South Sound

The private owners of the immigrant detention center in Tacoma said they'll soon be in talks with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials to sell some of their detention facilities across the country to the feds. It remains unclear whether those negotiations include the Northwest ICE Processing Center, which has been run by GEO Group since 2005.

A coordinated effort to address the opioid crisis in the South Sound is shutting down. Public health officials say overdose deaths are down, but addiction specialists worry.

The Tacoma City Council is considering amending a law to make it easier for affordable housing providers to evict problem tenants.

The Tacoma Housing Authority and other housing providers say the safeguards have resulted in tenants refusing to pay rent and, in some cases, property damage.

As of Wednesday Anders Ibsen had more than 54% of the tallied votes. Tacoma Council Member John Hines had about 45%, but so far has not conceded the election.

The shutdown is being felt across Thurston and Pierce counties. Roughly 14,000 federal workers aren't getting paychecks, and about 35,000 households rely on SNAP benefits.

The city's challenge is the latest in the battle over letting voters decide on a higher minimum wage and new workplace protections in Tacoma.

The ruling on Friday by Pierce County Superior Judge Bryan Chushcoff cleared the way for Collins, Burbank and Timothy Rankine, 34, to stand trial after jury selection begins on Sept. 18.

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