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A man died early Sunday when the car he was driving hit a tree near Summit.Click to Continue »

A 40-year-old man died Saturday when the homemade pipe-bomb fireworks he was making for the Fourth of July exploded.Click to Continue »

Naturalist author uses the legend of Bigfoot to teach scientific methods and an appreciation for the natural world.Click to Continue »

One person died and another was injured when an SUV rolled Saturday night at an off-road vehicle park southeast of Carbonado.Click to Continue »

The new state Route 167 Puyallup River Bridge opened ahead of schedule Sunday.Click to Continue »

Carol Petrich Kalapus of Puyallup grew up on the water in a boat-building family, and she loves it, still.Click to Continue »

Seattle's gay pride celebration has evolved from a political parade to a family event featuring bounce houses, free ice cream and marching Boy Scouts and cheerleaders.Click to Continue »

The National Weather Service says temperature records were set across Washington on Saturday, with Spokane reaching the highest temperature ever recorded in June.Click to Continue »

The Tacoma City Council will hear Tuesday about dueling proposals from its Minimum Wage Task Force. The group worked for a month to come up with a proposal to raise…Click to Continue »

Fireworks are banned in Tacoma and three other Pierce County communities. Elsewhere, the regulations vary.Click to Continue »