Estes expands into Pacific Northwest with acquisition of family-run company
Estes has expanded into the Pacific Northwest with the acquisition of a family-run company out of Washington. The press release announcing the acquisition was published on February 12th. Key Trucking is based out of Kent, Washington. “Our priority was finding a partner that could provide good service and expanded...
FOLLOWUP: $3 million West Seattle RV ‘safe lot’ could be open by summer
(‘Site plan’ from city permit filings) Two and a half weeks after we broke the news of a West Seattle site proposed for up to 72 RVs and 20 tiny houses [7201 2nd SW, map] – after which, our followup inquiries were largely met with “too soon to comment” – more details are finally emerging:
Fox Island Bridge replacement details emerge in Pierce County’s newly-released study
Like the view of Mt. Rainier when the fog lifts over Hale Passage, details of the proposed new Fox Island Bridge grew clearer last week when Pierce County released its long-promised final Type, Size, and Location Study for the bridge replacement project. The final TSL study, prepared by consultants HDR...
Pierce County to Receive Funding to Support Three Affordable Housing Projects
Pierce County will receive more than $2.7 million in state funding through the Connecting Housing to Infrastructure Program (CHIP) to support three affordable housing projects that will expand housing options for residents across the county. The Washington State Department of Commerce announced $54.5 million in CHIP...
Fire department reminder: No revenge fires for Valentine’s Day
This Valentine's Day, you want a burning love, not a burning house, firefighters said.
Miles-long backup hits I-5 south as Fife DUI suspect fights WA state trooper
FIFE, Wash. - Morning commutes were snarled in the Fife area on Friday as a crash turned into a larger scene involving Washington State Patrol. One man was taken to jail, one victim was hospitalized and hundreds of motorists were stuck in traffic by mid-morning. Timeline: — Around 9 a.m....
Man accused of forging checks to buy thousands of dollars’ worth of lumber from...
A Tacoma man remained in custody Friday after he was arrested for allegedly using approximately $8,000 worth of fake checks to buy lumber from stores in Centralia and Tumwater. Stewart M. Riggs, ...
Horticulturist provides rare glimpse inside the jewel of Tacoma’s Wright Park
Thousands of species of plants stretch for sunlight inside an elaborate glass Victorian conservatory in Tacoma’s Wright Park. For nearly 120 years the W. W. Seymour Botanical Conservatory has offered Pierce County residents a special place to look at rare and beautiful plants regardless of the weather. As its head...
Proposed MultiCare, Samaritan Health merger under state review
Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare’s proposed merger with Corvallis, Ore.-based Samaritan Health Services is being reviewed by the Oregon Health Authority, according to a Feb. 12 report from The Lund Report. The two health systems said that the deal is necessary due to Samaritan Health Services’ poor financial condition....
Family of student killed by speeding Seattle officer gets symbolic payout in lawsuit against...
The City of Seattle will pay $29,011,000 to the family of a woman hit and killed by an SPD officer to settle a negligence lawsuit.

















