In August 2002 during one of the worst fire seasons to that point in recent history, President George W. Bush launched the Healthy Forests Initiative (HFI) aimed at reducing the risk of ...

Eelgrass is a primary indicator of ecosystem health for the Puget Sound’s marine nearshore habitat. Pierce County Planning & Public Works (PPW) has been awarded a $500,000 grant to help advance ...

The 13th Annual Tacoma Moon Festival will be funded to return in September. The Tacoma Arts Commission recently awarded $148,000 in Community Arts Projects funding to 21 Tacoma organizations ...

Jeffrey Klungness went missing in 1996 and the case was finally concluded this month. A case of a Bonney Lake boy missing since 1996 has finally come to a conclusion after nearly 30 years.

Growing up, many of us learned about the three branches of our federal government: the Executive (President), the Legislative (Congress), and the Judiciary (Courts). As adults, we tend to pay ...

Rep. Mari Leavitt (D-University Place) wants to strengthen public safety measures for sexually violent predators. House Bill 1133, a measure aimed at enhancing public safety by refining the civil ...

The city will be leasing space at the Benaroya South Hill Business & Technology Center. The new Public Safety Building project just passed a key milestone and is one step closer to becoming a reality.

I hate to get up on a rainy day and get shoved into a red rain jacket and dragged around the neighborhood. But this day was different. The Old Man was whistling in the kitchen. He called me.

Eric Hayes may be just one man, but his embrace is citywide. In his Buick Roadmaster, he goes into homeless encampments where few others go, his car filled with hot, nutritious meals he cooks ...

It was way back in 1965 when Pacific Northwest gardening guru Ed Hume struck out to spread the good news of how to plant, nurture and enjoy, flowers, vegetables and other growing things in ...

While many cannabis shop owners in Tacoma have just their one store to operate, House of Cannabis owner Kevin Heiderich has three locations – one in Tacoma and two east of the mountains in Twisp ...

Tacoma’s Fire and EMS services received high ratings for quick responses to medical emergencies and for quelling fires. Every two years, Tacoma city government conducts a survey of randomly ...