WSP troopers are back out this week conducting an aggressive driving emphasis looking for motorists who drive recklessly, or are unsafe around big trucks.
The Tacoma Pierce County DUI and Traffic Safety Task Force, in partnership with the Pierce County Tower’s Association and Aloha Cab Company, is kicking off its holiday Home Safe Bar Program to keep would-be impaired drivers off the road.
New learning standards provide an opportunity for Washington state to streamline high school exit exams.
Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist charged John Diller, 69, with ten counts of animal cruelty in the second degree for failing to properly care for his horses.
Washington state is taking part in the 2013 Teen Video Challenge, a national competition with the aim of getting teens involved with reading and their public library’s summer reading program.
As temperatures begin to dip, 135 new emergency winter shelter beds are opening for homeless men and women in King County to offer a nightly respite from the cold and wet weather. King County, United Way of King County and several King County cities have joined together to devote additional resources to create safe shelter options for homeless people around the region.
The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) has adopted changes to three rules that guide the agency’s air quality work.
The WSDOT Northwest Region construction updates have been posted for next week.
Eleven recognized and established advocacy groups for people with disabilities and those who receive community-based care have joined with the state Department of Social and Health Services to develop recommendations on how to further ensure the safety and well-being of people receiving various long-term care services.
The National Weather service released a high wind watch with gusts to 60 mph.
Six graduating troopers were assigned to patrol in Pierce County, based out of Tacoma.
A man charged by the Washington State Attorney General’s Office for Medicaid fraud has been apprehended.
Firefighters throughout the Plateau are again out in force spreading some holiday cheer, sponsoring Santa Patrols that blanket the region.