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The Southeast Asian Comedy Collective brings Southeast Asian comics from across the country to Tacoma to celebrate the Solar New Year and highlight the unique experiences of the Southeast Asian community.
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Tacoma officers searching a park singled out Zimmeri Contreraz sitting alone at a picnic table and detained him, saying he matched the description of a Black suspect.
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Side Piece Kitchen is a part of a growing trend of restaurants that started with pop ups and have grown into full-fledged businesses, thanks in part to a strong following on social media.
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The Department of Labor and Industries has sued GEO Group because it has not allowed officials to inspect the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma.
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Suburban cities like Lakewood, Washington, are struggling to increase the urban tree canopy. But the city is also home to an extensive stand of native oak trees, a hub for ecosystem restoration, stewardship, and outreach.
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City Council Member Jamika Scott is suing the City of Tacoma and several Tacoma police officers stemming from her arrest in January of 2021.
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The Washington state Department of Health said it's tried to enter the ICE facility in Tacoma twice to inspect it but has been turned away.
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Tacoma City Council approved a police union contract the same day the city's police chief cleared the three officers recently acquitted in the March 2020 death of Manny Ellis.
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Business owners and community members are grieving the tragic loss of Jacob Carter, one of the co-owners of the Tacoma bagel shop, Howdy Bagel. But they are also taking action, inspired by Carter.
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Three Tacoma police officers involved in the March 2020 death of Manny Ellis agreed to resign and the department cleared them of wrongdoing under policies that were in effect at the time. The city agreed to pay each of them $500,000.
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Pandemic-era cuts to Metro Parks Tacoma programs decreased already limited access to adaptive recreation in Tacoma and Pierce County. Rainier Adaptive Sports launched soon after to foster more accessible play options.
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The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether Tacoma police officers violated federal law when they beat, Tasered and hogtied Manuel "Manny" Ellis, a 33-year-old Black man, before his death in March 2020, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington.