Новости за 17.04.2019

It must have seemed like a good idea in the beginning — the Interstate 5/South 38th Street/Tacoma Mall Boulevard area. Today, it’s intersections are clogged with traffic and crosswalks of … Click to Continue »

Hollyn Taylor, 21, dropped out of high school and then completed her GED with help from Pierce County’s adult basic education providers. Taylor got her diploma through Tacoma Community College and is now training to be an EMT at TCC. … Click to Continue »

Puyallup teachers cast a vote of no confidence in the superintendent Tuesday night, citing frustrations over position eliminations and lack of communication. Puyallup Education Association members voted 90 percent no … Click to Continue »

Kent police have arrested a 23-year-old man suspected of carjacking and killing a storage facility manager Monday. … Click to Continue »

It’s hard to take your eyes off Yelm High School’s offensive statistics: Ten of the 13 softball players on the Tornado varsity are hitting at least .400 through 11 games. … Click to Continue »

SOFTBALL PREVIEW Top players Tayelyn Cutler, Yelm – Returning All-Area pitcher posted an 0.80 earned run average a year ago and hit .441 with nine home runs and 40 RBI. … Click to Continue »

The Latest on the investigation into a woman believed to have posed a threat to schools in Colorado (all times local): 12:10 p.m. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis says that he … Click to Continue »

The Latest on the Trump administration's position on Cuba (all times local): 2:10 p.m. The Trump administration is stepping up its crackdown again Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela. White House national … Click to Continue »

Tucked into the building at the Tacoma Firs Golf Range is a tiny test kitchen churning out bowls of Bill Trudnowski’s famous mushroom soup, his legendary rigatoni and whatever else … Click to Continue »

A young Florida woman who traveled to Colorado and bought a shotgun for what authorities feared would be a Columbine-inspired attack just days ahead of the 20th anniversary was found … Click to Continue »

A Lakebay man is accused of threatening an assistant attorney general that he would “start digging holes to put bodies in,” according to court documents. The 40-year-old has been charged … Click to Continue »

“Why did I do this to myself?” Peninsula High School’s Trent Buchanan’s second inning was starting just like his first inning. The Seahawks’ right-handed pitcher had two Yelm runners reach … Click to Continue »

Things didn’t go to plan for Avery Jones, a Gig Harbor High School 2017 graduate. The 6-foot-6 right-handed pitcher committed to Washington State University early in his high school career. … Click to Continue »

Evan Janson wasn’t supposed to be the striker for the Peninsula High School boys soccer team this spring. First-year coach Alec Moore had the junior penciled in as a left … Click to Continue »

Peninsula High School forward Evan Janson discusses what has made his season so successful finding the back of the net for the Seahawks … Click to Continue »

The players on the Puyallup High School boys soccer team aren’t afraid to admit they’re a little weird. Walk past Sparks Stadium on a spring afternoon after school hours, and … Click to Continue »

Puyallup forward Craig Johnson discusses the team’s season and what has made the Vikings a dangerous team in the 4A SPSL … Click to Continue »

Police have arrested a 23-year-old man suspected in a deadly carjacking outside a Kent storage facility this week. A person of interest has also been identified, but detectives said that … Click to Continue »

Federal officials are urging Rhode Island to stop diverting proceeds from the 911 fee to fund other state budget items. WPRI-TV reports that the Federal Communications Commission sent a letter … Click to Continue »

The first SWAT team members to see the horror in the Columbine High School library had to step around bodies and ignore a wounded student's plea for help as they … Click to Continue »

Authorities on Wednesday scheduled three days of voting in a nationwide referendum starting Saturday on proposed changes to Egypt's constitution that could see President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi remain in power until … Click to Continue »

A NASA astronaut will spend nearly a year at the International Space Station, setting a record for women. Station astronaut Christina Koch (Cook) will remain on board for about 11 … Click to Continue »

An old industrial building in southwestern Vermont could be turned into a medical marijuana and hemp processing plant. The Rutland Herald reports that Castleton resident Anthony Traficanti has proposed the … Click to Continue »

In a story April 9 about Wisconsin legislators honoring Air National Guard troops who helped with U.S. border protection, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Democrats sat quietly as Republicans … Click to Continue »

The Rhode Island Supreme Court has vacated a lower court's decision that ruled in favor of a swimming pool retailer sued by the parents of a 4-year-old boy who drowned … Click to Continue »