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Chief-for-a-day William Knight III and Dana Powers at Knight's certificate ceremony. Powers is the first woman to be appointed Bonney Lake's Chief of Police.

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The Top 10 Stories of 2012: Ten and Nine

As 2012 comes to a close, the Courier-Herald staff is taking a look back over the previous year…

Letters to the Editor

Pro-gun letter misses the mark | Letter to the Editor

In response to the letter by Mr. Personius last week, I have several comments. Firstly, there is an…

Obituaries

Chester Taylor

Former Enumclaw resident Chester E. Taylor died Dec. 28, 2012, at the age of 93. He was born…

Letters to the Editor

State Superintendent Randy Dorn statement on Supreme Court order | Letter

On Jan. 5, the Washington state Supreme Court ruled (McCleary v. Washington) that the state isn’t amply funding…

Sports

White River girls wrestlers compete at the 2012 Warriors Mat Time Holiday Classic

The White River girls wrestlers competed at the 2012 Warriors Mat Time Holiday Classic at Steilacoom High on…

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Inquest ordered into fatal police shooting of a man in Fall City mobile home park | King County Executive

Fact-finding hearing is routine to determine causes and circumstances of any death involving a member of law enforcement…

Life

Winter: My Secret by Christina Rossetti | Poets.org

I tell my secret? No indeed, not I; Perhaps some day, who knows?

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King County tobacco retailers caught selling to kids

92 retailers sold to minors during undercover inspections this year

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Sumner library will host block play for young children | Pierce County Library

Building with blocks develops a child’s math and science skills during playtime. Parents and caregivers are invited to…

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Irate highway walker throws wallet at officer | Buckley Police Blotter

All suspects in the police blotter are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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Flu spreading through Washington, already blamed for three deaths

The Pierce County child was a boy under 12 years old. In King County, a man in his…

Obituaries

Donna Bagley

Donna Karen Spencer Bagley died Dec. 27, 2012, in University Place, Wash. She was 66. She was born…

News

School district to host public hearing on property transfer from Tahoma

The territory in question is a roughly 35-acre portion, slated for commercial use, of developer Yarrow Bay's Villages…