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Known for lunch, pie and that mermaids mural, Tacoma sandwich spot turning 53

Although the lunch rush had slowed, customers still lined up inside the Antique Sandwich Co. near Point Defiance Park in Tacoma last week and settled into antique chairs. This year will mark 53 years the Herridge family has served soups, pies, coffee, salads, quiches and sandwiches (with or without sprouts) at 5102 N. Pearl St. Although many assume the restaurant is in the city...
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Tacoma writer’s walk along the Narrows generates some strong feelings

Last June, Grit City Magazine editor Sierra Hartman set out to walk from Owen Beach in Point Defiance to Titlow Beach on Tacoma’s West Side. The beach walk, or hike, depending on how one would like to designate it, was a little over six and a half miles and required precise tide planning to ensure the trek was safe and doable. He did it...
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Puyallup family reeling after nonverbal child was picked up by unfamiliar person after school

Last Thursday, the family didn’t know who their child was with for more than an hour.
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Man throws chainsaw from car while speeding from deputies in Pierce County

The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) says two men stole a car from an apartment complex in Parkland on Sunday night.
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Thousands in East Pierce lost power after racoon gets into transmission line

Over 6,000 customers in East Pierce County lost power after a racoon got into a transmission line connecting to a substation Tuesday morning. Customers across Bonney Lake, Sumner and Puyallup were affected. The transmission line was connected to a substation that serves those areas, Gerald Tracy, spokesperson for Puget Sound Energy, told The News Tribune. He said the racoon is still alive. Hey there...
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King County Medical Examiner identifies 28-year-old victim in deadly April 17 Des Moines motorcycle...

The motorcyclist killed in a crash in Des Moines on Friday, April 17 has been identified as a 28-year-old Des Moines man, according to the King County Medical Examiner’s Office. Sadly, Charles Vincent Reyes Febrer died from multiple blunt force injuries following the crash, which occurred in the 22500...
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Law enforcement investigating nearly 400 unopened ballots found in Renton

The ballots, mostly from King County, were not filled out and were never delivered to voters. They spanned elections from 2022 to 2025.
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Mother’s Day Market planned near B’s Bagels

B’s Bagels and Butters owner Brittany Erwin heard that the Local Makers Market won’t be returning this year, so she decided to host a Mother’s Day Market in its place. The market will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, May 9 and 10, outside the bagel shop at 3308 Uddenberg Lane. May 10 is Mother’s Day.
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Southbound I-405 closes this weekend near Renton

All lanes of southbound I-405 will be closed this weekend near Renton. The interstate will be closed from Sunset Boulevard North to SR 167 from 11:59 p.m. Friday, April 24, to 4 a.m. Monday, April 27. Signed detours will be in place. The following ramps will also be closed during...
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Person arrested, accused of drunkenly crashing into a work zone on I-5 in Fife

FIFE, Wash. — The Washington State Department of Transportation says someone drove into one of their work zones over the weekend. Crews were installing a 3,500-lb overhead electronic sign on southbound I-5 in Fife when a driver crashed into one of their large flashing arrow boards and drove off.

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