Puyallup News

Height: 55 feet. Length of ride: 2,650 feet. Maximum speed: 50 mph. Ride duration: 1 minute, 45 seconds.

It was a stroke of luck that the first Sumner City Council meeting to be available online was one in which 150 people crammed into City Hall.

The old wooden roller coaster at the Puyallup Fair and Events Center has remained largely the same since it was built in 1935.

When members of the Puyallup City Council sat down in February and came up with priorities for 2009, addressing their own procedures and protocol was high on the list.

The courier who brought the bone marrow cells to John Shula's hospital room also delivered a postcard.

The Cervantes family -- from left, Laurel, Sergio, Dylan, 13, and Lauren, 9 -- sits down to a barbeque dinner at their Grandview home Friday, June 26, 2009.

At a time when other community festivals are drying up or scaling back, Puyallup is starting up a new Fourth of July tradition its own downtown fireworks display and festival at the Puyallup fairgrounds.

Puyallup Deputy Mayor George Dill is unsure how big Puyallup's rat population is now, but he is sure the rodents were a major nuisance for several people over the past few years.

Puyallup really has an issue with bikini-clad women, maybe back in Puyallup's youth a wondering pack of bikini-clad women tormented it with shakes and poses and offerings of fireworks and coffee.

Puyallup Parks and Recreation and the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department have developed a walking guide to Puyallup called "Walk the Valley." The pamphlet offers five routes ranging from 0.9 to 2.6 miles and outlines routes for connecting the loops for longer walks.

For many, bikini-clad women and fireworks stands are sure signs that summer is here.

A Bellingham hotel developer Tuesday formally unveiled a plan to build two hotels and an office building on a near-downtown Tacoma waterfront site.

A despondent man who recently lost his job robbed a Fife bank branch Tuesday after saying he had a bomb, law enforcement officials said.

The 19th annual Tour de Pierce Bike Ride will take place Sunday. The ride offers a 12-, 30- and 50-mile routes throughout central and eastern Pierce County for all levels of riders .

The Puyallup School District has announced recommendations for several administrative changes for the upcoming school year.

Kent Boyle has lived in Puyallup for most of his life but it wasn't until recent years that he threw himself full force into community activities.

It's hard to keep a good city down. While there may be unrest on the Puyallup City Council and the nation is in financial turmoil, Puyallup is proving time and again that it's the place to be.

Scientists with the Puyallup Tribe of Indians are looking at the impact of last winter's floods on salmon species and results this spring aren't good.

A miniature golf course owner wants to sue the city of Puyallup for damages and he now has a Court of Appeals decision to back up his case.

When Kelda Miller finishes work, she rides around Puyallup, Wash., tending vegetable beds at offices, a church, some apartment blocks.