South Prairie News

At the South Prairie Community Center, a group of people attended a Nov. 14 ceremony to remember those who served in the military.

The White River School District has two contested seats up for election. Current School Board President Denise Vogel is being challenged by Kim Demarest for the District No.

Pierce County building officials are hoping to make safe and legal the thousands of decks, sheds, garages and even entire homes that have gone up without required permits in recent years.

Ernie Bay calls the newest stretch of the Foothills Trail "the island in the sky." John Ernest Berry III doesn't know what to call it.

Two family tree farms in Pierce County are in the forefront of a relatively new way to preserve open space one we should all hope proves successful.

Merger talks between East Pierce and District 18 are in preliminary stages A news Web site reported last week that an area fire district is interested at merging with East Pierce Fire and Rescue.

A 52-year-old man was charged July 17 in Pierce County Superior Court after sheriff's deputies found a large, underground marijuana-growing operation near South Prairie, according to court documents.

Tips led Pierce County sheriff's investigators last week to a large marijuana grow operation hidden in buried shipping containers near South Prairie.

A 52-year-old man was charged Friday, July 17 with unlawful manufacturing of a controlled substance while armed with a firearm and unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver while armed with a firearm, after Pierce County sheriff's deputies found a large underground marijuana grow operations in the South Prairie area ...

A suspect who drove his vehicle toward a Bonney Lake police officer is on the loose after fleeing the scene on foot.

A police officer opened fire on a suspect during a chase early Thursday after the suspect attempted to ram him with his car.

A group of three 60-year-old West Virginia Lutheran pastors and best friends are on a "mission from God." The trio will ride their bamboo bicycle built for three through Sumner Tuesday as part of a 65-city, 100-day, 13,000-mile tour to end world hunger.

Riders of all ages will get the oppurtunity to learn about bicycle safety and cruise 12, 30 or 50 miles through parts of Puyallup, Sumner, Orting, Bonney Lake and South Prairie during the 19th annual Tour de Pierce.

The Pierce County Council voted on Tuesday to cut spending $2.8 million as it tries to balance the county's budget.

Bonney Lake is moving forward with a creekside trail that will ultimately connect to Pierce County's growing trail system.

Budget cuts, limits on warehouses, tourism promotion fees, building regulations Tuesday was a busy day for the Pierce County Council.

A pair of contested mayoral races highlight the Plateaua TMs political landscape, now that the 2009 filing period has come to an end.

Pierce County Auditor Jan Shabro's office will host a Passport and Licensing Fair June 13.

A Maple Valley couple's gyrocopter crashed into a grass landing strip between Bonney Lake and Buckley on Saturday afternoon after smoke from a nearby aircraft spooked the pilot into a downward dive, according to rescue units.

A two-seat helicopter has crashed at a private air strip near South Prairie in Pierce County, the sheriff's office tells KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.