Fircrest News

For a while last year, it seemed to advocates for people with disabilities that Washington was moving not forward but backward.

At a community forum on underage drinking on June 12 at the Puyallup Library, participants focused not on why young people drink, but why don't they.

Police are looking for a man who they said stole credit cards from a vehicle and then attempted to use them at a casino early Monday morning.

The University Place/Fircrest Business Showcase will be held this Thursday, June 5 between 4:30 and 7 p.m. at Pierce County's Environmental Services Building, located at the corner of 67th Street West and ...

Friday, May 30, 2008 By JOHN BRANTON, Columbian Staff Writer Jerry Lance Smith likely wouldn't be in jail if he hadn't boasted to a woman that he was wanted by the FBI and had a gun, police said.

Photo courtesy of the Stork family Mike Stork is seen during a Teacher at Sea Program with NOAA in Hawaii and the South Pacific.

Cheers: To the Vancouver's Downtown Association, and doubly so. Ever wonder where those huge, colorful hanging baskets in Downtown Vancouver come from, and how many there are? Well, they're provided by the ...

More information IRS RULES Political candidates may be invited to speak to a 501 organization, but the group must "take steps" to ensure that: It provides an equal opportunity to the candidates seeking the ...

Eliot in Fircrest, WA, sometimes sends an e-mail to several friends. He wants to protect the privacy of the recipients.

Police are searching for a masked man caught on surveillance video robbing a Fircrest bank who they believe has struck before.

A passenger reportedly killed when a stolen car crashed into the water at the Narrows Marina late Saturday did not die in the wreck. via Tacoma News Tribune

Do you enjoy reading The Suburban Times online? Today nearly 1,400 subscribers are regularly reading the only newspaper that covers DuPont, Fircrest, Lakewood, Steilacoom and University Place. via The Suburban Times

It's with sadness that I write this column, as it is my last. I will miss "chatting" with you twice a month about issues important to the nonprofit sector. via Tacoma News Tribune

“It was very short as far as our end of it”

A man fleeing from police in a stolen car crashed into the water at the Narrows Marina late Saturday night, killing his passenger, police said. via Tacoma News Tribune

“Our role is to be responsive to local needs by making timely and smart investment decisions.”

Do you want a chance to publicly let Russell Investments know how much you want it to keep its corporate headquarters in Tacoma? Then mark June 10 on your calendar. via Tacoma News Tribune

“I just want the community to know I'm safe.”

Northbound Interstate 5 lanes are closed in Everett because of a spill, troopers say. via KIRO-TV Seattle

Tacoma police responded to a bank robbery Tuesday morning at the U.S. Bank in the Fircrest-James Center Office, located at S. 19th and Mildred Street. via KING-TV Seattle

“If I want to swim, I can find a place to swim. If I want to skate, Sprinker is it”

The Pierce County Council likely will postpone a decision on whether to borrow $28 million to renovate Sprinker Recreation Center in Spanaway. via Tacoma News Tribune

Local law enforcement officers will be camping out on top of two area Krispy Kreme doughnut shops this weekend to raise money for Special Olympics. via Tacoma News Tribune

“Stanford stated that the victim told her that she was fine and to get her off the street”

A Fircrest teenager will be in court next month to answer a charge that she left a bleeding bicyclist on the side of the street and drove away after hitting the woman with her car in February. via Tacoma News Tribune