Новости за 20.05.2019

Compiled from Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One reports, May 10-16 Total reports: 129 Fire: 1 EMS/Rescue: 94 Other: 34 May 11 — Crews were dispatched to St. Anthony Hospital … Click to Continue »

Tacoma-area tourism has a record-setting year. More than 3.3 million visitors stayed overnight last year in Pierce County. They stayed 1.57 million room-nights and spent a record $1.19 billion, both records. … Click to Continue »

A hit-and-run driver suspected of striking and killing a 77-year-old woman walking down a Tacoma street last week was arrested Monday. Karin Woodbury was found about 9:30 p.m. May 13 … Click to Continue »

Manke Lumber has agreed to settle allegations it violated the Clean Water Act at its Tacoma Tideflats facility, the Environmental Protection Agency said Monday. Manke will pay a $320,000 penalty … Click to Continue »

The Evergreen State is home to the nation’s largest military bases, two air craft carriers and some of the Navy’s most powerful submarines but it can be a difficult place … Click to Continue »

The Deschutes River watershed in Thurston County is among the vast portions of Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee has added to an emergency drought declaration he first made in April. … Click to Continue »

Auburn police fatally shot a man early Monday after responding to a domestic violence call and struggling with a knife-wielding man. … Click to Continue »

Olympic skeleton gold medalist Jimmy Shea leads a class of six that will be inducted next month into the USA Bobsled and Skeleton Hall of Fame. Shea won gold at … Click to Continue »

Brighton lured Graham Potter as its new manager from second-tier Championship side Swansea on Monday. Potter replaced Chris Hughton, who was sacked after Brighton finished 17th in the English Premier … Click to Continue »

A woman whose home was populated by starving cats who had eaten some of their own to survive will have to go back to court to see if she can … Click to Continue »

Department of Health officials say Minnesota needs more community paramedics to assist residents leaving the hospital in managing chronic health conditions at home. Minnesota Public Radio News reports that the … Click to Continue »

New York officials have declared a state of emergency for the counties along Lake Ontario as water levels continue to rise. Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday directed state agencies to … Click to Continue »

The Seattle Mariners (23-26) enjoyed the best record in baseball for much of the first month of the season. But, since April 12, the Mariners have posted the worst stretch … Click to Continue »

Iran has quadrupled its production of enriched uranium amid tensions with the U.S. over Tehran's unraveling nuclear accord, two semi-official news agencies reported Monday, an announcement that came just after … Click to Continue »

Filing ended Friday for candidates running for office in the 2019 election. In Puyallup, there are four City Council seats up for grabs in Districts 1, 2, 3 and the … Click to Continue »

Billionaire businessman Dan Gilbert is starting a ballot drive as a "failsafe" in case Michigan's Republican-led Legislature and Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer don't enact legislation to cut the country's highest … Click to Continue »

Primary and special elections in Pennsylvania on Tuesday will decide nominees or officeholders for several high-profile offices, including mayor of the nation's sixth largest city and one of the state's … Click to Continue »

You won't pay for health care in retirement with one lump sum. That's the way these expenses are often presented, though, and the amounts are terrifying. Fidelity Investments, for example, … Click to Continue »

Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says U.S. support for economic development in Mexico and Central America is the best option for stemming the flow of immigrants. The United Nations' … Click to Continue »

A knife-wielding man was shot and killed by Auburn police early Monday after he allegedly refused to drop the weapon while fighting with two officers. Police were called about 12:45 … Click to Continue »

There's plenty of rock on Steven Van Zandt's first album of original material in 20 years. There's also soul and funk and some mean horn solos. What there isn't plenty … Click to Continue »

The official language of the Cannes Film Festival is, like the Olympics, French. But Cannes is also a Babel, teaming with the tongues of every film industry from around the … Click to Continue »

Portland's mayor is planning to introduce an ordinance that would force online short-term rental companies like Airbnb to take down unpermitted rentals. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports the proposed crackdown in … Click to Continue »

A key federal regulator says he plans to approve wireless carrier T-Mobile's $26.5 billion takeover of rival Sprint, a crucial step for the deal's approval. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit … Click to Continue »

The World Health Organization spent nearly $192 million on travel expenses last year, with staffers sometimes breaking the agency's own rules by traveling in business class, booking expensive last-minute tickets … Click to Continue »