Washington state lawmakers pass gay marriage bill

8 February 2012, 8:14 pm

Washington state lawmakers voted to approve gay marriage Wednesday, setting the stage for the state to become the seventh in the nation to allow same-sex couples to wed.... Read More »

Dad killed, mom deported, WA student seeks asylum

4 February 2012, 10:25 am

MANUEL VALDES Associated Press SEATTLE When he was a baby, Al Okere's father was gunned down by police officers in Nigeria. When he was a high school student in Pierce County, his mother was deported after losing her asylum plea, but not before spending two years in a federal detention center in... Read More »

South Sounders create, use rain yards to harvest water

1 February 2012, 3:35 am

Got rain? Of course you do. Sometimes in the Northwest it can seem like that’s all we do have. Yet there’s always a period of total drought midsummer when your water bill skyrockets, and forecasters are predicting that situation will only get worse. Time to get creative with the rain – and a h... Read More »

Kitna hopes to coach at high school in Tacoma, WA

24 January 2012, 8:10 am

After 15 years as an NFL quarterback, Jon Kitna hopes to return to his old high school in Tacoma as a coach.... Read More »

Fitch Downgrades & Places Tacoma, WA's GOs on Rating Watch Negative

12 January 2012, 3:14 pm

Fitch Ratings takes the following actions on Tacoma, Washington :... Read More »

Thousands gather to remember slain WA park ranger

10 January 2012, 1:44 pm

Thousands gathered to celebrate the life of Margaret Anderson, a Mount Rainier National Park ranger who was fatally shot on New Year's Day.... Read More »

Thousands expected at service for slain park ranger

10 January 2012, 9:58 am

A memorial service will be held today for a Mount Rainier park ranger who was shot to death earlier this month.... Read More »

Thousands expected at service for slain WA ranger - Tue, 10 Jan 2012 PST

10 January 2012, 8:02 am

Thousands of people are expected at today's memorial service for Margaret Anderson, the Mount Rainier National Park ranger who was fatally shot on New Year’s Day.... Read More »

Friends, family, officers gather for memorial for slain Mount Rainier ranger

10 January 2012, 7:10 am

The public memorial to honor the life and service of park ranger Margaret Anderson is to begin at 1 p.m. at Pacific Lutheran University.... Read More »

Thousands expected at service for slain WA ranger

10 January 2012, 4:13 am

Thousands of people are expected at Tuesday's memorial service for Margaret Anderson, the Mount Rainier National Park ranger who was fatally shot on New Year's Day.... Read More »