Tacoma News

It's not often a reviewer gets to praise an opera production wholeheartedly - there are just too many components that could be less than ideal.

You'll have to go somewhere else to light up in Tacoma, it's now illegal to smoke in city parks.

Two people were rushed to the hospital and police are seeking four suspects after a shooting Friday morning at a Tacoma apartment complex.

The arraignment of a Washington state farmer accused of being a bank robber has been delayed in federal court.The Peninsula Daily News reports that the arraignment of 40-year-old Michael John Fenter of Port Townsend was delayed for a week because his court-appointed attorney withdrew from the case.

The Hotel Murano will host a job fair from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 18. The event, put on by a company called National Career Fairs, will include companies such as Salem Communications Seattle, Aflac and Univera.

Private 2nd class Andrew Ubil, right, sits in a pew at North Chapel and waits his turn to give a final salute following a memorial service for Pfc.

Area law enforcement agencies are trying to identify a man who is suspected in at least two bank robberies in recent days.

The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department ramped up its swine flu outreach efforts Thursday, spurred by growing public frustration over a lack of H1N1 vaccine.With resources provided by Pierce County, the Health Department launched a new "H1N1 Hotline," a telephone call center staffed by county personnel to field questions, including where to find ...

Dads Supporting Dads will meet Saturday, November 14th, from 9:00 am - 11:00 am at the Tacoma PAVE office and invites anyone interested to join them.

A handful of votes is all that divides the candidates in the mayoral races in Tacoma and Bremerton.

This evening's election night City Council meeting was relatively uneventful and quick.

Bill a oeBixa Bischel, S.J., 81, of Tacoma, Washington; Susan Crane, 65, of Baltimore MD; Lynne Greenwald, 60, of Bremerton Washington; Steve Kelly, S.J., 60, of Oakland, CA.; Anne Montgomery RSCJ, 83, of New York, New York, were arrested on Naval Base Kitsap- Bangor.

Who will be Tacoma's next mayor? A day after Election Day, that question remains unanswered.

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Marcus Shelton, left, and Jenny Shotwell perform a song from "The Daughter of the Regiment" last week at the Rialto Theater.

Capitol Heights, MD featherweight Thomas "KO" Snow travels to the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, WA for a six-round bout against Vyacheslav Gusev of Prokopyesk, Russia on Saturday, November 7. Snow is coming off a six-round majority decision over previously undefeated Willshaun Boxley on June 5 in Hinckley, MN.

DANSE MACABRE. Bring the little ones and get some fun Halloween thrills at Tacoma City Ballet's first ever 'Haunted Theatre: Backstage Tour and Eerie Dances' Oct.

The private Seabury School, which teaches gifted children, is hosting an open house Sunday.

The Tacoma Housing Authority is making a bid for a second major federal housing redevelopment grant, and a chance to further revitalize the Hilltop.

It's all about birds in the coming weeks at the Tacoma Nature Center. It begins Friday with the opening of "For the Love of Birds," an art exhibit featuring the work of Eatonville wildlife artist Dale C. Thompson.