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Metro Parks Tacoma: Open house scheduled for proposed Eastside Community Center

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Tacoma Nature Center launches free augmented reality app for kids and families

Perfect for families looking to spend time outdoors, the Tacoma Nature Center has utilized the Agents of Discovery…

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State takes aim at opioid crisis

Bills would limit opioid prescriptions, invest in treatment options  In an effort to tackle the opioid addiction epidemic,…

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The Farm at Franklin Pierce

Situated on an eight acre site owned by the Franklin Pierce School District, the Farm consists of a…

Tacoma affordable housing projects awarded $4.2M

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Commerce names YouthCare, Capitol Hill Housing to receive $1 million grant

State Housing trust fund invests in redevelopment of Seattle College properties for housing young adults The Washington State…

AG Ferguson’s student loan report reinforces need for protections

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AG Ferguson’s student loan report reinforces need for protections

More than 800,000 Washington borrowers owe more than $24B in student loan debt The number of student loan…

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Small business owners gather in Olympia, Feb. 1

Annual event draws Main Street entrepreneurs from Washington  As it has done for two decades, the National Federation…

Ninth Circuit, U.S. District Court for Western Washington co-sponsor Civics contest

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Ninth Circuit, U.S. District Court for Western Washington co-sponsor Civics contest

The 2018 Ninth Circuit Civics Contest offers high school students in the western United States and Pacific islands…

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Sound Transit moves forward with Tacoma Dome light rail project

The Sound Transit Board has approved the Tacoma Dome Link Extension, establishing a $125.7 million budget for preliminary…

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Lights, camera, action! State Library’s Teen Video Challenge now underway

Budding teenage videographers across Washington are invited to participate in the 2018 Teen Video Challenge, a Collaborative Summer…

Courtesy Washington World Fellows

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Announcing the Washington World Fellows Program

The Office of Lt. Governor Cyrus Habib is proud to announce the launch of a new statewide study…

Puget Sound Regional Council seeks nominees for VISION 2040 Awards

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Low-income & affordable units near Tacoma Community College

Tacoma will be the first city in the region to see new housing financed by the Regional Equitable…

The west side of Mount Rainier, source of the Puyallup RiverPhoto by Morf Morford

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The Big One is coming – are you ready?

By Morf Morford Tacoma Daily Index Everyone knows that we live in earthquake country. Somewhere in western Washington…

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Do you know what you should do in the moments during and after an earthquake?

Did you notice that folks in Hawaii were totally caught off guard after receiving a false missile attack…