Today, a construction crew building a new home in Gig Harbor unearthed human remains while moving dirt. The bones, which appear very old, are being recovered and detectives have begun their investigation.
“As Libertarians, we seek a world of liberty; a world in which all individuals are sovereign over their own lives and no one is forced to sacrifice his or her values for the benefit of others” (2016 Libertarian Party platform).
The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department is investigating an incident where a male suspect impersonated a police officer and stopped a female driver late at night. Citizens are encouraged to take safety precautions if they are stopped by a suspicious person or vehicle.
School is either underway or right around the corner for many students across the northwest. The preparation for heading back is a big money maker for some businesses.
Meet Andrew Gushevatyy, who served as Sumner’s Chief for a Day last Thursday. Andrew will soon be a fifth grader at Daffodil Valley Elementary school, and he has been courageously battling Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia these past few years.
On Tuesday, East Pierce Fire and Rescue firefighters responded to a report of a fire on the 5500 block of 175th Avenue Court East, on the west side of Lake Tapps.
As Benjamin Disraeli or Mark Twain stated, “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics.” The following statistics may cause more glazed eyes than doughnuts at the local bakery, but here goes.
The Buckley Senior Center will be offering a 10-week health and wellness package to residents 55 and older. The National Council on Aging has created the Aging Mastery Program, which will be offered at no cost. It is the same AMP series that was offered in Enumclaw this spring.
Susie Salmon had heard that when someone was about to be murdered, their last words were either “please” or “don’t” or a combination of the two. Those were the only two words she could think of when her life was about to end by the hands of her neighbor, George.
The director the Bonney Lake Senior Center, Sue Hilberg, made a trip to the most recent City Council workshop to provide information about an issue that’s been brought up in council a few times over the last several months.
Guess who was among the first to welcome our Olympic athletes back home from Rio? None other than the IRS. For U.S. athletes, winning an Olympic medal comes with pride, glory – and a hefty federal tax bill.
Washington State Troopers will be out in force over the next couple of weeks for the national “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign. The enforcement campaign coincides with the 2016 Labor Day holiday weekend which nationally is one of the deadliest times of the year in terms of drunk-driving fatalities.
A spectacularly colorful day of all things kites will take place at Pierce County Parks & Recreation’s annual Kite Festival on Sunday, Aug. 28 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Central Meadow located at Chambers Creek Regional Park, 6320 Grandview Dr. in University Place.
