Milton News

Federal agents wrapped up an 18-month investigation into alleged drug dealing with the arrests today of five people, including the operators of the Indian Smoke Shop in Milton and the Little Red Smoke Shop in Tacoma.

Federal agents say they've arrested five people in an oxycodone ring that sold hundreds of pills a day from tribal smokeshops on the Puyallup reservation.

A 14-year-old boy was walking in the roadway when he was hit by a car Saturday night on Highway 161 in south King County.

The Washington State Patrol reported that a 14-year-old boy was struck on Interstate 5 near Highway 161 in Federal Way Saturday night just after 11:30 p.m. A 2004 Chrysler driven by a 44-year-old Milton man hit the youth who was in the roadway.

Puyallup City Councilmember John Knutsen received a definitive response last week in his request for legal relief against two city officials: Utilize the council's rules for obtaining information.

Barbara Forsberg has found herself at a crossroads. Her home is a beautiful two-story on the waterfront in the Tapps Island neighborhood, where she and her husband Ralph moved in 1997.

A fire swept through a fourplex in Sumner Saturday evening. The spokesperson for Pierce County Fire tells KIRO TV that the fire occurred in the 5800 Block of March Lane.

Richard Scott lines up a string of yellow traffic cones in the driveway at Discovery Primary School in Milton.

It's hard not to notice the gorgeous new piece of architecture sitting snugly on the corner of Liberty and 10th, tucked in as if the land never was intended for any other purpose, and on Thursday, a crowd of more than 700 raised $350K on the red carpet for the grand opening of the $41 million August Wilson Center for African American Culture .

East Pierce Fire and Rescue won't pursue a merger with nearby Orting Valley Fire and Rescue, despite the Orting fire district's interest in combining services.

Several of Federal Way's own are featured in Evening Magazine's the Best of Western Washington contest.

East Pierce Fire and Rescue commissioners decided not to pursue plans to merge with Piece County Fire District 18 a ' at this time.

Fire service in Eastern Pierce County could go through major changes in the coming months that would result in more centralized control.

Another key step in the long process of the Interurban Trail took place on Aug. 25 when Edgewood City Council approved awarding a contract for environ- mental and engineering services for a phase of the trail that will run through the city to Perteet Engineering.

Don't be fooled by the late-summer picture postcard views and idyllic sailboat scenery.

A centennial mural telling the history of Milton in photos and words will be unveiled today.

Frederick Russell turns to address the families of victims in the Whitman County Superior Court of Judge David Frazier in Colfax Wednesday January 2, 2008 .

A $750,000 budget shortfall in Edgewood has citizens questioning why city officials spent $7.2 million on a city hall complex and wondering whether the city would be better off annexing into a neighboring jurisdiction.

FASHIONED 'GREEN' WAY WITH A HORSE-DRAWN PLOW. Nestled away in the lush Puyallup valley, inmates from the Washington Corrections Center for Women dig, hoe and plant seeds with care in the soil of Mother Earth Farm.

For more than 30 years, Camp Lots of Fun has given special-needs youth ages 6-21 something to smile about.