Steilacoom News

FORT LEWIS Seven fallen soldiers brought together the vice president of the United States, at least four members of Congress, retired generals and hundreds of mourners Tuesday at Fort Lewis.

The Pierce County Council has eliminated the Superior Court seat held by Judge Michael Hecht just a day after he resigned.

The most lopsided victory in this week's local elections in fact, the most lopsided in any contested race in Pierce County since at least 2005 came from the small town of Steilacoom.

Support our veterans with the 5k run/walk. I've already wrote about Army Strong Fitness Challenge that took place this summer at Fort Steilacoom Park in Lakewood.

Courtesy of the BitterEnd Blog This apparently doctored photograph shows the Steilacoom II listing.

Repairs on the Steilacoom II were completed and the ferry resumed today with a 6:30 a.m. departure from Port Townsend to Keystone.

There will be no ferry service between Port Townsend and Whidbey Island until at least Thursday.

Along with ranked choice voting, local voters also will decide the fate of two other proposed changes to the county charter: Proposed Charter Amendment 1 would give the county executive and council members more time in office.

Ita s that time again when pumpkinsa orange globes lay thick in the fields, spiders weave webs from plants and doorways, and the wind howling through the trees late at night sounds just like a wailing baby.

A former member of the Pierce County Conservation District board of supervisors, who's now a candidate for a local city council race, was the subject of tough questioning by a Pierce County councilman this week.

A neighborhood meeting to discuss a proposal to create the city's first fenced, off-leash dog park is set for tonight.

Washington taxpayers are paying way too much money to design and build the vessels that will join the state ferry fleet, partly because state officials are in a hurry to get them built and partly because of a long-standing and costly practice of tinkering with boat designs.

Officials are still searching for the cause of the fire that leveled the old Steilacoom Marina on Friday morning.

No injuries were reported from a three-alarm fire that burned an abandoned boat house at an old marina at Steilacoom.

Fireboats tend to the smoldering ruins of Steilacoom Marina which went up in flames early Friday morning.

Firefighters from several departments have responded to what appears to be a large fire that broke out about 5 a.m. Friday at a marina in Steilacoom.

A former King County health-clinic worker stabbed three years ago by a psychotic woman will get the lion's share of a $6 million settlement from the local nonprofit agency delegated to monitor the client's mental health.

Sasquatch vs. Unicorn: Guess which is which. This weekend the Cross Clash race series aims to boost a good-natured racing rivalry between Washington and Oregon.

Lakewood officials might take a closer look at the pros and cons of managing Fort Steilacoom Golf Course.

A special ceremony Sunday at a cemetery behind Western State Hospital in Pierce County brought some peace of mind to a local family after decades of doubt.