Puyallup News

Prosecutors filed attempted murder charges Monday against a Puyallup man accused of shooting his ex-boss on a Federal Way street as police continue to search for the accused shooter.

Christopher Robin Briejer of Puyallup was arraigned in Pierce County Superior Court Thursday on state charges that he misrepresented claims to the State Department of Labor and Industries.

A Sumner man was booked into Pierce County Jail after a two-car collision Friday at the intersection of state Route 410 and Mundy Loss Road.

The Puyallup chapter of Ducks Unlimited will hold its annual fundraising banquet Nov.

Award-winning documentary filmmaker and anti-sexism advocate Byron Hurt will be the first featured speaker in the Pierce College Puyallup Presents lecture series.

When Anne Marie Semke was a school-aged child, she said she thrived in the public school system.

With Peter Holmes victorious and Susan Hutchinson dispatched and Tim Eyman chewing his mock turtle neck in defeat , Capitol Hill lovers of democracy turn to two crucial races that will continue to unfold with this afternoon's next batch of results around 4:30 PM and through the week.

The following is a listing of Puyallup events, actives and news briefs. If you have a brief you would like listed, contact Puyallup reporter Neil Pierson at neil.pierson@puyallupherald.com. Briefs are published in The Herald on a space available basis.

King County prosecutors have charged a man with attempted murder for allegedly shooting his former boss.

The following is a listing of Puyallup events, actives and news briefs. If you have a brief you would like listed, contact Puyallup reporter Neil Pierson at neil.pierson@puyallupherald.com. Briefs are published in The Herald on a space available basis.

Vendors at the Saturday Puyallup Farmers' Market got into the Halloween spirit dressed as scarecrows or dogs, while kids strolled the downtown market disguised as cats, witches or princesses.But one costume that stood out from all the rest belonged to Mark Sigafoos.

Greg Hachey has been in a battle to live for nearly a decade. Diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia when he was 7 years old, he's relapsed twice.

Despite the objections of multiple Puyallup City Council members, commissioners for Central Pierce Fire and Rescue approved fire benefit charges on Monday that will impact city residents.

PUYALLUP, Wash. -- The superintendent of the Puyallup School District issued this statement Tuesday in response to a story that may not have been reported yet about the district's buses: This week you may hear media reports about preventive maintenance issues with our school buses.

Swine flu has claimed its fifth victim in Pierce County, a man in his 70s, the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department reported Tuesday.

Residents in the area around a landslide in central Washington that wiped out portions of a highway are being told to stock up just in case they become isolated for long periods.

A few thousand people lined up outside Emerald Ridge High School in Puyallup Saturday morning to get one of 2,500 free swine flu vaccines being distributed by the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department.The first families arrived at the high school at 5 a.m., four hours before the clinic doors opened, to ensure they got a dose of the vaccine.

Frederickson Elementary will hold a school dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony on Oct.

SEVERAL MILTON AND EDGEWOOD RESIDENTS TOOK HOME TOP HONORS AT THE 2009 PUYALLUP FAIR FLORAL SHOW.

The first clinic in Pierce County to dispense free swine flu vaccine will be Saturday in Puyallup.