Fort Lewis News

It's the hot trend in urban planning: An open-air shopping and dining center aimed at attracting customers both in cars and on foot.

South Sound musician Tim Hall admits to being "a little bit paranoid" about the current economic situation, but he's pleased to have a new gig, hosting a Wednesday night jam at Inni's in Lakewood.

Highlights from the weekly report from City of Lakewood Manager, Andrew Neiditz to the Mayor and Council Members: Prosperity Partnership Tour of Military Bases: Councilmember Finnigan and Senior Planner Deborah ...

Lakewood United meets at 7 a.m. every Thursday at Burs Restaurant . Upcoming speakers are: October 2, 2008 - " Challenges for Deployed Military Marriages - Dan Comsia, Director for Healthy Marriage/ Responsible ...

About 70 soldiers from Fort Lewis' 520th Medical Company Area Support and 166th Medical Detachment cased their units' colors Friday, a traditional flag-furling ceremony held as they prepare to deploy to Iraq.

The Rangers were wading through chest-high grass and deep irrigation ditches. Spc. Joseph Gibson, 23, felt something odd underfoot.

As one military unit gets ready today at Fort Lewis to leave for Iraq, another will be honored for its service Sunday.

A canceled community cleanup in Olympia was rescued this week by a handful of eco-conscious students from Evergreen State College.

For Cadet Lt. Col. Christie Plackis, Army ROTC boot camp was a time to prove herself.

Six Army brigades, including two from Fort Lewis, a National Guard unit and three military headquarters have been ordered to Iraq next year in a move that would allow the U.S. to keep the number of troops ...

Six Army brigades, a National Guard unit, and three military headquarters have been ordered to deploy to Iraq next summer in a move that would allow the U.S. to keep the number of troops largely steady there ...

As a veteran with a family member currently being deployed to Iraq, I found this lawsuit to be an appalling political stunt.

East Pierce Fire Chief Dan Packer, who was killed in a California wildfire in July, will be remembered Saturday in the fire district's annual open house and health and safety fair.

Pvts. Mitchell Cambrin, left, and Jonathan Kaiser hoist a 90-pound live shell into position for loading into a 155 mm cannon during training last week.

A woman arrested for protesting the movement of Fort Lewis military vehicles had her charge dismissed Friday, and similar charges against three others are in peril, because Olympia police lost evidence that a ...

Another Kansas National Guard unit is being deployed to Iraq. Some 260 soldiers of the 287th Sustainment Brigade will go to Fort Lewis, Wash., Friday for additional training before going to Iraq.

Two Fort Lewis soldiers who deserted their unit in July are accused of committing a string of thefts in Eastern Washington, authorities say.

A Fort Lewis soldier will be awarded a Silver Star today as a result of "extraordinary heroism" he displayed in April in hand-to-hand combat with an Iraqi clad in an explosive suicide vest.

Two U.S. Army deserters were arrested Tuesday after Spokane Valley property crimes detectives linked them to a series of thefts and other criminal incidents committed during the past two months.

You might not think that jumping out of an airplane at 13,000 feet is a way to cope with post-traumatic stress disorder.