Numerous witnesses called 911 to report that a personal watercraft carrying two people crashed at a high rate of speed into a dock on the 3000 block of 179th Avenue East on Island 21, an offshoot of Driftwood Point.
Friday, the Pierce County Prosecutor’s Office charged Michael Patrick League, 69, with two counts of Murder in the First Degree. On March 24, the defendant allegedly shot his son, Dennis League, 46, and daughter, Danielle Faucett, 43.
At the May 8 meeting of the Sumner School District Board of Directors, high school seniors who exemplify this year’s graduating class will be honored: Jessica Bahr, Amanda Body, Chelsea Crawford, Sierra Espinal, Taylor Fiend, Michael Furnstahl, Zach Jones, Josh Kersey, Madisen Liddle and Karissa Olson.
State Superintendent Randy Dorn honored recipients of the 2012 Washington Achievement Awards at a ceremony held April 30.
Breakdown statistics were not immediately available.
As communities throughout King, Snohomish and Pierce counties bring out their sombreros and Mariachi guitars in anticipation of the coming Cinco de Mayo weekend, law enforcement is making its own plans.
Homeowners are invited to a free workshop to learn how to maintain their septic systems and troubleshoot problems. The workshop will be held from 6-8:30 p.m. May 8 in the Spanaway Elementary School cafeteria, 412 165th St. S in Spanaway.
May 1 marks the kickoff of Pierce County’s courthouse energy reduction challenge against Kitsap County.
The Sumner Spartans boys soccer team defeated Steilacoom 1-0 Tuesday night.
The Sumner Spartans girls tennis team defeated the Bonney Lake Panthers 5-0 Tuesday afternoon.
The survey is an entirely anonymous questionnaire, the results of which will be used in an upcoming series on local reactions to Initiative 502’s implementation. It will take 10-15 minutes to complete.
If you have any information or know somebody that does, please contact Detective Sergeant John Anderson at 425-401-7745 or Detective Greg Wilcoxson at 425-401-7746.
Pierce County will use findings from its recent research on food waste management to develop tools and programs to cut 10 percent from the waste disposal stream over the next five years.
