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State adopts tougher oil rules
Railroads must demonstrate spill response plan OLYMPIA – Beginning Oct. 1, railroads moving oil through Washington must demonstrate…
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Tacoma gas prices up over last week
Average retail gasoline prices in Tacoma have risen 5.5 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.68…
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Reserved HOV parking for select rail stations
Frequent carpoolers sharing a ride to the new Angle Lake light rail station opening Sept. 24 can reserve…
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Report: State bridge conditions 'fair or better'
Traffic fatalities up; Status of ferries and bridge decks decline slightly Bridges owned by the Washington State Department…
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Insurance commissioner approves 46 plans for Washington health exchange in 2017
OLYMPIA – The Office of the Insurance Commissioner has approved 46 individual health plans from seven insurers who…
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Public meeting to discuss North 21st Street changes set for Sept. 14
Tacoma Power and the City of Tacoma will host a meeting Wednesday, Sept. 14 to present and discuss…
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Tacoma firefighters host 9/11 remembrance ceremony on Sept. 11
Marking the 15th anniversary of 9/11, Tacoma’s firefighters will host a public remembrance ceremony on Sept. 11, 9…
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Bates Technical College to hold special open house in wake of ITT closings
Bates Technical College will hold a special Open House on Monday, Sept. 12, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., open to…
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Maury Island pier cleanup begins
Tacoma’s Quigg Bros. to remove creosote-treated derelict pier OLYMPIA – In an effort to restore habitat around Maury…
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Hood Canal gravel Co. drops appeal to overturn conservation easement
OLYMPIA – More than 4,800 acres of pristine Hood Canal tidelands and bedlands will be protected for the…
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Calendar: Downtown to Defiance event set for Sunday
Saturday, Sept. 10 – Pierce County Parks and Recreation Touch-A-Truck events, featuring a variety of large trucks such…
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Blog gives readers glimpse at port life
‘Diary of the Port Biologist’ exposes seedy side of life as a gull, beaver, otter . . .…
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Lost 9/11 flag may have been found in Everett
Everett police detectives investigate recovery of iconic ground zero artifact Editor’s note: This story originally…