Lauren Gallup
Journalist, South SoundLauren Gallup is a reporter based in the south sound region. She often covers labor issues, but she’s really most drawn to the stories of her community.
Prior to joining the public media world, she was a reporter for Sound Publishing covering Kitsap County government and schools. She has written for South Sound Magazine and 425 Magazine and is a graduate of Western Washington University.
When she’s not in the field or at her desk, she’s probably walking dogs (rain or shine) or reading indoors (rain or shine.) Occasionally, she enjoys a swim in the Puget Sound, but only when it’s not raining.
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The city of Tacoma will need to address a $40 million deficit in the 2027-2028 biennial budget. -
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library gives free books to millions of children annually. These are some of the stories of local families who benefited from the program. -
WFSE is in contract negotiations with negotiators for the Washington state Office of Financial Management and the governor’s office. They need to reach an agreement by Oct. 1. But the union has said the state isn’t agreeing to priorities for members, including stronger protections for workers’ safety, or any raises. -
A new ultra-modern, white building sits at the mouth of the Port of Tacoma, just south of the Murray Morgan Bridge. It’s a new skills center, called Maritime|253, for Pierce County high schoolers who are interested in a career in the maritime industry. -
Down at the Point Defiance Marina in Tacoma, large swallows are diving from up high in the sky to down under the boardwalk and into nesting boxes, where they’re feeding their newly fledged chicks.“ It's one of the exciting parts of my morning, is seeing the reports come in and see which boxes have had babies and all the notes from our volunteers,” said Sam Hain, a conservation specialist for the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium. -
Multiple fires are burning across parts of the nearly 1.4 million-acre reservation. -
Pierce County is working to turn the old Purdy landfill into a green energy producer that will eventually benefit the Key Peninsula community. -
The Washington Federation of State Employees is planning to have some state workers walk off the job next month to raise awareness of what’s been happening during contract negotiations. -
Beginning next month, people can apply for permits to build cottage housing in unincorporated residential areas in Pierce County. -
The Pierce Transit Board voted Monday to send a measure to the November ballot that would increase the amount people pay in sales tax for transit funding.
