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Job creation tax credit passes

A tax break for small businesses that create jobs won unanimous approval Wednesday in the state Senate.

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Police say University Place suspect admitted to bank robberies

A 35-year-old man suspected of robbing a University Place bank branch on Tuesday was charged Wednesday with one count of first-degree robbery.

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Man charged with killing wife

Pierce County prosecutors have filed murder charges against a man whose wife was found fatally shot inside their burned-out South Tacoma home in January.

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Interstate health insurance fails

A bill giving Washington consumers an opportunity to buy health insurance from other states died in the Legislature this year under pressure from advocates for mental health equality, massage therapists and others.

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Photo of man wanted in assault released

Tacoma police have released a photograph of a man accused of sexually assaulting a developmentally disabled man at the Point Defiance Boathouse restroom last month.

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Ousted judge seeks assistance on appeal

Former Pierce County Superior Court Judge Michael Hecht wants taxpayers to pay his legal fees as he appeals his criminal convictions.

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Deputy struck by driver of stolen truck shoots him

A fleeing man who allegedly knocked down a Pierce County sheriff’s deputy with a stolen truck was shot and then bitten by a police dog before being taken into custody Wednesday.

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OK, continue to tell us like it is

The Puyallup City Council has rejected a proposal that would have required citizens to be “courteous in their language and deportment” when speaking at council meetings.

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Tolmie State Park could see county-tribal management

Tolmie State Park north of Lacey could be headed for joint ownership by Thurston County and the Nisqually Tribe, according to county, tribal and state officials. The 105-acre marine day park is one of several that Washington State Parks is seeking a new owner and operator for, state parks spokeswoman Virginia Painter confirmed.

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Boe’s actions questioned after failure to disclose

Less than two hours before the Tacoma City Council was set to consider awarding a controversial $26.5 million contract to renovate Cheney Stadium on Tuesday, Tacoma Rainiers President Aaron Artman made an unusual discovery.

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Special session likely in Olympia

Gavels will bang the Legislature’s two-year session to a close today, but it appears the final punctuation mark on budgets and taxes will have to wait.

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State won’t take parolees despite ruling

State corrections leaders have been told they have no authority to bar Arkansas parolees from moving to Washington.

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Carjack suspect charged, pleads not guilty

A 33-year-old Spanaway man who police say led them on a high-speed chase before abandoning his own vehicle and carjacking another was charged Wednesday with one count each of first-degree robbery and reckless driving.

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Giving lessons in social justice

Talking about the Holocaust is hard, emotional work, says teacher Lisa McGowan. But she believes it’s important work.

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Tacoma Police arrest man after bank robbery

Tacoma police arrested a man Wednesday shortly after a gunman robbed a South End bank branch.

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Joint Base Lewis-McChord Globemasters carry supplies to Chile

Aircrews from Joint Base Lewis-McChord’s 62nd Airlift Wing delivered medical personnel and equipment to Chile this week.

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Barista pleads not guilty for showing skin

A not guilty plea was entered Wednesday on behalf of a young woman thought to be the first bikini barista in Pierce County charged with indecent exposure.

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Charge: Runaway pimped for jewelry, rims for Cadillac

An accused pimp is behind bars following allegations that he brought a 15-year-old runaway to Kent to work as a prostitute.

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Renton’s fourth-largest employer, the FAA, looking for new headquarters’ site

The Federal Aviation Administration Renton’s fourth-largest employer is looking at new sites in five cities for an expanded regional headquarters.

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Kirkland investment adviser charged with fraud

A Kirkland investment adviser is facing federal fraud charges following allegations that she bilked dozens of clients out of millions of dollars.

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Seattle Rotary bookkeeper admits to embezzlement, faces prison

The former business manager of the Seattle Rotary Service Foundation has pleaded guilty to embezzling $350,000 from the charity.

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Kent says it’s the best site for new FAA headquarters

The pieces are falling into place for Kent’s bid to bring a major federal facility to town.

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Mother of Deborah Palmer holds out hope that closure nears

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Bainbridge man killed by falling tree

A 47-year-old Bainbridge Island man was killed Friday when a tree he was cutting fell on him, according to police.

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A slap wasn’t enough for this woman, she hit her boyfriend’s car, too | Police Blotter

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Bellevue approves funding for work on new street in Bel-Red area?

The Bellevue City Council on Monday approved funding for early design work on a new Northeast 15th Street through the citys Bel-Red area.

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Oak Harbor police renew search for Deborah Palmers killer

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Amid rift, council OKs Cheney Stadium contractor deal

In the end, the Tacoma City Council approved a $26 million contract to Mortenson Construction to overhaul aging Cheney Stadium this evening. But to get to that vote, what had already been a controversial process to choose the design-build team that would handle the 50-year-old ballpark’s first major renovation grew even more notorious.

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Man charged in sexual assault at Point Defiance

A 46-year-old man has been charged in the sexual assault of a developmentally disabled man in a restroom at the Point Defiance Boathouse.

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Weave design less costly but not safer

The run-up to the Sprague Avenue exit in Tacoma is far from the only stretch of Washington highway with a weave.

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