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Pierce County Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Pierce County, WA.

Results 1 - 20 of 3,683 in Pierce County, WA

  1. Wash. voters weigh several statewide racesRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | KNDU.com

    ... GENERAL: Republican Attorney General Rob McKenna faces Democratic challenger John Ladenburg, the current Pierce County Executive. McKenna touts his battles against methamphetamine, consumer fraud, sex crimes, government secrecy and corporate ...

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  2. Wash. voters weigh several statewide racesRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | KHQ-TV Spokane

    ... GENERAL: Republican Attorney General Rob McKenna faces Democratic challenger John Ladenburg, the current Pierce County Executive. McKenna touts his battles against methamphetamine, consumer fraud, sex crimes, government secrecy and corporate ...

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  3. Two superb candidates for attorney generalRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | Tacoma News Tribune

    ... We think that both the incumbent attorney general, Republican Rob McKenna, and his Democratic challenger, Pierce County Executive John Ladenburg, are superbly qualified, but in such different ways that it is difficult to compare them directly ...

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  4. A facial? A pedicure? A mammogram?Read the original story

    6 hrs ago | TheNewsTribune.com

    ... Gene Juarez, the YWCA of Seattle-King County-Snohomish County, Community Health Access Program, and the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department.

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  5. Conservation queenRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | TheNewsTribune.com

    ... nature into the classroom. Conservation queen Decades of working on behalf of nature and open spaces earns a Pierce County conservationist a lifetime achievement award. DEBBIE CAFAZZO; debbie.cafazzo@thenewstribune.com Published: October 6th, 2008 ...

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  6. Flu vaccine supplies plentiful, say officialsRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | Tacoma News Tribune

    ... for only certain groups, it's available to anyone who wants it, said Joby Winans, spokeswoman for the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. No cases have been reported yet this season. Washington usually sees its first cases in November, and the ...

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  7. Campaign foes - or just jerks?Read the original story

    7 hrs ago | Tacoma News Tribune

    ... who else it could be," he said. Similarly, Jane Milhans, chairwoman of the McCain-Palin 2008 campaign in Pierce County, called the damage to Nash's signs "hate crime vandalism" by opposing groups. But Hoffman said sometimes political groups are too ...

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  8. More families asking for help with groceries A chicken for every potRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | Tacoma News Tribune

    Gov. Chris Gregoire kicked off a statewide food drive at Sunday's Pierce County Hunger Walk, sponsored by Associated Ministries.

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  9. Hay prices leave horses hungryRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | Tacoma News Tribune

    ... named Big Time Spice Girl for six years. "She's staying," she said. "This is my girl." Tim Anderson of Pierce County Animal Control fears more horses will end up underfed, abused or abandoned by people who are not cruel but who can't afford to care ...

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  10. Tacoma man killed in hit and runRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | Seattle Post-Intelligencer

    ... Pacific Avenue in Tacoma, and police are searching for the vehicle that hit him. The man was identified by the Pierce County Medical Examiner's Office as Ronald McKellar, 53, of Tacoma. Tacoma police say McKellar was struck somewhere between South ...

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  11. Lakewood City Manager Weekly ReportRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | The Suburban Times

    ... sales have generated enough revenue to purchase $1.3 million in food products that supply all 69 food banks in Pierce County. The main food distribution center for the Emergency Food Network is located in Lakewood. Tacoma/Lakewood coordination on M ...

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  12. State pushes to help desperate food banksRead the original story

    13 hrs ago | KOMO-TV Seattle

    ... - to think about food, and those who just don't get enough of it. Reminders were posted along the route of the Pierce County Hunger Walk, with volunteers hoping to raise more than $200,000. Gov. Gregoire, who was at the event, talked about big ...

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    Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Tacoma, WA

  13. Mauled cancer patient died of natural causesRead the original story

    19 hrs ago | KING-TV Seattle

    ... elated natural causes and not from injuries caused by the dogs. The autopsy results will be turned over to the Pierce County Sheriff's Office, which is investigating.

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  14. The Morning NewsRead the original story

    Yesterday | Slog

    ... Candles : Thousands of local homes and businesses lost power as winds gusted up to 40 mph. Victims Awarded : Pierce County jurors give $11.7 million to parents of a 2-year-old boy who drowned while at a day care in 2004. Al Franken Surges : U.S. ...

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  15. After eight years, a change for Pierce County execRead the original story

    Yesterday | Tacoma News Tribune

    In perhaps the most hotly contested county executive's race ever, four politicians - each with some name familiarity with voters - are vying to lead Pierce County.

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  16. Joni Balter: Gregoire-Rossi: ridiculously closeRead the original story

    Yesterday | The Seattle Times

    ... voters. Younger voters supposedly are trending Democratic. But they are off the radar of many polls. No. 5, Pierce County: Elections in Washington state can be won and lost in Pierce County. No Democrat can win easily without faring well in Pierce ...

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  17. Agencies aid kids with disabilitiesRead the original story

    Yesterday | Tacoma News Tribune

    As Jennifer Engler works with her son, Riley, Lam Mai engages with his son, Bill, at the Pierce County nonprofit A Step Ahead.

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    Related Topix: Family, Kids, Non-Profit, Speech Therapy, Medicine, Kent, WA, Tacoma, WA

  18. Gore visit on list of upcoming eventsRead the original story

    Yesterday | Tacoma News Tribune

    ... Room, 1102 Tacoma Ave. S. It's co-sponsored by the library and the League of Women Voters of Tacoma and Pierce County. News Tribune columnist Peter Callaghan will be the moderator. The ballot measures to be discussed are: I-985: Tim Eyman's traffic ...

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  19. Jury awards $11.7 million to family whose son wandered from day care and drownedRead the original story

    Yesterday | The Herald

    A Pierce County jury has awarded $11.7 million to the parents of a 2-year-old boy who wandered away from a state-licensed day care and drowned in Lake Tapps in 2004.

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  20. Nichols Brothers vies for Keystone ferry contractRead the original story

    Saturday | North Sound

    ... pulled from service a year ago by Washington State Ferries because of safety concerns. A vessel leased from Pierce County is serving the route until the new ferries come on-line. The new vessels will be modified versions of the Island Home, a ...

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