South Prairie News

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.

A man and woman were slightly injured when a small helicopter crashed at an airstrip east of Tacoma.

On March 1, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints called and sustained a new president for the Maple Valley stake.

Several egg hunts are scheduled Saturday to keep Plateau kids entertained. a The city of Enumclaw is planning its second annual a oeHop To Ita hunt for the Enumclaw Expo Center grounds.

Leadership change is nothing new to members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Little by little, mile by mile, Pierce County's remarkable Foothills Trail is taking shape.

Puyallup officials have wanted for years to link the city's Riverwalk Trail to Pierce County's Foothills Trail, which runs through Orting and South Prairie.

Standing water and gaping gullies are reminders of the recent flooding at the Soler family's farm in Orting.

The rain came and stayed, the snow melted and then people found themselves under water The crackling voice over the scanner told the story the afternoon of Jan.

High water caiused problems throughout the area. From top, residents watch as Gale Creek floods Wilkeson properties; Jim Peloli's shop in Wilkeson was a flood victim; a home and pickup in South Prairie are ...

It's sure been a long week as people try to get around all of the road closures because of flooding.