Tacoma News

Franciscan Health Services will partner with the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department to hold an H1N1 vaccine clinic today for health care workers.

Though she won't take office as Tacoma's mayor until January, Marilyn Strickland has begun forming a to-do list.

We've got two interesting stories this morning for the readers of Northwest Headlines.

Plans for major renovations to minor-league Cheney Stadium appear headed for home, as the Tacoma City Council this month will consider a bond package to help fund the $30 million public-private project.

Restaurant and Lounge on Sixth Avenue. SAX will be providing a Love Tacoma Cosmo in addition to their regular happy hour menu which features $3 wells, $3 house wine, and food.

This follows Federal Way voters' apparent decision last week to move to a strong mayor.

T he wife of a U.S. Army soldier that will soon be deployed to Afghanistan will get a makeover today on "Live with Regis and Kelly." Sarah Anne Bond of Tacoma marks the first beauty transformation that kicks off "Home for the Holiday Makeovers Week," during which five women get makeovers for the holiday season.

Sound Transit will have to pay an additional $2.5 million to the owner of a Tacoma business displaced by a new commuter rail line.

It's not often a reviewer gets to praise an opera production wholeheartedly - there are just too many components that could be less than ideal.

You'll have to go somewhere else to light up in Tacoma, it's now illegal to smoke in city parks.

Two people were rushed to the hospital and police are seeking four suspects after a shooting Friday morning at a Tacoma apartment complex.

The arraignment of a Washington state farmer accused of being a bank robber has been delayed in federal court.The Peninsula Daily News reports that the arraignment of 40-year-old Michael John Fenter of Port Townsend was delayed for a week because his court-appointed attorney withdrew from the case.

The Hotel Murano will host a job fair from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 18. The event, put on by a company called National Career Fairs, will include companies such as Salem Communications Seattle, Aflac and Univera.

Private 2nd class Andrew Ubil, right, sits in a pew at North Chapel and waits his turn to give a final salute following a memorial service for Pfc.

Area law enforcement agencies are trying to identify a man who is suspected in at least two bank robberies in recent days.

The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department ramped up its swine flu outreach efforts Thursday, spurred by growing public frustration over a lack of H1N1 vaccine.With resources provided by Pierce County, the Health Department launched a new "H1N1 Hotline," a telephone call center staffed by county personnel to field questions, including where to find ...

Dads Supporting Dads will meet Saturday, November 14th, from 9:00 am - 11:00 am at the Tacoma PAVE office and invites anyone interested to join them.

A handful of votes is all that divides the candidates in the mayoral races in Tacoma and Bremerton.

This evening's election night City Council meeting was relatively uneventful and quick.

Bill a oeBixa Bischel, S.J., 81, of Tacoma, Washington; Susan Crane, 65, of Baltimore MD; Lynne Greenwald, 60, of Bremerton Washington; Steve Kelly, S.J., 60, of Oakland, CA.; Anne Montgomery RSCJ, 83, of New York, New York, were arrested on Naval Base Kitsap- Bangor.