Individuals and families dealing with memory loss or facing a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s are typically filled with anxiety, fear and confusion. It’s a time when the sky can seem to be falling in. But there is hope, there are resources and there are people who can help.
Four people under prosecution by the Attorney General’s Criminal Litigation Unit for charges related to evading cigarette taxes entered guilty pleas mid-trial yesterday. The defendants imported hundreds of thousands of cigarettes from other states or tribal reservations, then sold them at their Puyallup smoke shop without paying required taxes.
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We were just notified by the Association of Washington Cities that we have earned the WellCity designation again for the 6th year in a row. Why is this important? For one thing, it saves you money! But it also helps provide better services to every citizen.
Editor’s note: this is the final installment of Tyler Stewart’s journey to coping with migraines with the help of Emily Law, a psychologist at Seattle Children’s Pain Medicine program and a researcher at Seattle Children’s Research Institute. Part 1 was printed in the 3/23 edition of the Courier-Herald.
Winds and weather cooperated this afternoon for a successful recovery off the south flank of Mount Rainier. Attempts earlier in the week were suspended due to high and erratic winds on the upper mountain preventing safe operations.
Ever since his mother started working with the Redmond Police Department, Officer Justin Paulson knew he wanted to be an officer of the law. Going on ride-alongs with officers in middle school and attending Bellevue Police Department’s first ever Citizen’s Academy further cemented his future.
Yesterday Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist charged Min Sik Kim, 30, with murder in the second degree for shooting a shoplifter, 21-year-old Jakeel Rashon Mason, in the back as he tried to flee from Kim’s store. Kim is scheduled to be arraigned today at 1:30 p.m. in room 270 of the County-City Building in Tacoma.
The 2016 Legislature completed its business and the final day saw passage of a responsible update to our state’s existing two-year budget and a rare override of the governor’s veto of 27 different bills.
In an effort to raise revenues for maintaining and improving roads amid falling gas taxes and traffic impact fees, Bonney Lake is considering creating a transportation benefit district, much like dozens of other cities like Buckley and Enumclaw.
Just now the 2016 Legislature completed its business and the final day saw passage of a responsible update to our state’s existing two-year budget and a rare override of the governor’s veto of 27 different bills.