washington - Bail was set at $1 million Tuesday for a 25-year-old Washington man accused of putting his 6-week-old daughter in a 10-degree freezer for about an hour to stop her crying.

WA lawmakers' official portraits touched up

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:27:28 -0400

TACOMA, Washington - State Sen. Don Benton, R-Vancouver, had some gripes about his official legislative portrait after it was shot in 2011.

Deputy injured in motorcycle crash dies

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:23:08 -0400

TACOMA, Washington - The King County sheriff's office says a deputy injured in an off-duty motorcycle crash on Monday night has died.

Pierce County judge outlaws 'parking' mentally ill

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:25:17 -0400

TACOMA, Washington - The practice of temporarily "parking" the mentally ill in hospital emergency rooms without treatment violates state and federal law, Pierce County Superior Court Judge Kathryn Nelson ruled in a decision that could affect how mental patients are treated across the state.