New leadership in Pierce County brings new location for homeless youth

Posted on July 20, 2017 by Index Staff

TACOMA, WA– Community Youth Services (CYS), which has been operating an overnight shelter for young people in Tacoma for the past two years, announced that they recently hired Talcott Broadhead as the Executive Director of Pierce County ... [...more]

Don’t Tick-off T-Town

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Index Staff

By Morf Morford Tacoma Daily Index My heart always drops when I hear Tacoma mentioned in the national (or, even worse, international) news. Every other city, it seems, is mentioned in a variety of contexts; political conventions, sporting ... [...more]

Lionel Collectors Club of America invites Tacoma area model train clubs to July National Convention

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Index Staff

The Lionel Collectors Club of America (LCCA) is holding its 47th annual convention and swap meet at the Hotel Murano in Tacoma, Washington. The model railroad club convention will run from Sunday, July 23 through Sunday, July 29 and will ... [...more]

Outdoor “Cinema On The Sound” returns

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Index Staff

Beloved “Cinema on the Sound”– Pierce County Parks and Recreation’s free, outdoor movies series – is back this summer with two movie events at Chambers Creek Regional Park, 6320 Grandview Dr. W. in University Place. Pre-show activities, ... [...more]

City seeking applicants for Board, Committee positions

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Index Staff

Apply for the City Events and Recognitions Committee by July 21 The Tacoma City Council is looking for applicants to fill one at-large position and one position representing Council District No. 5 on the City Events and Recognitions Committee ... [...more]

Bates Technical College students earn awards

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Index Staff

Fire service and broadcasting students demonstrate industry expertise, win accolades TACOMA, Wash.- A national gold medal and a regional award are among the growing accolades Bates Technical College students have earned because of their ... [...more]

Fire danger, industrial fire precaution level increases statewide

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Index Staff

The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has announced the following changes in fire danger rating and Industrial Fire Precaution Levels (IFPL) on DNR-protected lands around the state. Western Washington: - Effective 12:01 ... [...more]

Muck Creek bridge along 8th Avenue East to close July 17 for replacement

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Index Staff

A bridge over the North Fork of Muck Creek near Spanaway will close for about four months starting July 17 while it is replaced. The existing bridge was built in 1959 and carries approximately 2,900 vehicles a day. The existing … [...more]

Read a newspaper lately?

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Index Staff

By Morf Morford Tacoma Daily Index “I read the news today, oh boy” is how John Lennon put it in his part of “A day in the life” from the well-known Sgt. Pepper album. Back in 1967 everyone (even The … [...more]

American Inns of Court to Honor U.S. District Judge Anna J. Brown of Portland

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Index Staff

SAN FRANCISCO – District Judge Anna J. Brown of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon has been named the 2017 recipient of the American Inns of Court’s prestigious Ninth Circuit Professionalism Award. Judge Brown will ... [...more]