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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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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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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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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.

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.

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