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Tacoma fire said about 2:20 p.m. Wednesday that crews were arriving at a house fire in the 2200 block of East 34th Street. Flames were showing from the second floor,Click to Continue »

Senate Republicans and Democrats reached a deal Wednesday on how to address a class-size initiative with a multibillion-dollar price tag that currently has the new state operating budget out of…Click to Continue »

The Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office has determined that a 69-year-old woman found dead in her Key Peninsual home Monday was the victim of homicide.Click to Continue »

The body of a man with multiple stab wounds was found Wednesday on the Interurban Trail, Auburn police said.Click to Continue »

The Seattle City Council is considering a new tax on gun sellers to collect money for gun violence prevention and research on how to reduce the impact of gun violence…Click to Continue »

Local officials had feared a cut of up to 11,000 Army positions at JBLM…Click to Continue »

The bones of an 18-year-old man who went missing two years ago were likely found Tuesday in Puyallup, according to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department.Click to Continue »

One person was seriously injured Wednesday after crashing on westbound state Route 16 near Olympic Drive, according to the Washington State Patrol.Click to Continue »

U.S. indexes sank amid growing concerns that trouble in China’s markets could spread.Click to Continue »

Microsoft will cut 7,800 jobs and take a $7.6 billion impairment charge to restructure its flagging phone hardware business.Click to Continue »