Gig Harbor, WA|News|
Gig Harbor Police Seek Serial Cash Register Thief
Officers say the suspect robbed two grocery stores recently, and is wanted for similar robberies in North Bend and Renton.
Charles Woodman, Patch Staff
Charles Woodman, Patch Staff
- Seattle, WA
Charles started as Field Editor for Patch in May 2020, covering western Washington. He is based in Seattle. In the past, he has written for various TV news stations in Seattle, Reno, Nevada and Fairbanks, Alaska. He has also worked as a music critic, weatherman, and soccer referee.
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Lakewood-JBLM, WA|News|
Lakewood Mayor Requests Increased Vaccine Supply
Mayor Don Anderson is asking the governor to increase the county's supply by 15,000 doses a week.
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Puyallup, WA|News|
Bill To Create Police Use-Of-Force Database Passes WA Legislature
The bill passed with strong bipartisan support, and now heads to Gov. Inslee for signature.
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Gig Harbor, WA|News|
Jackknifed Semi Closes Westbound SR-16 In Gig Harbor
Gig Harbor police are responding to a major crash on State Route 16 midday Wednesday.
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Seattle|News|
Washington DOH Reviewing 5 Possible Vaccine Breakthrough Deaths
Breakthroughs are when patients who have been fully vaccinated catch COVID-19. They remain exceedingly rare, about 0.01 percent of cases.
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Bonney Lake-Sumner, WA|News|
Pierce County Offering Rollback Relief Grants To Offset Phase 2
The county council has approved $4 million in business relief grants, which they hope will help weather the upcoming rollback restrictions.
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Puyallup, WA|News|
Former U.S. Attorney Agrees To Lead Sheriff Troyer Investigation
The investigation will review Troyer's conduct from the start of 2020 through the Jan. 27th incident earlier this year.
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Lakewood-JBLM, WA|News|
2-Alarm Apartment Fire In Lakewood Displaces 10 Units
Firefighters say only one unit burned, but nine others were so severely damaged by smoke and water that residents will need new homes.
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Lakewood-JBLM, WA|News|
2-Alarm Lakewood Fire May Impact Evening Commutes
An apartment fire along Steilacoom Boulevard has firefighters warning drivers to avoid the area Tuesday afternoon.
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Gig Harbor, WA|News|
J&J Pause May Change Some Pierce County Appointments
Washington has announced a statewide pause on administration of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Here's what that means for Pierce County.
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Lakewood-JBLM, WA|News|
Inslee Commuting Sentences Following Drug Possession Decision
The state Supreme Court recently ruled Washington's drug possession statute was unconstitutional.
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Lakewood-JBLM, WA|News|
Lakewood Police Look For Hit-And-Run Driver Who Hurt Elderly Man
Police are hoping the public can help them catch a driver who ran down an elderly man and then took off.
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Seattle|News|
4 WA Businesses Make Fortune's 100 Best Companies To Work For
The list, compiled by Fortune and Great Place To Work, includes the top 100 companies, as ranked by their employees.
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Puyallup, WA|News|
Pierce Exec Asks Inslee To Expand County's Vaccine Allotment
Pierce County Executive Bruce Dammeier says the county needs more vaccines to reduce damages caused by the upcoming rollback into Phase 2.
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Bonney Lake-Sumner, WA|News|
Registration Opens For Pierce County's First 16+ Clinics
This week the state is massively expanding vaccine eligibility to include anyone 16 and older.
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Gig Harbor, WA|News|
Gig Harbor Schools Gather 21,000 Donations To Help Those In Need
Gig Harbor High and Peninsula High competed to see which school could collect the most donations and help out their community.
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Seattle|News|
Washington Pauses Use Of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine
The CDC asked for the pause while they review six cases of severe blood clotting linked to the vaccine. Here's what it means for Washington.
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Lakewood-JBLM, WA|News|
Pierce Exec Aims To Address Housing With American Rescue Plan
The county will be receiving $175 million through the American Rescue Plan. Here's how Executive Bruce Dammeier says it should be used.
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Puyallup, WA|News|
To Offset Phase 2 Damages, Pierce Council Prepares To Invest
The county will re-enter Phase 2 Friday, further restricting local businesses. Now, the council is proposing new spending to help them out.
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Seattle|News|
Feds Give WA 'C' In Infrastructure For Long Commutes, Poor Roads
Here's how Biden's $2 trillion American Rescue Plan would be spent improving Washington's aging infrastructure.
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