Новости за 17.05.2017

Western timber industry leaders have new hope for easier logging in national forests, aided by their Capitol Hill allies and perhaps the still-shorthanded Trump administration. With devoutly conservative Republicans from … Click to Continue »

The Mariners’ minor-league report for May 17, compiled by Kelly Munro of the Mariners Baseball Information Department.   05 17 17 Mariners Minor League Report (PDF) 05 17 17 Mariners … Click to Continue »

Oh, hey. It’s summer. Well, yeah, not exactly, but we can pretend it is … with beer and spotty patches of sun at an outdoor beer festival. The Gig Harbor … Click to Continue »

It might just look like another downtown Tacoma mural. But the painting on the wall of the Seven Seas Brewery also represents a different kind of picture — a future … Click to Continue »

A man killed when a tractor-trailer slammed into his stopped car on Interstate 5 has been identified as Arturo Garcia Jimenez. Troopers said Jimenez, 27, of Lakewood, was inside his … Click to Continue »

President Donald Trump’s incendiary words and actions have placed him in potential legal jeopardy, with more lawmakers floating concepts like “obstruction of justice” and “impeachment.” It can all get pretty … Click to Continue »

A new Title IX lawsuit filed against Baylor University was filed Tuesday night, according to the Waco Tribune, and it includes details of a gang rape by as many as … Click to Continue »

When Joanne Dimond’s grandfather started the family dairy farm 80 years ago, he would carry jugs of fresh milk to nearby Clear Creek to keep them cool. Today, after repeated … Click to Continue »

Washington went into full-blown crisis mode Wednesday as the controversies surrounding Donald Trump’s presidency ballooned into questions about whether the president might be guilty of obstruction of justice. On Capitol … Click to Continue »

Pierce County buys 80-year-old family farm as a key piece of a flood control plan near the Puyallup River. Owners Robert and Joanne Dimond share memories of the former dairy farm founded by Joanne's grandfather. … Click to Continue »

Few in Boise last Thursday knew Joshua Dundon and his daughters, Madison and Jaylynn, were missing. But a Nevada couple’s hike in the hills near their home ended up the … Click to Continue »

The Tacoma City Council went out on a limb Tuesday night. And went with one of the city’s own. In a dizzying turn of events over the past week, Tacoma … Click to Continue »

A Texas woman is warning people about a potential hazard after her daughter swallowed part of a fidget spinner and needed surgery last weekend. Houston area mom Kelly Rose Joniec … Click to Continue »

The FBI has increased its reward to $20,000 for a man charged in two Tacoma killings in 2010. Santiago Mederos, 25, is wanted in connection with the shooting deaths of … Click to Continue »

A Tacoma woman who brought in her dog to be cremated is now facing animal cruelty charges after the business noticed how underweight the dog was when it died. The … Click to Continue »

A man’s early morning walk with a bat resulted in 10 broken windows at two Tacoma businesses. The vandalism was reported about 2:15 a.m. Sunday by someone who heard the … Click to Continue »

A woman went to use the bathroom before bed in her West Kendall home Tuesday night and got an unwelcome surprise — an iguana had taken up residence inside the … Click to Continue »

Procrastinating nature lovers ages 62 and older could miss out on this deal. The cost for seniors of a lifetime pass for visiting national parks will leap to $80 from … Click to Continue »

It costs $121 to file a small claims lawsuit in Travis County, Texas. Brandon Vezmar paid that to sue a bad first date for only $17.31, but he’s calling it … Click to Continue »

Former Observer writer Tonya Jameson shared this incident last week on her blog, Sip and Play Charlotte. “It’s been a week since I almost became a hashtag – another unarmed … Click to Continue »

A “scruffy” man held up a Tacoma bank and police are hoping someone might recognize him from surveillance footage. The robbery took place about 12:20 p.m. on May 1 at … Click to Continue »

Joss Whedon has directed both Avengers movies, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Firefly” – now add to that list “UNLOCKED,” a short film pleading with lawmakers to keep Planned Parenthood … Click to Continue »

Three people were seriously injured early Wednesday when a suspected drunken driver rolled his car on state Route 167 in Sumner while trying to escape a trooper. The 21-year-old driver … Click to Continue »

When Jeff Thomas was a captain for the Redlands University football team, he was selected to a U.S. squad of NCAA Division III standouts to play in the 2002 Aztec … Click to Continue »

In “Norman,” Richard Gere gives the most maddening, annoying performance of his career — all by design. He’s a nebbish, a hustler, a finagler, a lapel-grabber — clingy, needy and … Click to Continue »