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SUV crashes through Ravenna restaurant with patrons inside

The Seattle Police Department (SPD) says multiple people inside sustained minor injuries in the crash.
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WA family of 5 displaced when improperly discarded fireworks burn home

BREMERTON, Wash. - A family in Kitsap County has been displaced from their home after discarded fireworks started a blaze outside their house overnight. The backstory: — Fireworks left outside after use caused a car to catch fire, which eventually extended to the garage and caused damage to both floors of the...
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Improperly discarded fireworks ignite house fire, displacing family of five

BREMERTON, Wash. — A family of five was displaced after improperly discarded fireworks ignited a house fire early Saturday morning. Central Kitsap Fire & Rescue responded to the blaze at a two-story home in the 7000 block of Freeport Lane NE at 12:46 a.m. on July 5, the agency stated.
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Bald eagle returns to the wild after month-long rehabilitation in Tacoma

TACOMA, Wash. — An adult male bald eagle has been successfully released back into the wild in Tacoma after a month-long rehabilitation journey. The eagle was found grounded and unable to fly along the Tacoma waterfront on May 29, according to PAWS Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. Community members alerted...
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$50,000 bail, no contact set in King County Assessor stalking case

A defense attorney representing King County Assessor John Wilson appeared before a District Court judge in the King County Jail courtroom in Downtown Seattle Thursday afternoon. Wilson was arrested by Seattle police Wednesday evening on investigation of stalking and booked into the King County Correctional Facility...
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Skaters turned abandoned Tacoma property into community hub. Can they stay?

Residents of downtown Tacoma have said that 710 Fawcett Ave. was not an appealing location. The lot has been vacant since the pandemic, according to Heather Moss, a nearby resident and former director of Pierce County Human Services. She told The News Tribune on June 26 that the space created “an atmosphere for bad...
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More than 100 fires reported in Pierce County after Fourth of July celebrations

Multiple fires broke out in the Puget Sound region overnight Friday following Fourth of July celebrations. Fire crews believe that some incidents were likely related to the use of fireworks.
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Smoking fentanyl in a retirement community | Auburn police blotter

Drug loitering: At 4:30 p.m. June 24 in the 400 block of Auburn Way N., there was a report that police arrested a female for drug loitering. Police assault: At 5:32 p.m. June 24 in the 4700 block of Mill Pond Dr. SE, there was a report that a simple police assault occurred.
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Gets Real: Local artist turns Trash into Treasure

Martia Dingus has made a career out of sculpting abstract human figures out of materials usually headed to the landfill.
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Pedestrian on sidewalk hit and killed in Pierce County

A driver has been arrested for DUI vehicular homicide after allegedly hitting and killing a pedestrian in Parkland on Friday, according to the Washington State Patrol (WSP)

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