Wednesday, Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist charged Tyler James Deutsch, 25, with Assault of a Child in the First Degree, Criminal Mistreatment in the First Degree and Interfering with the Reporting of Domestic violence, for allegedly placing his 6 week old daughter in a working freezer long enough for the baby’s temperature to fall to 84 degrees.
This week’s editorial cartoon highlights the city of Seattle’s failed bid to bring back an NBA home team.
Don’t be surprised to see fire engines and ambulances in the parking lot of the old Bonney Lake Albertson’s store starting this week.
Pierce County will hold its second set of public meetings on Tacoma Narrows Airport’s master plan update on June 5.
Tyler Salsbury, an Enumclaw High graduate preparing for his sophomore year at the University of Washington, posted a sterling 5-under 139 to win the 48th Annual Puget Sound Amateur by two shots over David Talcott, whose final round 69 wasn’t enough to catch the front-runner.
Dave Wagner died five times on March 19 after suffering a type of heart attack called the “widow maker.” Three days later, he was discharged from the hospital with only minimal damage to his heart and is back to leading a normal life with his family. His decision to call 911 saved his life.
Panther Nate DeLeon was awarded an Honorable Mention for the All-League team
Public agencies surrounding Lake Tapps have ramped up their water safety initiatives in anticipation of the 2013 warm weather season. The summer of 2012 tied 2010 for deadliest summer on Tapps, following three drownings that occurred in the two-month period from June to August.
East Pierce Fire and Rescue unveiled a new sign on the front of its South Prairie station during a ceremony Saturday attended by city officials, East Pierce personnel, a local Boy Scout Troop and numerous community members. A reception was held immediately following the ceremony in the bay of the fire station.
Hailey Holm of Buckley earned third place in the Grades 7-8 division of the Our Own Expressions short story contest. Erin Haas of Lake Tapps earned second placed in the Grades 11-12 division of the short story contest.
Police made over 198 DUI arrests in King, Snohomish and Pierce Counties last weekend over the Cinco de Mayo holiday. Nearly eighty percent of the arrests were made in King and Pierce Counties.
Persons appearing in the police blotter are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
On Thursday, Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist charged Derrick Myers, 28, with first degree murder for the alleged killing of 3-year-old Terric Davis.
