State regulators approve rate plan for Puget Sound Energy

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State regulators approve rate plan for Puget Sound Energy

State regulators Tuesday approved a multi-year rate plan for Puget Sound Energy (PSE) that will raise electric and…

Tacoma Mayor Strickland spoke to 54 local students on Monday who were chosen for the city's youth summer job pilot program. (PHOTO COURTESY CITY OF TACOMA)

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Tacoma pilot program links students to paid summer jobs, graduation credits

The City of Tacoma and Tacoma Public Schools have teamed up to create a summer pilot project giving…

City of Tacoma: Campaign begins to curb illegal fireworks over Independence Day

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City of Tacoma: Campaign begins to curb illegal fireworks over Independence Day

The Tacoma Fire Department and the Tacoma Police Department are preparing to roll out this year's plan to…

Learn more about Fort Nisqually Granary Building preservation project

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Learn more about Fort Nisqually Granary Building preservation project

Tacoma's Landmarks Preservation Commission is scheduled to be briefed next week on a plan to save a 163-year-old…

Pierce Transit to offer summer Gig Harbor trolley service

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Pierce Transit to offer summer Gig Harbor trolley service

Gig Harbor residents and visitors will have an opportunity this summer to hop on a trolley for their…

The site of Mr. Dahl Drive. (IMAGE COURTESY CITY OF TACOMA)

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Tacoma City Council vote Tuesday on proposed Mr. Dahl Drive

Tacoma City Council is expected to vote Tuesday on a resolution that would rename a section of roadway…

9 groups set to receive $3M for human services programs in Tacoma

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Tacoma City Council to discuss south downtown development, historic preservation

Tacoma City Council is scheduled to meet Tuesday at City Hall to receive an update on the status…

Olympic Moving and Storage opens in Lakewood industrial park

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Olympic Moving and Storage opens in Lakewood industrial park

Olympic Moving and Storage announced Thursday it has opened a new 45,000-square-foot warehouse facility in the Woodbrook Business…

Volunteers needed for Tacoma shoreline cleanup

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Volunteers needed for Tacoma shoreline cleanup

Join Citizens for a Healthy Bay on Sat., July 20 for the sixth annual shoreline cleanup along Marine…

Tacoma Freedom Fair Wings & Wheels returns July 6

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Tacoma Freedom Fair Wings & Wheels returns July 6

Tacoma Freedom Fair Wings & Wheels returns to Tacoma Narrows Airport for its third year with activities for…

The concrete McMillin Bridge has a long history in Pierce County. Built in 1934, it is an important section of State Route 162 that connects Orting to Sumner. The bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was designed by Homer M. Hadley, whose work contributed to bridges spanning rivers, lakes and creeks throughout Washington State. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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McMillin Bridge added to Pierce County historic register

Pierce County Council approved an ordinance Tuesday to place the 79-year-old McMillin Bridge on the county's register of…

Port of Tacoma Commission to consider Heavy Haul Corridor extension, Hylebos Waterway cleanup

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Port of Tacoma Commission to consider Heavy Haul Corridor extension, Hylebos Waterway cleanup

The Port of Tacoma Commission is expected to meet this week to consider permanently extending the Heavy Haul…

Deadline Friday for New Tacoma Award nominations

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Deadline Friday for New Tacoma Award nominations

Time is running out for you to nominate business organizations and individuals making outstanding contributions to the revitalization…