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University President, Community & Developer Reach Tentative Agreement Over Historic Building

By Lauren Gallup August 4, 2022

The Parkland School building, owned by Pacific Lutheran University, that community members are trying to save from demolition. Photo from June 21 presentation by the Pierce County Landmarks & Historic Preservation Commission.

After months of pushback from Parkland community members over the sale of the historic Parkland School building, the stakeholders have reached a decision to please all. In a letter to two Pierce County council members, Pacific Lutheran University President Alan Belton outlined the tentative agreement. Read More

Historic Preservation Commission Recommends Preserving Parkland School, University Weighs Options

By Lauren Gallup July 3, 2022

Pacific Lutheran University is planning to sell the old Parkland School building in Pierce County, but residents want to save the building for a community center. Continue Reading Historic Preservation Commission Read More

May 5 “Missing And Murdered Indigenous Women And People Awareness Day” In Pierce County

By Lauren Gallup May 4, 2022

A participant in the Greater Than Fear Rally & March in Rochester Minnesota. The red handprint is a symbol for missing and murdered Indigenous women and people.

Tacoma has some of the highest cases of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People nationwide. Pierce County council members voted to establish an awareness day of this issue. Continue Reading May 5 “Missing And Read More

Pierce County Seeks To Create Cultural Hubs To Improve Coordinated Entry System

By Lauren Gallup March 31, 2022

Pierce County is seeking to improve their coordinated entry system for housing assistance. One method they’re trying is through funding for so-called cultural hubs. Continue Reading Pierce County Seeks To Create Cultural Hubs Read More

Pilot Program Looks At Equity In Helping The Homeless

By Lauren Gallup March 24, 2022

A HUD pilot program looks at ways of improving aid to help for homelessness in minority communities Listen NWPB’s Lauren Gallup looks at a pilot program aimed at better helping homeless people in minority communities / Runtime – 2:13 Read Pierce County’s Continuum of Care recently completed a Department of Housing and Urban Development pilot… Read More

Omicron Variant Detected In Three Cases In Washington State

By Kate Walters December 5, 2021

The omicron variant has been found in Washington state. State health officials announced Saturday that three cases of the new coronavirus variant have been found: one each in King, Pierce and Thurston counties. State Secretary of Health Dr. Umair Shah says it was only a matter of time before the variant was found here. He says… Read More

Black Newspaper Carrier Confronted By Off-Duty Pierce County Sheriff Files $5M Tort Claim

By NPR News June 17, 2021

A Black newspaper carrier confronted by Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer has filed a legal claim seeking at least $5 million in damages. Continue Reading Black Newspaper Carrier Confronted By Off-Duty Pierce County Read More

Whitman, Pierce, Cowlitz Counties Moved Back To Phase 2 In Washington’s COVID Reopening Plan

By Scott Leadingham April 12, 2021

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee toured a mass COVID-19 vaccination site at the Spokane Arena on April 4, 2021, the same day he announced changes to the evaluation metric for how the state may move counties back in reopening phases. Spokane is a county on the bubble of possibly moving back. Courtesy of the Governor's Office via Twitter

Gov. Jay Inslee announced Monday that Whitman, Pierce and Cowlitz counties would be affected. It comes after Inslee changed the criteria last Friday, saying counties had to fail two key metrics in order to revert backward. Read More

Governor ‘Convinced’ Manuel Ellis Death Case In Tacoma Must Be Handled Outside Pierce County

By NWPB News June 11, 2020

Manuel Ellis died after being arrested by Tacoma Police in March 2020. He death was later ruled a homicide. Courtesy of Tacoma Action Collection

Manuel Ellis' death was ruled a homicide by the Pierce County medical examiner. It was caused by a lack of oxygen due to physical restraint. Records reviewed by KNKX Public Radio show Ellis said he couldn’t breathe within two minutes of making contact with officers. Read More

Fallen Pierce County Sheriff’s Deputy Memorialized In Tacoma Procession

By Will James January 17, 2018

Law enforcement officers from across the state and as far as Canada are remembering a fallen Pierce County sheriff’s deputy. They gathered at Pacific Lutheran University to honor Daniel McCartney. He was shot and killed last week while chasing two burglary suspects near Frederickson. Read More

Pierce County Deputy Killed Near Tacoma In Confrontation With Burglary Suspects

By Lisa Brooks January 8, 2018

Law enforcement escort body of Pierce County Sheriffs Deputy Daniel McCarney, killed in service

A burglary investigation that began Sunday night south of Tacoma in Frederickson ended with the death of Pierce County Sheriff's Deputy Daniel McCartney of Yelm, Wash. Continue Reading Pierce County Deputy Killed Near Tacoma In Read More