Check out who was named the 2016 All Around Logger and the results of all the events!
The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department is severely understaffed according to a recently published study. The study found that the sheriff’s department needs between 72-82 new employees throughout the department to ensure safety among the community.
Washington leaders need to keep an eye on South Carolina. It is a state which is becoming a strong magnet to attract business. A couple of years ago, the front page news was the competition between Seattle and Charleston to lure Boeing’s 787 assembly production. Now, it has grown to include international trade and the associated economic development and jobs.
The agenda and full agenda packet for the June 28, 2016 City Council Meeting are now available to view online.
Consumer firework sales across the state will begin at noon on Tuesday, June 28 and continue until 9:00 p.m. on July 5. State Fire Marshal Charles M. Duffy reminds residents to “know the laws before purchasing and discharging fireworks,” and “only purchase legal fireworks.” This year 867 retail fireworks stand licenses were issued.
Pierce County TV News for the week of June 24, 2016.
Last Friday Milton Cletus Fabre, 81, pled guilty to Manslaughter in the First Degree for the stabbing death of his adult daughter, Tamara Fabre, on New Year’s Eve 2015. He was sentenced to 102 months in prison.
An officer on routine patrol saw a female at a Safeway who he recognized from a previous encounter.
On June 17 there was a report to police about damage to a vehicle. The female said the window of her son’s car had been broken out. The car was parked in the residence driveway. There was a small hole in the window that was consistent with a small pellet or BB gun
On June 8, an officer was dispatched to a Target because of a complaint. The female caller said she saw a male subject behind the building and was told to call the police if he was seen because he has several outstanding warrants for his arrest.
This week, the Bonney Lake Police Department let everyone know extra patrols will be out around Independence Day to enforce the city’s new firework rules. Read up on them in your Weekend Briefing! Also, this year’s Rainier Junior Rugby Club captured several state titles. Finally, congrats to the Sumner High School Class of 2016!
The annual Buckley Log Show – two days packed with a parade, vendors, a carnival and competition – is ready to roll.
Ensuring a broad cross-section of Washingtonians have the opportunity to participate in upcoming debates, the Washington State Debate Coalition announced that it will hold debates in Spokane, Redmond, Tacoma, Seattle and Pasco this fall.
