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New bar complaint accuses Lindquist of trying to influence judge

A 103-page bar complaint calls for a federal investigation of county prosecutor Mark Lindquist and his staffers, alleging numerous violations of professional rules…Click to Continue »

 

Remarkable: Seahawks’ DT Jesse Williams cleared to begin workouts 2 weeks after kidney-cancer surgery

Doctors at University of Washington Medical Center removed one of the 24-year old’s kidneys May 28 following the discovery of papillary type 2 cancer. He’s now beginning light workouts at…Click to Continue »

 

US Open countdown: Steady Graeme McDowell takes advantage of Dustin Johnson’s final-round meltdown

Johnson saw his three-shot lead after 54 holes disintegrate with a 10-over 82, and McDowell had just enough final-round birdies — two — and pars to hold off the field…Click to Continue »

 

7 years in prison for woman who ran down Puyallup pastor

The young Buckley woman who hit Puyallup pastor Eric Renz with her car, mortally wounding him, was sentenced Friday to seven years in prison.Click to Continue »

 

Lunch-in protest sparks conversation on homelessness

A group of people armed with sack lunches, homemade soup and a list of questions unfurled plastic checkered tablecloths and erected signs Friday to protest the rocks placed across the…Click to Continue »

 

UW Tacoma grads ready to change world after 25th commencement ceremony

The branch campus opened in a downtown Tacoma office building in the fall of 1990. It now includes a 46-acre campus and 22 buildings, many of them renovated warehouses.Click to Continue »

 

Michael Putnam will get 115th US Open off and running Thursday

Hometown product from University Place played first preview round at Chambers Bay, and will hit first national open tee shot at 7 a.m. PST…Click to Continue »

 

12 lawmakers so far have accepted free tickets to U.S. Open

A dozen state lawmakers have accepted free one-day passes to the U.S. Open golf championship that will take place in University Place next week, according to Pierce County officials.Click to Continue »

 

Clouded leopard cubs at Point Defiance Zoo get names

On their one-month birthday Friday, four clouded leopard cubs at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium were gifted names.Click to Continue »

 

Kent fire displaces family of 3

Three people were displaced Friday morning after a fire damaged their Kent apartment.Click to Continue »

 

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