 03/12/09 If ballots had comment sections, the votes counted Tuesday might have read something like this: R
 03/11/09 The sour economy may be putting voters in no mood for passing school levies. In yesterday's special school district elections, voters defeated most of what was on the ballot. In Auburn, Proposition 1, a general obligations bond -- and Prop. 2, a capital projects bond -- both failed by 56% voting no, to 43% voting no. Puyallup's two propositions also failed -- by about 51% yes, to 48% no. ...
 03/11/09 With the stress and pollution associated with urban life, many home buyers are turning their attenti...
03/10/09 Today is the deadline to drop off ballots or have them postmarked for school bond and levy elections
02/27/09 The Bainbridge Island Fire Department received a $115,000 federal grant this week to assist with general emergency responsiveness and preparedness. The grant was one of five awarded to fire departments in Washington state.
02/15/09
Leasing apartments can be a challenging task with competition just across the street or around the...
 02/08/09 Associated Press - February 8, 2009 1:45 PM ET AUBURN, Wash. (AP) - Two women have died in car wrecks, one west of Auburn and the other outside the northwest corner of Mount Rainier National...
 02/08/09 Two women have died in car wrecks, one west of Auburn and the other outside the northwest corner of Mount Rainier National Park.
02/05/09 Up until lately we haven't heard too much either way about the impact of the housing market on luxur...
 01/24/09 Both the dollar volume and number of homes sold last year were down sharply from the record-setting activity of 2005-06, says the Northwest Multiple Listing Service in its annual wrapup. Here are some of the highlights of 2008.
01/22/09 What can be done to stop mortgage foreclosure in difficult times? With all the layoffs that are happ...
 01/14/09 After three weeks of snow, ice and freezing temperatures, the region was hit with a torrential rainstorm last week with warmer temperatures that caused flooding and property damage from the Plateau to the valley.
10/29/08 The following strategies are working to get homes sold across the nation! Not every one of these str...
 10/23/08 Ninety-eight Washington schools were honored Wednesday for improving student test scores, including 19 that two months earlier were called out for failing to meet federal guidelines for adequate yearly progress.
10/17/08 Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code is used when a trustee, to pay off a holder's claims, sells the deb...
 10/01/08 From left to right, Mike Perrow, Gig Harbor Mayor Chuck Hunter, Pierce County Council Chair Terry Lee and Kathy Kravit-Smith break ground at Wilkinson Farm Park during the ceremony on Friday for the new phase of the Cushman Trail project.
10/01/08 Nationwide the property values have nosedived significantly in 2008 and as a real estate investor yo...
 04/08/08 Police continue the search for two men wanted in connection with a kidnapping and beating that led a SWAT team to a Lakewood apartment.
04/05/08 When you are renting an apartment, it is very important that you know of several ways that you can e...
 04/03/08 Above: Charlie Hubbard, of Gig Harbor, carves a Bigfoot out of cedar during a roadside chainsaw carving competition Sunday in Federal Way. Left: Mark Herrington, a chainsaw carver from Carbonado, works on his rendition of Bigfoot on Sunday in Federal Way.
04/02/08 A fire annexation special election scheduled for April 22 will decide three important fire service issues for the region. The city of Sumner will vote on whether to accept annexation into East Pierce Fire and Rescue District 22.
03/23/08 The rich gets richer, the poor gets poorer. This is usually true but it’s not always the case. Just ...
02/20/08 School levies for the Federal Way and Carbonado districts were passing Tuesday night, but ones for the North Thurston and Yelm districts were failing.
 02/20/08 The new state law allowing school levies to pass with a simple majority, rather than 60 percent, appears to be helping many districts in Washington. | 
