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A judge in Tacoma, Wash., approved a civil warrant for the woman's arrest after 16 requests for intervention from local health officials. Police observed the woman board a bus and visiting a casino.
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This week marks two years since the state attorney general charged three Tacoma police officers with murder and manslaughter in the killing of Manuel Ellis. They are still employed with the department, while they await trial.
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Roger Silva was part of the crew that assembled the Tacoma Dome's wooden roof. Completed in April 1983, the iconic structure celebrates its 40th anniversary this month.
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Kemp said he was shot at first after he tracked down his stolen cell phone and confronted the person he presumed had it. Kemp was released from jail and not initially charged after the incident.
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The new Center for Financial Wellness at the University of Washington Tacoma offers financial literacy programming for students and the community and teaches strategies for wealth generation.
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Since joining Tacoma's police department last year, Chief Avery Moore has hired more officers and launched a plan to address violent crime. But concerns from the public remain. KNKX's Kari Plog spoke with Moore about his first year on the job.
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With rents rising at mobile home parks nationwide, advocates tout the cooperative model as a way to preserve one of the last affordable housing options for people with low- or fixed-incomes and to give them a greater voice in managing their parks.
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When the state attorney general charged three Tacoma police officers with felonies for killing Manuel Ellis, it triggered an internal affairs investigation into the officers’ conduct. Nearly two years later, the city’s police chief has confirmed that the investigation is on hold until the criminal trial takes place later this year.
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Political ads playing during local broadcasts, including during the NCAA tournament, have targeted a Democrat-proposed tax in the Washington state legislature.
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Pierce County sheriff’s deputies shot and killed a man they say was holding a hand grenade while walking along train tracks just outside Tacoma Friday morning.
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It’s the first time the waitlist will be open to households of all sizes since 2015. THA anticipates high demand, but said anybody who needs housing help should apply.
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Attorneys for former NBA star Shawn Kemp say he acted in self-defense when he exchanged gunfire in a mall parking lot while trying to retrieve a stolen cell phone and other items. Kemp was arrested by Tacoma police Wednesday but was released from jail Thursday afternoon without charges having been filed.