Lakewood News

A former Lakewood police officer previously convicted for stealing from a fund to benefit the families of four officers shot in 2009 has pleaded guilty to more charges related to that case.

TACOMA. Wash.-- Former Lakewood police officer Skeeter Manos is expected to plead guilty Friday in Tacoma on state charges for stealing the identity of a certified public accountant and forging documents in his name.

A Puyallup man who two years ago was declared incompetent to stand trial in the stabbing death of his roommate once more is being prosecuted in the case.

Members of Tacoma Fire Department salute the medic unit carrying the body of fellow firefighter Albert Nejmeh past Station 8 at 4911 S. Alaska St.

Bree Yager, who has been a foster child and moved from home to home, has won a Washington State Governors’ Scholarship from The College Success Foundation.

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Thirty people have applied for the Lakewood city manager job as the hunt to find the next executive of Pierce County's second-largest city shifts into high gear.

From summer recreation to the neighborhood buzz, our Local Voices Bloggers fill us in on the interesting, important and humorous parts of life in Lakewood and JBLM.

Come 2015, University Place is anticipating large returns from the U.S. Open, which will bring an estimated 235,000 visitors to the Chambers Bay Golf Course and flood the local economy.

See something around Lakewood and Joint Base Lewis-McChord that you want to share? Something cool? Something cute? Something funny? Something odd? Something draw-dropping? Share it with your neighbors here, in Lakewood-JBLM Pics & Clips.

Candidate filing begins Monday, May 13 with the Pierce County Auditor's Office. Offices open for election this year in Lakewood: Online candidate filing opens Monday, May 13, at 9 a.m. To file your declaration of candidacy go to piercecountyelections.org and choose the "Become a Candidate" link.

Service: Sells nearly everything fairy, including figurines, cards, books, costumes, fairy houses, canvas paintings and all the necessary items to create fairy gardens.

A wandering bear gave Lakewood a scare today before finally being caught. Some familes in the Clover Park School District received an automated telephone call about 3 p.m. The call informed them that Lakewood Police requested sending no buses to Lakes High, Lake Louise Elementary, Harrison Preparatory and Mann Middle School - all of which border ... (more)

A young black bear spotted throughout the week in southern Pierce County was captured Friday near American Lake, a state wildlife official said.

Clover Park Technical College in Lakewood is seeking candidates for the next president of the college.

Kirkland, Wash.: Ms. Amy Goings was unanimously chosen as Lake Washington Institute of Technology's ninth president by the college's board of trustees evening at a special board meeting.

The reunions between soldiers returning from deployment and their families provide pictures of pure joy.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Monday evening at Fremont Unified School District's main office to mark the official opening of the Fremont Bank Foundation Professional Development Center.

This classic mid-century modern home in Lakewood, Washington, had great "bones" that had been compromised by subsequent remodels.

Richard Graham, left, tends to a flag bearing names of fallen officers before posting the colors with fellow members of the Pierce County Sheriff's Honor Guard including Mike Alberts, center, and Paula Schwan, right, during the Pierce County Law Enforcement Memorial at Clover Park Technical College in Lakewood on Wednesday May 8, 2013.