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Pierce County Election results final as of this afternoon

As of 12:10 p.m. today, Pierce County completed its final tabulation of ballots in the November election, allowing…

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Spartans have returning champs, fresh grapplers | Winter Sports Previews 2012

If the motto "experience matters" holds water, the Sumner wrestling team has little to mind going into the…

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Buckley establishes transportation benefit district for funding of roads

The new taxing entity—comprised of council members—will meet for the first time in early 2013.

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Don’t forget: Sumner’s Bridge Lighting is tonight

Every year, residents from Sumner and its surrounding communities gather at the unnamed bridge dividing Main Street from…

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Lake Tapps woman reports another incident of the “grandparent scam”

In the "grandparent scam," featured in an article last week, scammers call households they know to be occupied…

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Spartans’ veteran team sets its sights at top of the league | 2012 Girls Basketball Preview

Sumner's girls basketball team is starting the 2012-2013 winter season with a veteran roster and new coaching staff.

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After paralyzing accident, a rally to raise money for 15-year-old gymnast

Jacoby Miles, a 15-year-old competitive gymnast, was practicing on the uneven bars at Roach Gymnastics when a double…

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Pierce County rolls out new website (with some glitches)

The site home page was showing graphical glitches yesterday and today. The wonky appearance—pictures not loading correctly, objects…

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13 things you may not know about Initiative 502

Before and after the election day news of legal marijuana in Washington state, speculation, misinformation, unanswered questions and…

Initiative 502

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Initiative 502’s DUI provision will bring few changes, prosecutor and police say

The first provisions of Initiative 502, the measure legalizing marijuana for recreational use at the state level, will…

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Sophisticated “grandparent scam” almost traps Pierce County woman

Area residents should beware of a potential phone scam making a resurgence. A woman living near Bonney Lake…

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Bonney Lake Chamber celebrates 30 years

The Bonney Lake Chamber of Commerce hits its 30th anniversary this winter, and will celebrate with an invitation-only…

The Spartans lost their first match to Burlington-Edison Friday.

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Knocked out in two rounds | Sumner Girls Volleyball

The Sumner girls volleyball team took a run at the WIAA State 2A tournament Friday and missed. The…