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Inmates at the Pierce County jail say persistent raw sewage backflow and putrid smells are causing illnesses and infections.
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Michael Reinoehl, who identified as an antifascist, fatally shot a supporter of the Patriot Prayer group after a demonstration in Portland, Oregon, backing then-President Donald Trump. The lawsuit says the federal task force didn't have any plan to arrest Reinoehl without using deadly force.
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Raising Girls provides free hygiene kits to school-aged children across the South Sound.
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Pro-choice advocates estimate that “crisis pregnancy centers" outnumber abortion providers in Washington state by 2-to-1. Organizers in Tacoma marked the anniversary of the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision by hosting a pro-choice resource fair.
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Tacoma is holding its first Miss Juneteenth Pageant on Monday that aims to affirm and support young Black girls in the area.
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New data says about one in three Washington households are not making enough money to make ends meet. The ALICE data is a guide for the City of Tacoma's guaranteed income experiment, which recently announced it's extending the GRIT pilot program to new families.
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Jan Parker started Jan Parker Cookery in 2017, now she's raised enough to open her first brick and mortar restaurant: Reyna, a brunch-focused spot in the heart of Tacoma.
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Some comedians are kicking off Mother’s Day a little early with a special show on May 10 in Tacoma. KNKX’s Kari Plog talked to the headliner, Alyce Chan, about motherhood and the importance of comic relief.
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Tacoma captured Chandler O'Leary's heart. Now, the late artist is part of the city's creative fabricA talented artist, Chandler O’Leary could have taken her talents anywhere. Tacoma was her chosen home, and her work is part of the fabric of the city. O’Leary died unexpectedly last month at the age of 41.
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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.