Lauren Gallup

Pierce County is giving a $300,000 grant to Clover Park Technical College as part of a broader effort to connect people with learning and career opportunities in the trades.

A total of seven journalists were laid off from McClatchy-owned papers in Washington state, along with ten journalists in Idaho.

The tenants fear eviction if the new owners of their apartments decide to renovate the older buildings and want to make sure the sale doesn't make living conditions worse.

Kroger, the grocery giant that owns QFC, Fred Meyer and other grocery stores around the country, is planning to close another Fred Meyer in Tacoma. The store sits in the James Center shopping area right across from Tacoma Community College off a busy thoroughfare with a well-used bus line.

A new ultra-modern, white building sits at the mouth of the Port of Tacoma, just south of the Murray Morgan Bridge. It's a new skills center, called Maritime|253, for Pierce County high schoolers who are interested in a career in the maritime industry.

Pierce County is working to turn the old Purdy landfill into a green energy producer that will eventually benefit the Key Peninsula community.

The Pierce Transit Board voted Monday to send a measure to the November ballot that would increase the amount people pay in sales tax for transit funding.

While Seattle hosts six matches for the World Cup, the Puyallup Tribe of Indians is playing a big role, as an official host city supporter for the games. This is the first time an Indigenous nation in the U.S. has had these responsibilities.

Journalists at McClatchy-owned papers in Washington and Idaho are calling for higher wages.

Along Commencement Bay in Tacoma stand small, cedar-clad boxes. These tiny dwellings, hoisted about 16 feet above the ground, are new nesting boxes for purple martins.