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Library open house set for Dec. 1

The facility at 1700 First Street has been closed for interior improvements and will reopen Nov. 28.

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King County traffic deaths, homicides decline

In contrast, drug-induced deaths are an increasing concern in King County.

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Drowsy driving accidents growing | Washington State Patrol

Drowsy driving, or sleepiness, has been identified as a factor in a growing number of automobile crashes. As…

Liberty Ridge Principal Laurie Dent

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Liberty Ridge principal named Regional Distinguished Principal for 2012

Currently in her third year as principal at Liberty Ridge Elementary, Laurie Dent previously served as a co-principal…

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Whooping cough epidemic finally slowing

But as overall case counts slow, it's important to remember that whooping cough will always circulate at some…

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An assist in car-versus-elk collision | Buckley Police Blotter

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

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County council approves 2013 budget | Pierce County News

The budget, approved on a 7-0 vote, did not include a cost-of-living adjustment for employees. Rather, it spends…

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Buckley Relay For Life kickoff tonight at Finn Hall

The session includes an open house from 6:30 to 7 p.m., followed by a meeting from 7 to…

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County health department encourages smokers to quit during Great American Smokeout

The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department wants smokers in Pierce County to go smoke free during the American Cancer…

Obituaries

Kaye Hall

Buckley resident Kaye Hall, 60, died Nov. 14, 2012. She was born April 24, 1952, in Grafton, N.D.…

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Man pleads guilty to aggravated murder in death of wife, daughter | Pierce County Prosecutor

Today, Dean Holmes, 40, pled guilty as charged to two counts of Aggravated Murder in the First Degree.…

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Group Health and Mount Rainier Coffee to host Chamber luncheon

Group Health and Mount Rainier Coffee Company will be hosting November’s Puyallup/Sumner Chamber of Commerce Luncheon at the…

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Missing snowboarders found alive | Mount Rainier National Park

At approximately 11 a.m. today, Nov. 13, searchers at Mount Rainier National Park found the two snowboarders alive.