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Transport briefs: Agencies offer advice for busy travel season

What’s the best present travelers can give to themselves and their families this holiday? Planning ahead to ensure…

Laura Martin-Fedich, Vice President for Enrollment, University of Puget Sound. Credit: UPS.

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Personnel file: Martin-Fedich named VP at UPS; Hamilton GM at KBTC

Laura Martin-Fedich has been named the new vice president for enrollment at University of Puget Sound, following an…

Tacoma Public Utilities warn of telephone scam

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Tacoma Public Utilities warn of telephone scam

Scammers have been targeting Tacoma Public Utilities customers, making telephone calls to demand payment and issue disconnection threats.…

The Washington State History Museum in Tacoma displays a model train exhibit as part of its commitment to preserving the history of railroads in the Northwest. Credit: Washington State Historical Society

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HO, HO, O – Festival delivers rail history, childhood memories

Just in time for Christmas. Model electric trains will travel over miles of to-scale tracks, through towns, tunnels…

Shon Sylvia, executive director of Metro Parks Tacoma

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Sylvia appointed Metro Parks executive director

The Metro Parks Tacoma Board of Park Commissioners voted Dec. 12 to appoint Shon Sylvia as executive director…

Artist's rendering of the new Eastside Community Center which is set to begin construction on the campus of Tacoma's First Creek Middle School in 2017, with opening planned for 2018. Credit: Metro Parks.

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Parks board approves $316 million budget

The Metro Parks Board of Commissioners on Monday, Dec. 12, unanimously approved a budget for 2017-2018 that includes…

The Port of Tacoma's monthly public bus tours take the public on a behind-the-scenes look at port operations. Credit: David Guest / TDI

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Port of Tacoma bus tour dates set for early 2017

  The Port of Tacoma offers free bus tours, taking visitors on a behind-the-scenes look at the busy…

Washington drivers to test pay-per-mile tolls

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Washington drivers to test pay-per-mile tolls

OLYMPIA – Drivers will have a chance to “test drive” a proposed system that would charge them by…

Health board adopts rules to encourage medicine disposal

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Health board adopts rules to encourage medicine disposal

The Tacoma-Pierce County Board of Health took a stand against the potential dangers lurking in the home medicine…

Transport briefs: Imports, exports at NW ports post strong October

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Transport briefs: Imports, exports at NW ports post strong October

Full imports up 4 percent year-to-date at Northwest ports I-5 ramp closures this week in Tacoma Tacoma fuel…

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State awards grants for salmon conservation

Pierce County projects receive $877,000 for salmon habitat restoration on area rivers OLYMPIA – The Washington Salmon Recovery…

Credit: David Guest / TDIPeople line South Sprague Ave., Friday, Dec. 2, to pay their respects to Tacoma Police Officer Jake Gutierrez, who was shot to death on Dec. 1 while responding to a domestic violence call.

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Tacoma prepares to honor fallen officer

Public funeral for Officer Reginald ‘Jake’ Gutierrez at Tacoma Dome, Friday, 1 p.m. The funeral procession to honor…

Leashes to be required for dogs at McKinley Park

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Leashes to be required for dogs at McKinley Park

  Only leashed dogs will be allowed to visit McKinley Park beginning in 2017, in compliance with a…