 01/09/10 The state Department of Fish and Wildlife has closed recreational salmon fishing on the lower Nisqually River effective today. The Nisqually Tribe also has shut down its chum fishery. The river is closed from the mouth to the military tank crossing bridge, located one mile upstream of the mouth of Muck Creek.
 01/07/10 The Port of Tacoma commission elected Don Johnson as Commission President for 2010 and welcomed Don Meyer, who was sworn in today as a commissioner. Meyer's professional experience includes 10 years as executive director of the Foss Waterway Development Authority, where he was responsible for creating economic development opportunities along Tacoma's downtown waterfront. He also worked 14 years ...
 12/28/09 Pierce County deputy Kent Mundell's wife was at his side Monday evening when doctors turned off life support. Officials say Dep. Mundell passed quickly.
 12/22/09 We start off in Phoenix, Ariz., where the fifth-ranked Mercer Island girls team won its second game in a row at the Nike Tournament of Champions, beating Cherry Creek (Colo.) 64-51.
12/18/09 Toys for Tots organizers put out a three-alarm call this week: They need toys, toys, toys for needy girls and boys. On Wednesday, organizers thought they needed a minimum of 15,000 more toys and other age-appropriate gifts to fill the orders for families registered to receive them.
 12/13/09 THANKS TO to the Oakland Police Department and other Bay Area officers for participation in our 3½-hour police procession through Tacoma and a stunning three-hour police memorial to our four fallen Lakewood, Wash., police officers.
 12/10/09 Pierce County's Public Works and Utilities Department is conducting a pilot project to test porous asphalt and concrete as part of a strategy to improve local water quality and drainage at Sprinker Recreation Center.
 12/10/09 Robert A. Linn, 88, a 23 year resident of East Wenatchee and formerly longtime resident and businessman of the Lake Chelan area, died Sunday, December 6, 2009, at Central Washington Hospital, following a brief illness. He was born October 18, 1921, at Okanogan, WA, the son of Frank and Muriel (Myers) Linn.
12/09/09 Robert A. Linn Robert A. Linn, 88, of East Wenatchee, died Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009, at Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee.
 12/08/09 On a day unlike any other in Pierce County, thousands of citizens joined law enforcement officers fr
 12/07/09 Everyone knew the South Puget Sound League North Division was going to be a dogfight this year.
12/01/09 The Thomas Jefferson boys basketball program hasn't accumulated a lot of signature wins during the last 25 years. That's just what happens when a team hasn't qualified for the West Central District Tournament since 1985.
 12/01/09 Kitsap SUn StaffSEA-TACSouth Kitsap sophomore Nars Martinez scored 17 points and the Wolves had three other players in double figures as they thumped Tyee 90-59 in a non-league boys basketball game on Monday.South, which beat White River 57-39 on Saturday, made 24 of 29 free throws and led 44-25 at halftime.Cedric Brown (11 points), Joey Osinski (eight) and Isaiah Davis (10) each added seven ...
 11/25/09 Jordan Overstreet, Noah Brandemihl and Brock Steingruber of Three Forks were recently named to the Class B all-state football team. Overstreet is a quarterback/linebacker, Brandemihl is a linebacker/offensive lineman and Steingruber played defensive back and running back.
 11/22/09 A Yelm teen was injured Thursday evening when he was struck by a pickup while riding his bicycle, according to the Washington State Patrol.
 11/06/09 HOQUIAM, WA--(Marketwire - November 6, 2009) - Timberland Bancorp, Inc. ( NASDAQ : TSBK ) ("Timberland" or "the Company") today reported fiscal fourth quarter net income of $47,000, or $0.01 per diluted common share. Income available to common shareholders after adjusting for the preferred stock dividend and the preferred stock discount accretion was a loss of $(209,000), or $(0.03) per diluted ...
 11/03/09 In between all their practices, games and other team commitments, dozens of local student-athletes are getting the job done in the classroom. A whopping six area high school teams have been named Fall 2009 Academic State Champions by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association.
10/31/09 The University of Washington recruit had 284 yards and scored six touchdowns as the third-ranked Trojans crushed Auburn Riverside 52-14.
 10/31/09 Friday Adna 27, Wahkiakum 0 Almira/Coulee-Hartline 46, Wilbur-Creston 0 Anacortes 35, Sehome 0 Auburn 52, Auburn Riverside 14 Bellevue 42, Interlake 6 Bethel 48, Spanaway Lake 7 Bonney Lake 38, Sumner 7 Capital 41, Yelm 0 Cascade Christian 42, Orting 19 Cashmere 31, Chelan 13 Castle Rock 49, Ilwaco 20 Clarkston 28, Cheney 18 Cle Elum/Roslyn 69, Mabton 0 Colfax 30, Tekoa-Oakesdale ...
10/31/09 Scott Michael Buskeness cried for the victims, apologized to their relatives and took responsibility Friday for causing a fatal car wreck last year. | 
