Spanaway News

A 53-year-old Spanaway woman has been missing for nearly two weeks and her family is pleading with the public to report any possible sightings.

Trout fishing on American Lake is good, and perch fishing is heating up, a guide said Tuesday morning, but kokanee fishing has cooled off considerably.

From left, Darryl Tinners, logistics manager for the LeMay-America's Car Museum; Doug LeMay, Harold's son; and museum volunteer Tom Gordon rolla 1953 Packard Caribbean two-door convertible out of storage at the LeMay family home in Spanaway to a waiting car carrier.

"There are a lot of great drivers and a lot of great cyclists out there," said Blake Trask of the Bicycle Alliance of Washington.

Two men found dead in a South Hill home Monday morning had been shot in the head, the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office reported today.

Harold LeMay and wife Nancy in a 1956 Chevrolet. When Harold died in 2000, his collection totaled about 3,000 vehicles and countless hub caps, gas pumps, wheels, road maps and tools.

The trio of taggers walked into a trap under Interstate 705. It was one of their good spots: a twisting cathedral of four freeway ramps looming over South Hood Street, the holy of holies, the parliament of pillars.

"There are a lot of great drivers and a lot of great cyclists out there," said Blake Trask of the Bicycle Alliance of Washington.

On Thursday, New York police arrested a man in the death of the 6-year-old Patz, who disappeared 33 years ago.

With a blistering 1-under-par 71, Clarkston's Tyler Carlson dominated the field in route to the 2A golf title at The Classic Golf Club in Spanaway on Wednesday afternoon.

Homeowners in the Wyndham Ranch community of Spanaway said early Wednesday two people driving a stolen car were seen cruising the neighborhood.

The Pierce County Council revised a charter amendment proposal Tuesday night to require that any new county tax be approved by a "supermajority" of five members.

One person has died following a two-car head-on collision Monday morning on state Route 302 near Wauna on the Purdy Spit.

Pierce County sheriff's deputies arrested a 27-year-old man suspected of leaving a threatening note outside a Parkland high school Friday, prompting a lockdown at the school.

This weekend anglers are getting an extra opportunity to fish for chinook on a 163-mile stretch of the Columbia River.

A Tacoma man with four prior DUIs was arrested early this morning after driving the wrong way on state Route 7 in Spanaway and hitting three vehicles, according to the Washington State Patrol.

The North American Eagle is a converted Lockheed F-104 Starfighter jet. It was at Sanderson Field Airport in Shelton on Saturday for an engine check.

Pierce County sheriff's detectives were searching Friday for the driver who hit and ran over a 23-year-old man Thursday night in Spanaway, critically injuring him.

A The following are selected reports from the Kirkland Police Department for the period of April 24-26. The reports do not indicate a conviction.

A 39-year-old man charged with first-degree murder in the beating death of his mother was ordered Thursday to Western State Hospital to undergo an evaluation to determine whether he’s mentally competent to stand trial.