Fircrest News

Tacoma Public Utilities is taking a group of local governments to court in a case that pits South Sound communities against their big-city water provider.

Seattle strip-club patriarch Frank Colacurcio Sr., his son and four other men were indicted Tuesday on federal charges.

Before you light up the night sky with fireworks for this Fourth of July, make sure you know your local regulations.

"I think everybody has a misconception that all of us who are overweight hate ourselves and want to die," says the Tacoma woman, who wears a size 20.

Obama creates a trail. Give me a break! There are trails. The original is the on taken by Lewis and Clarke.

A late-night fire traveled from a shed to a home in the Fircrest area Wednesday, but a teenage girl who was talking on the phone heard crackling noises, saw a glow outside in the back yard and roused her family.

Barb Zimmerman is tired of Tacoma police saying her family's wounds are self-inflicted. Her husband, David, a plumber who doesn't fear much, has been threatened with a baseball bat.

Yes, HAWKFAN, JBottero seems to think that the church is handing out money because it can't DISPROVE people's allegations.

Trey Pouty sez: "What the level of violence jump significally, for your idea. That is what we want, more violence.

""His pedigree is second to none," Obama said Dec. 2. "I know he'll bring to the White House the same dedication and integrity that have earned him the highest praise in every post."" Again, the empty suit community activist did not have a clue what he was talking about.

Parents of older autistic children susceptible to violent, disruptive or destructive behavior will soon get the support and services they need because of Senate Bill 5117 and a separate ruling by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Tacoma Historical Society will host its annual Historic Homes of Tacoma Tour the weekend of May 2 and 3. The self-guided tour is the society's signature fundraiser and proceeds go to support its exhibit center at 747 Broadway.

An 84-year-old man has a black eye, but he still has his car, after fighting off two would-be carjackers in Tacoma.

An 84-year-old man has a black eye, but he still has his car, after fighting off two would-be carjackers in Tacoma.

Ted Mazetier wasn't going to be an easy victim for a carjacker. Not only that, the 84-year-old Fircrest man made sure the would-be crook paid.

Three Clark County residents accused of running commercial loan scams that reaped more than $1 million have been released pending trial.

The merchants in Fircrest are a close-knit bunch. That is evident by the way they are reaching out to help one of their own in her time of need.

Question: Reader Ellida Kirk Lathrop of Fircrest wants to know if it's illegal to make a left turn into the right-hand lane on a four-lane street.

Spc. George Graham spends most nights driving the dangerous streets of northern Iraq, riding in an armored vehicle as his 81st Brigade Combat Team unit escorts supply trucks between military bases.

Here's a closer look at the seven Pierce County law enforcement agencies that plan to apply for federal grants to hire more officers.