The Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office next week will change the way it publicly reports deaths under its jurisdiction.
The office, which focuses on investigating unnatural deaths, plans to launch an online portal Dec. 1 that will provide real-time information about decedents, according to county officials, replacing its current practice of publishing news releases on its website and through email for each decedent.
News releases are typically updated as key details get confirmed, such as a person’s identity or the cause and manner of their death…