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‘It’s a shame.’ Beloved Tacoma contract post office to close in September

Business owners and residents are mourning the impending loss of a beloved post office operating out of Rankos Pharmacy in Tacoma’s Stadium District. The pharmacy has for decades run what’s called a “ contract postal unit ,” or CPU, which offers a majority of the services that a regular post office offers largely on...
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Man accused of setting 72-year-old woman’s house on fire, killing her

Seattle police have arrested a 25-year-old in connection to the death of a 72-year-old woman who was pulled from her burning home last month.
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Officials are tracking an earthquake swarm at Mount Rainier but say there is no...

SEATTLE (AP) — Officials are tracking the largest swarm of earthquakes in more than 15 years on Washington’s Mount Rainier but say there is no indication that the cluster of quakes is cause for concern. The U.S. Geological Survey Cascades Volcano Observatory said the swarm began early Tuesday at the 14,410-foot...
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Tacoma-Pierce County health director to get ‘executive coaching services’

The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department Board unanimously approved a contract with a consulting firm that will work with the public health director and her leadership team after receiving complaints from three unions representing employees with the department. About three months ago the employee unions filed a...
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AMBER Alert canceled after alleged child abduction in Seattle

SEATTLE - An AMBER Alert was canceled for a child that was allegedly abducted in the Seattle area on Thursday, with law enforcement saying she was found. Authorities initially said they were searching for a three-year-old child that was taken in a stolen car on SW 9th Street near White Center.
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Netflix Just Got “Super Funny”: Nate Jackson’s Tacoma Takeover

Tacoma, Washington - The City of Destiny buzzed with excitement Tuesday night as Nate Jackson’s Super Funny Comedy Club hosted an exclusive premiere for Nate Jackson's first Netflix special, "Super Funny" The invite-only event was a testament to Jackson's journey, drawing close friends, family, and industry peers who...
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Pierce County detox facility extends time patients spend recovering from opioid addiction

Pierce County’s only facility offering medically supervised drug detox will double the number of days clients facing opioid use disorder can spend in its care, an effort to improve outcomes and combat the unique challenges of treating fentanyl withdrawals. For decades, clients have spent up to five days in...
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People Can’t Wait to Move Out of the Fastest Shrinking City in Washington State

Washington State, in general, has been growing slowly, yet surely, year by year. With more and more people moving to Washington State from places like California, Texas, Arizona, as well as Idaho and Oregon, Washington keeps rising in population. There is one town in Washington, however, that people are moving...
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Community and drone technology help Renton Police in the arrest of hit-and-run suspect

Residents went above and beyond helping officers by finding a heat source for the drone and finding a discarded handgun in their yard.
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Seattle man charged after allegedly killing girlfriend, cutting off her hand

A man recently released from jail under Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) supervision is now being charged in connection with the fatal stabbing of his girlfriend that allegedly happened during his release. Willie McCoo Jr., 55, of Seattle, allegedly fatally stabbed Kiara Sewell, 31, of Tacoma, and cut...

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